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בטוחה ועצמה- עם ענבר כהן כלףפחד מכישלון- למה הוא קיים אצלך ואיך להתגבר עליו ?נמאס לך לתת לפחד לעכב אותך מלהגשים את המטרות שלך? את רוצה ללמוד איך להתגבר על הפחד מכישלון שמשתק אותך כל פעם מחדש?אם כן, לא תרצי לפספס את הפרק הבא:בפרק הזה של"בטוחה ועצמה", אנחנו הולכות לצלול לעומק בנושאהפחד מכישלון– מאיפה הוא מגיע, למה הוא כל כך חזק אצל נשים צעירות, ואיך אפשר לשנות את הדרך שבה את תופסת אותו ולהתגבר עליו אחת ולתמיד. בין אם את מחפשת להקים עסק, לקבל החלטה על לימודים או להיכנס למערכת יחסים חדשה, הפרק הזה נוגע אלייך..לאינסטגרם שלי:https://www.instagram.com/inbar_cohenלטיקטוק:https://www.tiktok.com/@inbar_cohen7?_t=ZS-8tMt60fJMJd&_r=12025-02-0906 minבטוחה ועצמה- עם ענבר כהן כלףאיך לבנות ביטחון עצמי אמיתי – להשתחרר מהשוואות ולחזק את הערך העצמי שלךבפרק הראשון של "בטוחה ועצמה" נצלול לעומק אחד הנושאים הכי משמעותיים – ביטחון עצמי. נדבר על מה זה באמת אומר להיות בטוחה בעצמך, איך להשתחרר מהשוואות ופחדים שמשתקים אותנו, ואיך לבנות תחושת ערך עצמי אמיתית שמחוברת למי שאת. בסוף הפרק תמצאי תרגיל מיוחד שיעזור לך להתחבר לגרסה הכי בטוחה וחזקה שלך.
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2025-01-2615 min
Spatial RealitiesE046 - Ori Inbar, Founder of AWE and Super Ventures about the rise of Augmented Reality, Spatial Computing and his "Finally"-reaction at Apples Vision Pro announcement
Thomas Riedel
Ori Inbar
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This episode kicks off the collaboration between AWE EU 23 in Vienna and this podcast, in which the community of Spatial Realities profits from some nice perks! In the next few months before the conference, you will be able to listen to exclusive interviews with speakers you can see and hear live at AWE Vienna. Additionally, you can win 3×2 tickets for Europe’s most important XR conference this year in three unannounced episodes (in English).
And if you don’t want...2023-08-181h 26
Two Psychologists Four BeersA Face For PodcastingYoel and Alexa discuss a recent study that examines the facial features that people perceive as "smart," "dorky," "trustworthy," or a number of other traits. The study quickly captured a lot of attention, eliciting both fascination and anger. The cohosts turn to Twitter, and to Alexa's undergraduate students, to attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the criticisms and suspicions expressed about the work. In the process, they consider whether glasses make you look smart, and whether babies can be trusted.Sponsored By:FindingFive: Link and promo code for users in the European Union Promo Code...2022-05-011h 05
INBAR PodcastINBAR DIGGIN' ROME x Studio33.INBAR presents Studio33, a musical supernova where genius meets with talent. We've been invited by Enzo Abbate to speak about theirs missions and activites with a special focus on the italian's capital best showcase:HYPERJAZZ WEEKENDER which were held on December 11th and 12th.Stay Tuned on www.inbarradio.com.#MoreDigginMoreGin© Mixing & Mastering by Djahmal, le studio Oos Zep.2022-02-1126 min
INBAR PodcastINBAR DIGGIN' MILAN #BeyondBoundaries.First episode of our INBAR DIGGIN' MILAN series at Linecheck Music Meeting & Festival.A shot of pills interview to help you dive into the Italian music industry (not only though)."Beyond Boundaries is about exploring territorial borders and Europeanization, as well as cross-sectoriality, proposing innovation as a way to overcome territorial, mental and technological boundaries"(0:12) : Dino Lupelli, General Manager, Music Innovation Hub.(10:30) : Lory Muratti, Composer, Singer.(16:42) : Gina Périer, Founder, LaPee | Thibaut Boudaud, Founder, Hajde | Majdi Rabia, Fairphonic.(28:11) : Stefania Vulpi, Coordinator, Radio Banda Larga.(41:28) : Laura Beschi, C...2022-02-101h 00
