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A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 35 - Sex Muisings with Dr. Amy MuiseIn this episode we were joined by Dr. Amy Muise to discuss sex: how couples navigate different sexual desires in relationships, how cuddling improves sexual satisfaction, how much sex is enough sex, and sex in consensual nonmonogamy relationships. We also discuss Amy's recent debunk of "love languages."
Resources:
Webpage: https://www.amymuise.com/
Lab instagram: https://www.instagram.com/share.research/
Good, Giving, and Game: The Relationship Benefits of Communal Sexual Motivation: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/615a20501ce896399f8d5a13/t/617dda90aed0153084cbb6b3/1635637905317/Good%2C+Giving%2C+and+Game-+The+Relationship+Benefits+o...2024-06-1653 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 34 - Israel & Palestine with Dr. Steven DavidThis is a first episode about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Our guest, Dr. Steven David is a scholar of international relations and security studies, and he discussed the conflict with us. This conversation largely explores the conflict from an Israeli (specifically a progressive Zionist) perspective. There are many issues we did not discuss, but we will likely explore in future episodes.
Note: The episode was recorded on 1/16/2024, and reflects the information that was available at the time.
Sources:
New York Times coverage of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza
David, S. R. (2012). Existential threats to Israel: le...2024-04-141h 16A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 33 - Hidden Tribes & Political Polarization with Daniel YudkinIn this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Daniel Yudkin, a social psychologist and researcher at the organization More In Common. We talk about how and why people fundamentally misunderstand Americans’ political viewpoints, and what we can do about this problem.
(So sorry about Manny's audio quality! There was a mic issue and we had to use his webcam mic for the episode.)
Daniel’s Substack - The Partial Spectator
The “Hidden Tribes” of America
The Perception Gap quiz
More In Common Group 2018 US midterms report2024-03-141h 11A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 32 - Interviewing Manny about Health and Socioeconomic StatusIn this episode Dylan interviews Manny about his first first-author paper! The paper investigates how people’s socioeconomic status relates to health (it’s a bit more complicated!).
Manny’s paper (not pay walled!): https://academic.oup.com/abm/article/57/11/929/7281567
Kraus episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/29DVydMRzGb
Muscatell episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/p6g2VKPRzGb
Why does everyone think they are middle class (not pay-walled!)? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620934597
Robert Sapolsky writes about health and social hierarchy in primates: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1106477?casa_token=IpGOTg0oFBwAAAAA%3AX3ig2zog...2024-01-2244 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 31 - Restorative Justice For Sexual Misconduct with Dr. David KarpManny and Dylan chat with Dr. David Karp, Professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego. We talk about the concept of "restorative justice" and how it can be applied specifically to the ongoing problem of sexual misconduct in colleges and universities. We also talk about some of the challenges to scaling up restorative justice, and address some of the reservations people may have about it compared with the mainstream justice system.
Notes:
Restorative Justice Approaches to the Informal Resolution of Student Sexual Misconduct
The Little Book of Restorative...2023-11-2755 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 30.5 - An Addendum to Helping Young People With Gender DysphoriaAs Manny mentioned at the top of our previous episode (#30) featuring Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper, we continued the conversation a bit to discuss some topics related to gender dysphoric youth, as well as societal attitudes/prejudice towards transgender individuals. Manny and Dylan discuss how we can interpret polling data and what schools should do to support gender diverse students (and their parents).
Support for sex change goes down: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/support-national-centre-for-social-research-ehrc-bsa-great-britain-b2415501.html
Prejudice against Trans people goes up: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/new-report-tells-us-how-public-actually-feel-about-trans-people
...2023-10-2747 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 30 - Helping Young People Who Experience Gender Dysphoria with Dr. Laura Edwards-LeeperIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper, a pioneer in our understanding of youth gender transition. Dr. Edwards-Leeper is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in gender and Professor Emerita of the School of Graduate Psychology at Pacific University in Oregon. She works with gender diverse and transgender children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Edwards-Leeper was a member of the American Psychological Association Task Force that developed practice guidelines for working with trans individuals. She was the past Chair of the Child and Adolescent Committee for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and was involved in...2023-10-181h 10A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 29 - Psychology’s Greatest Hits with Paul BloomWe're back! We're kicking off a new season of episodes with an interview with Dr. Paul Bloom to discuss his new book Psych. We discuss science communication, the limits and value of psychology, whether researchers should be siloed in academia,
the problem with empathy, if kids are little bigots, and if social psychology isn't paying enough attention to policy.
