http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/popular-uw-class-teaches-students-when-to-call-bs-on-big-data-claims/Great idea for a class. I don't know that this will replace teaching critical thinking skills over "social sciences" - but it's a start...
Thanks for the post. I'll look forward to watching the lectures on YouTube.
If you want to think critically about models, the EconTalk podcast is great course into how to think critically about results.