INBAR PodcastDu métro à la Scène.Épisode 4 de la Série: INBAR Special Tribe.Studio Au Café de Paris.Pour la première fois, INBAR s'exporte à Paris et ride sur le raï underground de la Ligne 2... Arrivé.e Au Café de Paris, connu notamment pour avoir fait les débuts d'Édith Piaf, c'est là que nous retrouvons Mohamed Lamouri. Sa voix rauque et son discours sans filtre donne le ton à cette interview.Mohamed revient sur son parcours et ce qui l'a poussé à passer du metro à la scène."Il y'a des boîtes de productions populaire et il y'a des boîtes de...2021-10-2817 min
INBAR PodcastTour d'Horizon de la Scène Électronique Féminine et son Évolution.Épisode 4 de la Série: INBAR Focus Blonde Platine.Studio La Péniche Cancale.Pour ce dernier épisode, INBAR a reçu à sa table Élise Nicolas, label manageuse de Citizen Records / Clivage Music. Pour les 20 ans de Vitalic, elle revient sur les prémices du label et nous replonge dans les années 90. À l'époque, elle n'avait que 13 ans lorsque La Rock 01 est devenu un tube planétaire, sans même trop y croire...Écoutez ce podcast et partagez son expérience, un saut dans l'espace et le temps où l'on découvre que la face F/♀ du vinyl...2021-10-2633 min
INBAR PodcastRisk Crew.Épisode 3 de la Série INBAR fait son Sirk.Studio l'Aéroport de Dijon-Longvic.Aussi bien au détour des loges qu'à l'angle de la scène, INBAR a pu intercepter les organisateurs du Sirk Festival. Appuyez sur play et laissez-vous guider à travers ce set de 15' où les infos fusent aussi pointilleusement que s'enchaînent les synth modulaires de Rother (Anthony).Dans ce métier, vous l'aurez compris, "il faut aimer être à la fois au four et au moulin" dixit Luc et Nico. Ce podcast est un condensé d'expériences, de l'admin aux embauches, de la gestion...2021-10-2215 min
INBAR PodcastLes Actions Culturelles en Maison d'Arrêt, c'est Possible !Épisode 3 de la Série: INBAR Special Tribe.Studio Service Pénitentiaire d'Insertion et de Probation (SPIP) de Dijon.INBAR a franchi les contrôles du SPIP pour rencontrer Émilie Michel, la coordinatrice des actions culturelles au sein de la Maison d’Arrêt de Dijon. Faire le lien entre dedans et dehors est sa priorité, pas étonnant que leurs équipes collabore avec celles de Zutique Productions depuis plusieurs millésimes 👏👏 . Comment s'organisent les missions culturelles en milieu carcéral ? Quels appels à projets existe-t-il pour la Culture et la Justice ? Et tout simplement, comment créer des émotions et faire...2021-10-2116 min
INBAR PodcastGrown Kid, à l’Intersection Entre Musique et Publicité.Épisode 2 de la Série: INBAR Special Tribe.Studio La Vapeur.En exclusivité pour INBAR Radio, Cécilia Pietrzko, femme, mère et co-fondatrice du label Grown-Kid revient sur son parcours et dig dans la rigueur de l’édition musicale. De Londres à Paris, Cécilia et James BKS ont su flairer la bonne stratégie."L’idée c’est que tout ça soit hypercohérent, t’as les valeurs, ça c’est au vraiment au sommet de la pyramide et puis ensuite t’es sur un sujet bien précis qui est, là on est sur une campagne de...2021-10-1420 min
INBAR PodcastPoints de Vue Multiples.Épisode 2 de la Série: INBAR Focus Blonde Platine.Studio La Péniche Cancale.Christelle Lacombre, artiste et professionnelle aux multiples facettes livre ses premières expériences en tant que DJette au micro d’INBAR Radio. Très impliquée dans le panorama musical de la région BFC, tant par son talent que ses compétences en programmation et production, INBAR lui lève son verre bien haut !"Je n’avais jamais pensé que le DJing c’était ça, tu ne te pointes pas avec tes titres et tu fais tes petits fades et ça s’encha...2021-10-1223 min
INBAR PodcastParole de Bénévoles !Épisode 1 de la Série INBAR fait son Sirk.Studio l'Aéroport de Dijon-Longvic.De la billetterie avec Jennifer à la green team avec Florian, en passant par la tente des premiers secours avec Geoffrey jusqu'au bar avec Alex, sans oublier Myriam, Margaux et Jules, INBAR est parti à la rencontre des bénévoles qui font du festival une réalité. Autant de rôles que d'implications, trinquez à leurs missions le temps d'une soirée.Spoil: "la tente commence à se remplir vers 2h30, 3h du matin" G.Retrouvez un nouvel épisode de votre série Vendredi...2021-10-0812 min