Psych: The Story of The Human Mind
Paul’s webpage (with links to other books), Substack “Small Potatoes” and Twitter
Research cited by Kiley Hamlin and Karen Wynn:
Hamlin, J. K., & Wynn, K. (201...2023-10-0457 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 28 - Interviewing Dylan About Romantic Infidelity in Ashley Madison UsersIn this episode we talk about Dylan’s newly published study about romantic infidelity in Ashley Madison users. We talk about the ethics of cheating and dishonesty, and whether someone can truly “love” their spouse while having sex with another person. We also talk about what it was like to survey Ashley Madison users about their affairs, and whether we can truly trust them.
This will be our last episode for a bit, while we take a Summer travel break. See you in August!
Dylan’s Psychology Today piece about the study.
Link to the st...2023-07-0357 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 27 - Mindful Self-Compassion In The Workplace with Dr. Remy Jennings and Janine JohnstonIn this episode we spoke with 2 experts on the topics of mental health, mindful self-compassion, and leadership. These are topics that are not only important for people’s general well-being, but also for how people function in their workplaces, and in other areas of life. On the research side, we have Dr. Remy Jennings and on the practitioner side, we have Janine Johnston. Dr. Jennings is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Florida State University. Janine Johnston is an executive & mindfulness consultant as well as a facilitator, a teacher, and a coach, who specializes in mindful se...2023-06-1851 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 26 - Discussing Trans Healthcare with Dr. Erica AndersonIn this episode we have a discussion with Dr. Erica Anderson about the consensus (and lack thereof) within the trans healthcare community. Topics include: conservative anti-trans legislation, ROGD, desistence, affirmative care vs explorative therapy, trans healthcare in Europe, and the ethics of debating trans healthcare in the popular press.
Sources:
WPATH statement opposing discussion in the lay press: https://www.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/Public%20Policies/2021/Joint%20WPATH%20USPATH%20Letter%20Dated%20Oct%2012%202021.pdf
ROGD leaked out of academia and was used to oppose trans healthcare: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/18/1057135/transgender-contagion-gender-dysphoria/
Steensma research: https://pubmed.ncbi...2023-06-051h 19
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 25 - Social Media and Mental Health with Dr. Chris FergusonDylan and Manny chat with Dr. Chris Ferguson about the “social media hypothesis” of mental health. Dr. Ferguson is a clinical psychologist and professor at Stetson University. His research speciality is in media technology, and has co-written Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong. We talk about social comparison, suicide, moral panics, the “nocebo effect,” and more. The three of us push back against the popular view that social media use is causing poor mental health, but we remain very open to other viewpoints so feel free to disagree with us!
Dr. Ferguson’s column f...2023-05-2159 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 24 - Reducing inequality by increasing belonging with Dr. Greg WaltonIn this episode, we interview Stanford psychology professor, Dr. Greg Walton. We discuss:
The successful ways that Greg has used "wise interventions" to address social problems like educational inequalities.
The importance of social belonging and how feelings of belonging uncertainty can create a downward spiral.
Most importantly: Greg's new paper in Science! We focus on what the social belonging intervention is, why it worked, how the effects are influenced by the social context, how universities can learn from the intervention, and how many more students would graduate if the intervention was used at more institutions!
Citations:
...2023-05-0549 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 23 - An Introduction to Trans Healthcare with Dr. Quinnehtukqut McLamoreIn this episode of the podcast we take a crash course on transgender identity and terminology, statistics on transition and stigma (and associated mental health issues) within the trans community, transition in adults and kids, gender-affirming care, and the difficulties faced by trans individuals who engage with the medical system to get care. Dr. McLamore is bursting at the seams with knowledge on the topic, so there are more citations than usual. We had a much longer conversation than we could publish, but please read their writing in Aeon for more info.
