# Steve Pearlman, Ph.D.  Founder & CTO of [The Critical Thinking Institute](https://www.thectinstitute.com) · Developer of the **NeuralCode Critical Thinking Method** · Teaching critical thinking in higher education since 1992. Ph.D. in Composition & TESOL, Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Previously Director of Interdisciplinary Writing and Reasoning at the University of Saint Joseph (West Hartford, CT), where he co-founded one of the first academic offices in U.S. higher education dedicated exclusively to campus-wide critical thinking instruction. --- ## TEDx Talks - [4 Tips for Developing Critical Thinking Skills](https://youtu.be/Bry8J78Awq0) — TEDxCapeMay - [Critical Thinking: It's Not What You Think](https://youtu.be/Bry8J78Awq0) — TEDx Editor's Pick (May 2025) --- ## Books | Title | Notes | |---|---| | [America's Critical Thinking Crisis: The Failure and Promise of Education](https://www.amazon.com/Americas-Critical-Thinking-Crisis-Education/dp/1735942200) | Co-authored with David Carillo, 2020 | | [The Book of Martial Power](https://www.amazon.com/Book-Martial-Power-Steven-Pearlman/dp/1585679445) | Universal guide to the combative arts. Translated into 3 languages. | | [Martial Theory](https://us.amazon.com/Martial-Theory-Steve-Pearlman-Ph-D/dp/1735942227) | | | [The Martial Theory Workbook](https://www.amazon.com/Martial-Theory-Workbook-Steve-Pearlman/dp/1735942235) | | | [Reconciling Writing Assessment: Why Students Should Grade Students](https://www.amazon.com/Reconciling-Writing-Assessment-Students-Should/dp/0867095962) | Heinemann/Boynton-Cook, 2010 | --- ## Podcast **Actual Intelligence with Steve Pearlman** (formerly *Headagogy*) — 70+ episodes, 25,000+ Substack subscribers - [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/actual-intelligence-with-steve-pearlman/id1274615583) - [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1fDnsHGZVLYm1HrZ3cH8Le) - [Substack](https://pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com/) --- ## Links | | | |---|---| | Website | [thectinstitute.com](https://www.thectinstitute.com) | | Substack | [pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com](https://pearlmanactualintelligence.substack.com) | | LinkedIn | [linkedin.com/in/pearlmanactualintelligence](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearlmanactualintelligence/) | | X / Twitter | [@DrSteveCTI](https://x.com/DrSteveCTI) | | Instagram | [@thectinstitute](https://www.instagram.com/thectinstitute/) | | Facebook | [The Critical Thinking Institute](https://www.facebook.com/thecriticalthinkinginstitute) | | Goodreads | [Author page](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/350880.Steven_J_Pearlman) | --- ## Media Featured in CBS Atlanta, NPR, Fox News Radio, The Hill, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and more. - [Teaching Critical Thinking: An Interview with Steve Pearlman](https://humaneeducation.org/teaching-critical-thinking-an-interview-with-steve-pearlman/) — Institute for Humane Education - [Dr. Steve Pearlman: How to Raise Kids Who Are Critical Thinkers](https://thedadedge.com/dr-steve-pearlman-how-to-raise-kids-who-are-critical-thinkers-and-effective-problem-solvers/) — The Dad Edge Podcast - [Speaker Profile](https://www.learningandthebrain.com/education-speakers/steven-J-Pearlman-Phd) — Learning and the Brain