INBAR PodcastINBAR Hors Série II x Consortium Museum x Last Disorder x Microtrottoir #13 {Part 2}Pour poursuivre la conversation sur la transdisciplinarité de l'Art Contemporain avec d'autres formes artistiques, INBAR Radio a eu l'honneur de prendre l'apéro avec trois figures professionnelles représentatives de cette fusion. L'un au parcours aussi atypique qu'enivrant d'expériences, les deux autres à la sensibilité bien prononcée. INBAR vous présente:(0:28): Florent Marotel, responsable du Shop et des Évènements, Consortium Museum.(29:35): Francesca Raimondo et Emilie Celarier fondatrices de l’association Last Disorder | concert | vidéo et label indépendant.(56:00): Haunted Land, Foxeagle (Waves on Water, 2020).(57:48): Pin Skin, Cosse (Nothing Belongs To Any...2021-07-171h 16
INBAR PodcastINBAR Hors-Série II x Interface x Les Ateliers Vortex x Atelier Chiffonnier #13 {Part 1}Pour ce second Hors-Série, INBAR s'installe au milieu des murs bleus du BamJam pour faire dialoguer les différentes pratiques artistiques et culturelles de la ville de Dijon. Qu'il s'agisse d'arts, de performances, de lectures ou même de concerts, le langage est le même, celui de l'émotion. Comment démystifier, décodifier et rendre accessible l'Art Contemporain à travers la Transdisciplinarité ?(0:28): Nadège Marreau, chargée de coordination des activités de l’association Interface.(28:37): Fiona Lindron, artiste et membre du comité artistique et Marion Payrard, chargée d'administration, de communication et de médiation, Le...2021-07-171h 16Two Psychologists Four BeersHow (Not) to be a HaterAlexa and Yoel discuss "The Anticreativity Letters," a satirical article by Richard Nisbett that advises young psychology researchers to (among other things) avoid being overly critical. How does the article's advice hold up today? How does one combine appropriate skepticism with enthusiasm for research? Or are the two in conflict at all?
Plus: Alexa gets salty about salty drinks, and Yoel returns to the gym.Sponsored By:Paperpile: No-fuss reference management for the web. Manage your research library, right in your browser. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:The Anticreativity LettersCitrus Sage | Cascade BrewingLueur...2021-07-071h 24
INBAR PodcastINBAR Hors-Série I x Ben Lamar Gay x Pascal Nieggenkemper x Sam Pluta x Zutique Prod #12 {Part 2}Pour ce Hors-série de folie, INBAR s’est entretenu avec les Jazzmen de The Bridge #2.5, Ben LaMar Gay, Pascal Nieggenkemper et Sam Pluta, pour décanter les énergies qui se diffusent lors d’un évènement et celles qui émanent du public. {Sorry not sorry, English Only}Mini-closing avec Salomé, Mathieu, Maxime et Pierre-Louis, la fine équipe de Zutique !(0:28): Live de The Bridge #2.5.(54:46): Conversation avec Ben LaMar Gay, Pascal Nieggenkemper et Sam Pluta.(01:11:33): Impressions post-concert et ouverture sur le TRIBU FESTIVAL avec Zutique.En collabo...2021-07-061h 28
INBAR PodcastINBAR Hors-Série I x Across The Bridge x Magna Vox x La Coursive Boutaric x LeBloc #12 {Part 1}Pour ce premier Hors-Série, INBAR décide de loger son studio le temps d’une soirée, au beau milieu de la fabrique de bière dijonnaise Un Singe En Hiver pour proposer une réflexion sur la thématique de la Coopération Artistique et Culturelle. Aussi bien à l’échelle locale qu’à l’échelle mondiale, elle est toujours à l'origine de la créativité et est vectrice de l'innovation. Comment s’articule-t-elle, quels sont les réseaux qui existent et leurs modes de fonctionnement sont autant de questions que nous avons pu résoudre grâce à nos Supers Guests !(0:28...2021-07-061h 10Two Psychologists Four BeersGetting Drunk (with Ted Slingerland)Mickey and Yoel welcome repeat guest Ted Slingerland to talk about his new book "Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization," in which he makes the case for alcohol.