2023 anti-trans bills tracker: https://translegislation...2023-04-2451 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 22 - Mental Health Stigma with Andrew DevendorfIn this episode, we are joined by Andrew Devendorf to discuss mental health stigma and how--even among mental health professionals--people often have to hide their mental health conditions or receive social backlash for them. We discuss how this effects research, clinical work, youtube videos, and the broader culture.
Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: The effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105318785450?journalCode=hpqa
Stigmatizing Our Own: Self-Relevant Research (Me-Search) Is Common but Frowned Upon in Clinical Psychological Science: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/21677026221141655
Depression presentations, stigma, and...2023-04-1053 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 21 - Analyzing Anti-Woke Research with Dr. Beth LivingstonIn this episode, we are joined by Dr. Beth Livingston to take a critical look at a recent paper that criticized "woke" DEI efforts.
Waldman & Sparr - Rethinking Diversity Strategies: An Application of Paradox and Positive Organization Behavior Theories
Thomason, Opie, Livingston & Sitzmann: “Woke” Diversity Strategies: Science or Sensationalism?
Woke (Dictionary.com)
Stop WOKE act was deemed unconstitutional
Amy Wax says white culture is superior
Chris Rufo's work is misleading and dishonest
Manhattan institute
Discovery institute
Some substantive critiques of diversity trai...2023-03-271h 01A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 20 - Experimental History with Dr. Adam MastroianniIn this episode, we interview Dr. Adam Mastroianni. We discuss misperceptions about social progress and political hatred. We also have an extended discussion about the problems with the scientific system of peer review and what we can do to fix those problems.
Adam's Blog: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/
Adam's article on misperceptions about society: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/youre-probably-wrong-about-how-things
Adamn's article on political hatred: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-great-myths-of-political-hatred
Adam's article on peer review: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review
People are not as divided as we think...2023-03-121h 21A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 19 - The Mistreatment of Dr. Steven Roberts at PoPSIn this episode, we discuss the high profile case of Steven Robert's mistreatment at Perspective on Psychological Science (PoPS). We recorded an interesting and productive discussion with Steven, but he decided against publication of our conversation with him. We thought this topic was too important to not do an episode on, so we recorded our thoughts on the subject without Steven.
The episode includes: Steven's post-PoPS experiences (that he said we could share with the audience), our thoughts on the 2020 paper, our thoughts on his treatment at PoPS, and finally what we think about the academic critiques h...2023-02-261h 28A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 18 - Parental Alienation with Dr. Jennifer HarmanIn this episode, Manny and Dylan talk with Dr. Jennifer Harman, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University. The discussion focuses on the topic of parental alienation, or when one parent turns their children against the other parent. When and why does this happen? What can it do to kids and what can we do about it?
Show notes:
https://theconversation.com/parental-alienation-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters-60763
Parents behaving badly: Gender biases in the perception of parental alienating behaviors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27504753/
Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s1...2023-01-221h 23
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 17 - Complicating Body Positivity with Dr. Kalynda SmithIn this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Kalynda Smith about her work on body image and health. Dr. Smith presents a nuanced view on this topic. We acknowledge that while obesity is a significant factor in physical health, at the same time we cannot judge people’s health just by looking at their bodies. Dr. Smith also advocates for focusing on behaviors such as eating healthy foods and exercise, rather than an oversimplified focus on body weight.
