The Good Intentions Podcast

Episode 006 | James Damore

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Description

James Damore talks with Dave Rael about diversity, understanding, discourse, psychology, and differences

Chapters:

0:52 - The story of James, the "Google Manifesto Guy"
5:21 - James on unconscious bias
7:57 - Biological essentialism
10:41 - Humility
13:24 - Sources of psychological differences between men and women
14:55 - Troublesome vocabulary and individual interest in software
19:56 - The nature of software development
22:20 - James on the value of diversity
24:38 - Psychological safety
27:30 - Growth mindset and asking for what you need
35:28 - Efficacy of diversity programs
37:28 - Disadvantages of diversity programs
41:25 - Support and interactions
43:07 - Judgment and de-moralizing diversity
45:52 - Alienation of conservatives
48:21 - Hostile work environments and a call for understanding
50:46 - Psychological traits and troublesome vocabulary
52:55 - James's suggestion to de-emphasize empathy
55:19 - Conscientiousness and green-field (building new systems) vs brown-field (maintaining existing systems) in software development
56:53 - Discrimination
60:19 - Downsides of being a "diversity candidate"
63:31 - Gender bias in hiring - also the difficulty of choosing science papers
66:30 - Understanding for the experiences of others
68:13 - James's experience with the response to his document
74:00 - A lawsuit toward Google
76:04 - Going to the source