Also, why are Yoel's guns out, and what was Mickey's worst trip?Special Guest: Edward (Ted) Slingerland.Sponsored By:Paperpile: No-fuss reference management for the web. Manage your research library, right in your browser. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to CivilizationTwo Psychologists Four Beers Episode 18: What Science and the...2021-06-231h 36
INBAR PodcastINBAR Closing x Novus Media x MV Festival x Gang Reine x DJ Water #11Pour clôturer en beauté ces trois semaines d'émission radio en résidence dans les bars, INBAR se lâche et s'enjaille sur le thème de la fête. Un programme intense et démesuré, listen now :(0:07:12) : Marion et Ophélie, Novus Media(0:26:37) : Boris, MV Festival(0:52:27) : Violence, Nico et Mathilde, Gang Reine(1:19:58) : Astrid et Stella, DJ Water (live bientôt disponible sur MIXCLOUD)Les principaux sujets abordés sont les suivants:- Milieux festifs dijonnais, acteurs et actrices du changement.2021-06-211h 37Two Psychologists Four BeersHow is Open Science Doing?Yoel and Alexa discuss progress in open science over the past 10 years. Is the scientific reform glass half-full or half-empty? Where have we made progress, and what still needs work? We use two papers describing "Scientific Utopia" by Nosek and colleagues (written nearly 10 years ago!) in order to evaluate our progress.
Also, the true story of how Ashley Madison got its name.Sponsored By:Paperpile: No-fuss reference management for the web. Manage your research library, right in your browser. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:Unibroue | Megadeth Saison 13Just the Juice - Prairie Artisan...2021-06-091h 26
INBAR PodcastINBAR Radio x RISK #8 {Série III: L'Essor des Ducs}À travers la conception et l'organisation d'événements électroniques depuis 1998, RISK s'est imposé comme l'un des acteurs majeurs de la scène électronique française. Pour cette troisième et dernière série, INBAR a souhaité rencontrer Konik pour aborder ensemble la Club culture de Dijon. Spoil: se renouveler pour se reconstruire, une nécessité pour subsister.#résilience2021-06-0749 min
INBAR PodcastINBAR Radio x Chkt #6 {Série II: Vive nos Libertés}Rencontre humble et enrichissante avec Loïc, le président de l'asso, Franck, le chargé des partenariats et Célia, la chargée de communication. Cette conversation nous a ouvert les yeux sur la gestion de projets culturels, de la conception de l'idée à la réalisation. Une vision à 360 degrés que INBAR Radio partage avec vous !On a hâte de retrouver toute l'équipe de Chkt pour les prochaines soirées.Kiss Kiss Biatch Biatch2021-05-3149 min
INBAR PodcastINBAR Radio x Zutique Productions #5 {Série II: Vive nos Libertés}Pour cette deuxième série de Podcasts #ViveNosLibertés au Duke Bar. INBAR Radio a reçu Frédéric Ménard de Zutique Productions pour une rencontre sur la thématique de se structurer pour co-créer.Pour vous exclusivement, nous avons décanté la structuration des entreprises culturelles, le rôle du quartier dans la co-construction d'initiatives créatives et tenter de répondre à comment développer son réseau de partenaires afin de s'unir pour promouvoir les valeurs locales.À la vôtre !2021-05-3140 minTwo Psychologists Four BeersOur Social Media PrismsMickey, Alexa, and Yoel break down "Breaking the Social Media Prism," a new book arguing that social media reinforces our pre-existing political beliefs and polarizes us against the other side.
Plus, HUGE NEWS about who's hosting the show. Also, Yoel gets a French lesson.Links:Saison - Sour beer – LOOP MissionLazer Lager | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! | BeerAdvocateTrimTab IPA - TrimTab Brewing Co. - UntappdIPA - Wild Range Brewing Company - UntappdSustainability – HALF HOURS ON EARTHThe Future Is Electric - Half Hours on Earth - UntappdBreaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less...2021-05-261h 28
INBAR PodcastINBAR Radio x TITRE #3 {Série I: Un nouveau Départ}Un fanzine de Cul et de Culture. Comment approcher la sexualité de manière décomplexée, sans tabou ni jugement ? Clara, Alice et Mathilde se sont posé la question, pour INBAR elles se sont mises à nu, devant le micro à l'apéro.@TITRElefanzine2021-05-2444 min
Very Bad WizardsFollow Your Nose (with Yoel Inbar)Canada’s leading Russian literature scholar Yoel Inbar joins us to try to make sense of Gogol’s 1836 short story “The Nose.” A nose goes missing from a Russian official’s face and winds up in the barber’s loaf of bread. A few hours later, the nose has rocketed up the social hierarchy and denies his connection to the official. What’s going on? Is Madame Alexandra Grigorievna up to something? Plus we can’t say how but we got access to submitted abstracts for the new Journal of Controversial Ideas. We read a few of them in the open...2021-05-111h 45Two Psychologists Four BeersQuick Fixes (with Jesse Singal)Journalist and podcaster Jesse Singal joins the show to talk about the enduring popularity of social-psychological quick fixes and how they go wrong. Plus: what is wrong with how the media covers science?Special Guest: Jesse Singal.Links:Shipping Out of Boston | Jack's AbbyGood Monster DIPA - Collective Arts BrewingPost Shift | Jack's AbbyGlitter Bomb - Phillips BreweryThe Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills: Singal, Jesse: 9780374239800: Amazon.com: BooksBlocked and ReportedAlborosie - Unprecedented Time - YouTube2021-04-281h 18Two Psychologists Four BeersLegalize It (with Carl Hart)Neuroscientist and addiction researcher Carl Hart joins the show to talk drug legalization. Why does he think all drugs should be legal? What are some common myths about drug use and addiction? And how has his personal experience as a regular drug user influenced his views?