Dr. Smith’s faculty webpage
Dr. Smith’s article on Scienceofsocialproblems
Facts on obesity
CDC page on obesity
2022-12-1658 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 16 - A Spirited Discussion About Anti-Racism with Dr. Erec SmithIn this episode, we dive into a discussion of anti-racism with Dr. Erec Smith. Dr. Smith is a Professor of English Language, Literacy and Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books, is a Writing Fellow for Heterodox Academy, and is a co-founder of Free Black Thought. Dr. Smith is an ardent critic of certain ideas relevant to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and anti-racism that have gained popularity and attention in liberal institutions. We have some spirited exchanges about infantilization and mental health, internalized prejudice, and what effective DEI could look like. Dr...2022-12-021h 33A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 15 - Learning from History (with Psychology!) with Dr. Gerald HigginbothamWe discuss Dr. Higginbotham's interesting approach to psychological research: using history as a guide. Specifically we discuss his paper which found that racially resentful White Americans were less supportive of gun rights when Black (vs. White) Americans showed greater use of their gun rights. The studies results harken back to how gun control legislation (Mulford Act of 1967) was used to undermine the gun rights of The Black Panther Party in California.
Social Psychological Research on Racism and the Importance of Historical Context: Implications for Policy: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09637214221114092
When an irresistible prejudice meets immovable politics...2022-11-1956 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 14 - Choosing Growth with Dr. Scott Barry KaufmanThis is an episode we've been looking forward to since the inception of the podcast. We sat down and talked with Scott Barry Kaufman, one of the more famous living psychologists, about his work on self-actualization, coaching, education and intelligence, scientific controversies, and more. Check out Scott's new book!
Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt
Center for the Science of Human Potential
Scott's webpage
@sbkaufman on Twitter and scottbarrykaufman on Instagram2022-11-021h 13A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 13 - How Inequality Gets Under the Skin with Dr. Keely Muscatell
In the beginning of the episode we discuss the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP): https://spsp.org/events/demonstrating-our-commitment-anti-racism-through-programming-and-events
We reference a statement written by Jonathan Haidt and Lee Jussim complaining about this policy: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/mandatory-diversity-equity-and-inclusion
Finally, we quickly discuss a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS): https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2210412119
Dr. Muscatell's TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCvLXtMqiw&ab_channel=TEDxTalks
Social status and stress: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d17e77b8a79...2022-10-2052 minA Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 12 - Are Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? with Dr. Adam EndersDr. Enders joined us to talk about his recent paper published in the journal Political Behavior which is called, Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? It seems like your answer to that question is no. We discuss this paper and explore how political beliefs and conspiracy beliefs relate to each other.
Dr. Enders’s paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35909894/
The impact of economic inequality on conspiracy beliefs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103121001487
How many republicans believe that Covid is overblown? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/08/sobering-poll-gops-embrace-coronavirus-misinformation/
How many lib...2022-10-0552 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 11 - How We Think About Racial Inequality with Dr. Michael KrausWe welcome Dr. Michael Kraus to the podcast to talk about his research on the psychology of racial inequality. We discuss the fact that people can't solve a problem if they don't know it exists, and strategies to help people see the ways in which inequality manifests. We also talk a bit about sports and research on physical touch in basketball (Dr. Kraus is a Warriors fan).
Episode 2 featuring Dr. Kraus's research
Manny’s blog article outlining the many forms of racial inequality in the US
People misperceive racial inequality
Black-White wealth inequality
Misperception of the Black-White income gap...2022-09-2046 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 9.5 - Revisiting Abortion and the Turnaway StudyIn this episode, we revisit the research on abortion and mental health in light of some listener feedback. We also critique some of the commentaries on the Turnaway study. (Note: Manny's audio was a bit wonky and couldn't be fixed, the audio issues should be fixed by next episode!)
Pipette Pen statement: http://www.thepipettepen.com/swac-board-statement-on-abortion-and-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/
Dr. Coleman’s critique of the turnaway study: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.905221/full
Meta-analysis critique: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3646711/
Fergusson’s study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0004867413484597
Steinberg’s study that includes Fergusson’s work...2022-08-3153 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 10 - When Politics Predicts Mortality with Dr. Haider WarraichIn this episode, Manny and Dylan speak with Dr. Haider Warraich about one of his recent publications on voting behavior and mortality rates in counties across the USA. His research found that overall, American mortality rate is going down (which is a good thing–we’re living longer!) but that the rate of mortality rate decline is higher in Democratic counties than in Republican counties. Manny suggests that there are policy implications from this research. Dr. Warraich suggests that at least part of this can be explained by norms for health and medicine diverging in different parts of the coun...2022-08-021h 01
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 9 - Abortion and Mental Health with Dr. Julia SteinbergIn this episode continued the conversation about abortion that we began in episode 8. To help us understand the link between abortion and mental health, we were joined by Dr. Julia Steinberg, a professor and researcher at the University of Maryland’s school of Public health. Dr. Steinberg studies whether abortion (and lack of abortion access) is linked to mental health problems and how mental health is associated with unintended pregnancy.