Bonus: What drugs should we try next?Special Guest: Carl Hart.Links:Frisch - Collective Arts Brewing6ix Days in Dade | J Wakefield BrewingDrug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear: Hart, Carl L. Dr.: 9781101981641: Amazon.com: BooksEffects of Acute Smoked Marijuana on...2021-03-241h 22Two Psychologists Four BeersActually Against Academia (with Lee Jussim)Lee Jussim joins the show to argue that we have been too soft on academia. We discuss problems in psychology and the social sciences including ideological bias, politically-motivated retractions, and more. Have things gotten better or worse over the past 10 years?
Plus: is Lee bad at Twitter?Special Guest: Lee Jussim.Links:6ix Days in Dade – Bellwoods BreweryAvion Anejo | Spirits ReviewBalt County BreweryWhite Picket Fence – Bellwoods BreweryRabble Rouser | Psychology TodayThe Princeton Faculty's Anti-Free-Speech Demands - The AtlanticA Model of Political Bias in Social Science ResearchMicroaggressions, Questionable Science, And Free Speech2021-02-241h 20Two Psychologists Four BeersBullshit, Misinformation, and What to Do About It (with Gord Pennycook)Psychologist Gordon Pennycook joins the show to talk bullshit and misinformation. What is bullshit, and why do some people fall for it more than others? Why does misinformation spread so readily, and what can be done to stop it?
Plus: Yoel asks some perfectly reasonable questions about COVID's origins, and Mickey indulges in some Canadian content.Special Guest: Gordon Pennycook.Links:Voodoo Ranger IPA | New Belgium BrewingBeer – Bellwoods BreweryPrairie Blonde - Paddock Wood Brewing Co. - UntappdHome - Pabst Blue Ribbon : Pabst Blue RibbonLive Transmission Milkshake IPA | Flying Monkeys Craft BrewerySpaten | LCBOAn an...2021-01-271h 22Two Psychologists Four Beers2020 Silver LiningsMickey and Yoel follow up on two recent episodes ("Against Academia?" and "Racism and Sexism on Campus"). Then they review some of the less-bad aspects of 2020 and recommend some things that got them through a challenging year. Plus: what 80s band was Mickey the #1 fan of?Links:Disco Soleil | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! Alouette 1 Galaxy IPA - Dominion City Brewing Co. - UntappdRevival Hour Saison – Dominion City Brewing Co.flotsam on TwitterActually Against AcademiaNature Communications retracts much-criticized paper on mentorship – Retraction WatchBlocked and ReportedBig Mouth - IMDbI May Destroy You - IMDbThe Queen's Gambit - IMDbThe Expa...2020-12-301h 18Two Psychologists Four BeersTalking about Talking (with Katie Kinzler)Psychologist Katie Kinzler joins the show to talk language. How do children and adults make judgments about people based on how they talk? Is there a "bilingual advantage"? And does Mickey sound Canadian?
Bonus: When deciding whether to go to grad school, should you not do what Katie did?Special Guest: Katherine (Katie) Kinzler.Links:Menagerie Single Hop Pale Ale – Fairweather Brewing CompanyBlueberry, Chocolate, Coffee & Vanilla - Collective Arts Brewing815 Cabernet Sauvignon - Joel Gott WinesBourbon | Knob Creek® Bourbon WhiskeyOnce a French Speaker, Always a French Speaker? — Once a French Speaker, Always a Fre...2020-12-161h 10Two Psychologists Four BeersSexism and Racism on Campus (with Anne Wilson)Repeat guest Anne Wilson joins the show to talk about two recent papers about bias in psychology and on campus. Is gender and racial bias pervasive? Or are things better than many of us might think? We also discuss the recent "female mentorship" paper that's been causing quite the hubbub.Special Guest: Anne Wilson.Links:KEG DEALS & KICK BACKS - AMARILLO & EL DORADO • 355 ML 4-PACK – Blood Brothers BrewingElora Borealis — Elora Brewing CompanySurround Sound: Lotus - Collective Arts BrewingBreakaway IPA - Fixed Gear Brewing CompanyIPA 15 | Collective Arts BrewingThe Future of Women in Psychological ScienceParenthood and produc...2020-12-021h 41Two Psychologists Four BeersAgainst Academia?Mickey and Yoel tackle the pros and cons of academia. As an academic, is it taboo to say you love your job? How hard do we work anyway? If we ran the world, how would we change academic hiring?
Also: why do reporters call us and ask us for our opinion?Links:Grapefruit and Elderflower - Collective Arts BrewingChanging demographics of scientific careers: The rise of the temporary workforce | PNASThe path to professorship by the numbers and why mentorship matters | Behavioural and Social Sciences at Nature ResearchSystematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks...2020-11-111h 19Two Psychologists Four BeersThe Kindness of Strangers (with Michael McCullough)Psychologist Michael McCullough joins the show to talk forgiveness, punishment, and how we came to care about the welfare of people we don't know. Also: a listener calls out our dubious math.Special Guest: Michael McCullough.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by The Great Courses – the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. With thousands of in-depth videos taught by the world’s greatest professors, you’ll always have something fascinating to learn about. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:Broa...2020-10-211h 39Two Psychologists Four BeersAll In (with Maria Konnikova)Psychologist and author Maria Konnikova joins the show to talk poker, life, and what one teaches you about the other. She talks with us about working with Walter Mischel as a graduate student, her decision to leave the academic track to become an author, and her latest book, The Biggest Bluff, in which she describes how she became a tournament-winning professional poker player.
Bonus: who will win our round of Lodden Thinks?Special Guest: Maria Konnikova.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to...2020-10-071h 07Two Psychologists Four BeersBeing WEIRD (with Joe Henrich)Yoel and Mickey interview one of the most influential social scientists of our generation, Harvard University's Joe Henrich. Why are people from the West so peculiar, so different from other people the world over? What led the West to be particularly prosperous? If not intelligence, what marks humans as so special? What are the various approaches to the evolutionary study of human behaviour? Does psychology suffer from a theory crisis? Has religion been a net plus to the survival of human groups?
Bonus: Who is lazier, psychologists or economists?Special Guest: Joe Henrich....2020-09-231h 28Two Psychologists Four BeersThe COVID debate (with Robb Willer and Simine Vazire)Robb Willer and Simine Vazire join the podcast to debate whether social science, in its current form, can usefully contribute to our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Is psychology ready to give trustworthy advice to policy-makers?
Plus: Yoel shirks his beer-drinking, yet again.Special Guests: Robb Willer and Simine Vazire.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by The Great Courses – the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. With thousands of in-depth videos taught by the world’s grea...2020-09-091h 36Two Psychologists Four BeersCold Takes (with Neil Lewis, Jr.)Yoel and Mickey welcome Neil Lewis, Jr. of Cornell University to the podcast. Is psychology ready to be applied to help the response to the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the opportunity costs of applying a psychological intervention? How does Neil navigate Twitter so effectively? What will Neil be doing over at FiveThirtyEight? What can meta-analyses and registered reports tell us about stereotype threat?
Bonus: How is Mickey like Jesus?Special Guest: Neil Lewis, Jr..Links:How To Make a Gin Basil SmashSucker Punch | doubletroublebrewing.comHazeMama - Great Lakes BreweryHow many (and whose...2020-08-261h 11Two Psychologists Four BeersAgainst OrthodoxyAfter over a year of (mostly) avoiding controversial topics, Yoel and Mickey dive in to talk about orthodoxy, dissent, and "cancel culture." Does the narrowing of acceptable views make us dumber or does it represent a drawing of new moral boundaries that make us more kind? How does the silencing of dissent lead to self-censoring? Why does it appear like some people are given more permission to dissent than others? Is cancel culture leading to a right-wing backlash?
Bonus: Why was the podcast account suspended from Twitter?Links:LINEHOUSE LONDONJW CITRUS APA | Gillingham Brewing...2020-08-121h 14
Two Psychologists Four BeersThe Upside of Feeling Bad (with Claudia Haase)For their 50th episode, Yoel and Mickey welcome Northwestern University psychologist Claudia Haase to the podcast to discuss relationships and mistakes. What was life like in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin wall? How can Yoel and Mickey iron out their relationship problems? How is life as a working academic and mother during a global pandemic? Why are people so scared to admit to their mistakes? How can we learn from failure?