The majority of the research about abortion in this episode has been taken from this review of the Turnaway study published by the University of California, San Francisco Me...2022-07-0525 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 7.5 - False Polarization & Sex-Ed (addendum)A quick note at the top of the episode here. What follows is a quick addendum to our episode with Dr. Kristen Mark where we discussed sex education. Dylan wrote an article on his blog where he elaborated on false polarization on the topic of sex education. So we got on a call and chatted about that topic for a few minutes. This addendum was recorded after the episode on attitudes about abortion, but before the Supreme Court decision was made official. So STAY TUNED for our second episode about how mental health is linked to abortion and lack...2022-06-3015 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 8 - Abortion attitudes beyond Roe v. Wade with Dr. Kristen JozkowskiIn the wake of the leaded Supreme Court decision to essentially overturn Roe v. Wade, we decided to do an episode on the science of abortion attitudes. Manny and Dylan discuss Americans’ attitudes towards abortion with Dr. Kristen Jozkowski, who is the William L. Yarber Endowed Professor in Sexual Health at Indiana University Bloomington. She has written extensively on the topic of public opinions on abortion. As with all of the topics we cover, abortion attitudes are complicated!
PBS article: Majority of Americans don’t want Roe overturned
538 article using polling: Where Americans Stand On Abortion, In 5 Charts
Dr...2022-06-1739 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 7 - The Birds And The Bees with Dr. Kristen MarkIn this episode, Dylan and Manny chat about sex education with Dr. Kristen Mark. Kristen is the Joycelyn Elders Endowed Chair in Sexual Health Education and a tenured Professor at University of Minnesota Medical School. She is the Director of Education in the Institute for Sexual and Gender Health in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and also an Affiliate Research Faculty at the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University.
In light of some recent political controversies involving how we teach about sex and gender in K-12 schools, Kristen schools us about what...2022-06-0148 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 6 - What's Up With Horseshoe Theory? with Dr. Jake Womick and Tom CostelloIn this episode, we interview Jake Womick and Tom Costello about psychological similarities and differences between liberals and conservatives. Jake is a postdoctoral scholar working with Dr. Kurt Gray at UNC. Tom is working with David Rand at MIT & Gordon Pennycook at University of Regina. We hope you enjoy this conversation.
Manny and Jake's article on this topic.
Evidence that conservatives think differently than liberals:
Reducing uncertainty & ambiguity
Wanting order/closure.
Emphasizing purity, sanctity & loyalty
Rigid thinking
Viewing threat & danger
Upholding status quo
Evidence that extremists on both sides:
See their beliefs as...2022-05-091h 22
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 5 - All We Have To Do Is Dream Dream Dream with Dr. Dylan Selterman!In this episode, Manny interviews Dylan (no, not a typo) about his research on the psychology of dreams. We talk about how dreams are a social phenomenon, how they connect with daily experiences and ongoing concerns, as well as personality traits such as attachment style. Dylan talks about some formative personal experiences he had which inspired his research. We also talk about how dreams are connected with psychological health and well-being, and sleep. We close the conversation with a discussion about how the science of sleep and dreams can be utilized to improve our lives. Happy dreaming!
...2022-04-1357 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 4 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 2)The conclusion of our interview with Dr. Nicolè Ford on the war between Ukraine and Russia. If you haven't yet, listen to Part 1 of this interview first (Ep. 3).