Bonus: Should you delete Twitter?Special Guest: Claudia Haase.Links:Daisy Cutter Pale Ale — HALF ACRECorona (beer) - Wi...2020-07-291h 23Two Psychologists Four BeersWhy Buddhism is Wrong (with Evan Thompson)Yoel and Mickey have a far ranging conversation with University of British Columbia professor of philosophy, Evan Thompson. Despite growing up with a daily meditation practice and contributing to the cognitive science of mindfulness, why does Evan not consider himself a Buddhist? Is Buddhism a religion that is truly different from other religions? Is the self an illusion, as is popularily portrayed by Buddhist modernists such as Sam Harris? What do failures to replicate social psychology studies of embodied cognition mean for the larger enterprise of embodied cognition? Can science and traditional Buddhism co-exist? Why is Evolutionary Psychology a...2020-07-151h 19Two Psychologists Four BeersClocks and Garbage Cans (with Rachel Ruttan)Yoel and Mickey host Rachel Ruttan, who is an assisant professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the Rotman School of Management. What is organizational behavior and how is it different from psychology? What makes for a good research idea? How is figure skating like academia? When big corporations espouse social values, does it cheapen people's commitment to these values?
Bonus: What is the best way to suss out if a new friend smokes weed?Special Guest: Rachel Ruttan.Links:Barnstormer Brewing & Distilling Co.BOTTLE SHOP – Blood Brothers BrewingValue Corruption: The Ef...2020-07-011h 20Two Psychologists Four BeersTalking about Racism (with Keith Maddox)Yoel and Mickey welcome back returning guest Keith Maddox from Tufts University to talk about his research on racism. What is shadeism? Can anything be done to make it easier to talk about race and racism? What happens to poeple who confront racism? Has social psychology overplayed the impact of implicit prejudice? Has psychology overplayed the role of the individual racist, and not focused enough on structural racism?Special Guest: Keith Maddox.Links:White Lion Brewing - White Lion BreweryJuice Caboose - Juicy IPA – Railway City Brewing CompanyFirst Class Lager - 473ml Can – Barnstormer Brew...2020-06-171h 29Two Psychologists Four BeersVery Good Men (with Very Bad Wizards)Yoel and Mickey try to settle their feud with the boys from Very Bad Wizards, Tamler Sommers and David Pizarro. They discuss what psychology, philosophy, and art can and can't do. Does psychology get more respect than it deserves? How has philosophy contributed to supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response? In principle, is it possible to measure authoritarianism or love or neuroticism? How has VBW not become an icon of the IDW?
Bonus: Who loves Tamler's step-mother the most?Special Guest: Very Bad Wizards.Links:Fin du Monde | UnibroueRoman Candle – Bellwoods BrewerySmall Batch Wh...2020-06-031h 37Two Psychologists Four BeersBeing Human (with Scott Barry Kaufman)Yoel and Mickey welcome humanistic psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman to the show. Scott talks about his academic path from intelligence researcher to positive psychologist. What is humanistic psychology? Can one study humananistic concepts like self-actualization, flourishing, and meaning scientifically? What does evolutionary psychology get wrong about basic human needs?
Bonus: SBK sings!Special Guest: Scott Barry Kaufman.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by The Great Courses – the leading global media brand for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. With thousands of in...2020-05-131h 05Two Psychologists Four BeersPsychology in the Time of COVID-19Yoel and Mickey spend the first half of the episode discussing how thier lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. How has the pademic affected those with and without children? How has the pandemic impacted our various relationships? For the second half of the episode, they discuss what to make of the rush of psychology research on COVID-19. Given psychology's noted problems with replication, generalizability, and standards of evidence, should psychologists be trying to shape public policy? What actionable advice can psychology offer?
Bonus: Mickey finally says what he truly think of the Very Bad Wizards...2020-04-291h 08Two Psychologists Four BeersPenumbral Fuzz (with Nina Strohminger)Yoel and Mickey welcome Nina Strohminger, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the Wharton School of Business, to the show. Nina delivers entertaining takes on digust and morality, the true self, adventures in academia, and writing heroic book reviews. Do incidental emotions reliably impact decision making? What aspect of mind is at the core of one's identity? Which neurodegenerative diseases are the most difficult for caregivers to cope with? What does Nina really think about Colin McGinn's book, The Meaning of Disgust?