Dr. Nicolè Ford’s webpage& Twitter
Dr. Ford’s recent article
Dr. Sam Greene’s twitter thread on EU & article
Peer reviewed pub by Kari Roberts on NATO & Crimea invasion
Interview w John Mearsheimer about Putin’s aggression
Article by Stephen Walt for the role of NATO
Article by Seva Gunitsky against the focus on NATO
Peer revi...2022-03-2937 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 3 - A Deep Dive Into the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Nicole Ford (Part 1)In this episode, Manny and Dylan interview Dr. Nicolè Ford, who holds a Ph.D. in political science and whose specific area of expertise is on Ukraine and Russia. In the episode, we dive into a deep understanding of this horrible war. Dr. Ford schools us on the historical context, NATO, Putin’s ambitions, and more. We really appreciate Dr. Ford’s knowledge and insight into this topic.
Dr. Nicolè Ford’s webpage & Twitter
Dr. Ford’s recent article
Dr. Sam Greene’s twitter thread on EU & article
Peer reviewed pub by Kari Robe...2022-03-2849 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 2 - Kudos to Kraus: On Tenure and InequalityIn this episode, Manny and Dylan talk about a recent high-profile tenure decision involving Michael Kraus, a psychologist and Associate Professor at the Yale School of Management. Do Ivy League schools promote from within? Are tenure decisions based on merit, or based on ideological preferences of senior faculty? Then, we highlight some of Kraus’s influential research, and specifically do a deep dive into some papers he’s published on the psychology of inequality.
Also mentioned in the episode: Dylan’s NPR interview about the science of dreams, Dylan’s Heterodox Academy interview about education and learning, and Mann...2022-03-1348 min
Heterodox Out LoudEpisode 33: Suppressing Curiosity: How GPAs, Forced Memorization, and Mandatory Exams May Undermine Open Inquiry, Dylan SeltermanOn today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the possibility that the ongoing crisis of free inquiry and viewpoint diversity in universities is not a sudden aberration, but instead the inevitable outcome of a rigid, top-down university system. From undermining students’ natural curiosity to increasing stress and anxiety, we talk with Dylan Selterman—Social-Personality Psychologist and Associate Teaching Professor at Johns Hopkins University—about the flaws in our current education system and his vision for a more student-led academic future. Dylan’s blog post: “Curiosity Is One Key To Heterodoxy. Forced Memorization Is Not.”2022-03-1024 minHeterodox Out LoudEpisode 33: Suppressing Curiosity: How GPAs, Forced Memorization, and Mandatory Exams May Undermine Open Inquiry, Dylan SeltermanOn today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the possibility that the ongoing crisis of free inquiry and viewpoint diversity in universities is not a sudden aberration, but instead the inevitable outcome of a rigid, top-down university system. From undermining students’ natural curiosity to increasing stress and anxiety, we talk with Dylan Selterman—Social-Personality Psychologist and Associate Teaching Professor at Johns Hopkins University—about the flaws in our current education system and his vision for a more student-led academic future. Dylan’s blog post: “Curiosity Is One Key To Heterodoxy. Forced Memorization Is Not.”2022-03-1024 min
A Bit More ComplicatedEpisode 1 - With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? with Will Blakey[UPDATED AUDIO] In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Will Blakey, a post-bac researcher at UNC. Will, along with social psychologist Kurt Gray, recently published a Substack article about our changing perceptions of evil in the world, and a psychological phenomenon known as “concept creep.” Why do we see more villains in the world now compared to 30 years ago?
Notes:
Will and Kurt’s Substack article.
Haslam (2016) Concept Creep: Psychology's Expanding Concepts of Harm and Pathology, Psychological Inquiry, 27:1, 1-17
Haslam et al. (2021) Concept Creep and Psychiatrization. Frontiers in Sociology.
Concept Creep example #1 and example #2.
Gray & Wegner...2022-02-231h 16
A Bit More ComplicatedA Bit More Complicated (trailer)Manny and Dylan launch a podcast! Here is a brief introduction to the podcast.2022-02-1505 min