Bonus: What is worse: pop-psychology or pop-philosophy?Special Guest: Nina Strohminger.2020-04-151h 11Two Psychologists Four BeersThe Plague (with Joshua Tybur)Yoel and Mickey welcome evolutionary psychologist Joshua Tybur to the podcast to discuss COVID-19 and the function of disgust as part of the behavioral immune system. What is the relationship between disgust sensitivity and political orientation? Can the theory of evolutionary act as a meta-theory for the study of human psychology? Why is evolutionary psychology so controversial and polarizing?
Bonus: Would Mickey inflate a new unlubricated condom with his mouth?Special Guest: Joshua Tybur.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by...2020-04-011h 16Two Psychologists Four BeersWith and Without Children (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)Yoel and Mickey welcome return guest Elizabeth Page-Gould to the podcast to discuss adults with and without children. Why did Liz choose to have children? What do we make of fathers who leave their familiies? How does society view people without children? What is the logic behind anti-natalism?
Bonus: What is concept creep and is it necessarily a bad thing?Special Guest: Elizabeth Page-Gould.Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought to you by The Great Courses – the leading global media brand for lifelong le...2020-03-181h 10Two Psychologists Four BeersDiversity, Death, and (Cohen's) DAs Little Urban Achievers, Yoel and Mickey delight in discussing previews for The Jesus Rolls, a Big Lebowski spinoff starring John Torturo as Jesus Quintana. They next talk about the University of California's policy of selecting faculty job candidates based primarily on their diversity and inclusion statements. They finally talk science: What happens when open science advocates veer from their pre-registration plans and fail to reject the null hypothesis? Should we care about effect sizes in psychology outside of applied research?Sponsored By:The Great Courses Plus: The Great Courses Plus is a Video-On-Demand service brought...2020-03-041h 14Two Psychologists Four BeersHot Takes (with Robb Willer)Yoel and Mickey welcome Stanford sociologist and psychologist Robb Willer to the show, who serves up hot takes about the replication crisis. Did the low replicabilty era in social psychology have consequences for political science or sociology? Has the open science movement benefited from motivated morality, only effecting change when change was easy? Despite intentions, will the open science movement make science even more elitist?
Bonus: Taking psychedelic drugs at music concerts is fun! Special Guest: Robb Willer.Links:Fog Breaker IPA | Anchor Brewing CompanyTransformative experience and social connectedness mediate the mood-enhancing...2020-02-191h 23Very Bad WizardsThe Paper That Launched a Thousand Twitter Wars (With Yoel Inbar)Podcasting legend Yoel Inbar (from Two Psychologists Four Beers) joins us to break down Tal Yarkoni's "The Generalizability Crisis,” the paper that launched a thousand Twitter wars. Psychologists make verbal claims about the world, then conduct studies to test these claims - but are the studies actually providing evidence for those claims? Do psychological experiments generalize beyond the the strict confinments of the lab? Are psychologists even using the right statistical models to be able to claim that they do? Does this debate boil down to fundamental differences in the philosophy of science - induction, Popper, and hypothetico-deductive models an...2020-02-121h 58Two Psychologists Four BeersIs There a Generalizability Crisis?Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper by Tal Yarkoni suggesting that quantitative research in psychology is suffering from a generaliozability crisis. Do the numbers and statistics that psychological scientists present in their papers correspond to their verbal claims? What would psychological science look like if psychologists made fewer general statements? Should psychologists conduct more qualitative and descriptive research? Did Tal Yarkoni himself use a quantitative argument to prop up very old verbal claims about the problem of induction?
Bonus: Before discussing generalizability, Yoel and Mickey discuss Contrapoints and her new video on cancel-culture.Links:2020-01-221h 13Two Psychologists Four BeersThe War on Christmas Holiday SpecialYoel and Mickey declare war on Christmas, discuss US-Canada differences, and almost entirely avoid serious topics.
Bonus semi-serious topic: are all theories in psychology bound to be true?Links:Kitchen Party | Big Spruce Brewing | BeerAdvocateAn Additional Future for Psychological Science - William J. McGuire, 2013Adam Green - Dreidels Of Fire - YouTube2019-12-251h 04Two Psychologists Four BeersPsychological Science Meets the Real World (with Nick Hobson)Mickey and Yoel chat with Nick Hobson, a psychologist who has moved from academia to applying behavioral science in the real world. What are some of the challenges that face academics-turned-practitioners? How can you apply psychological research in a rigorous way while, at the same time, keeping the bosses happy? We talk to Nick to find out.
Plus: Yoel's eventful evening, and microdosing.Special Guest: Nick Hobson.Links:A Smiling Serial Shitter Is Terrorizing Toronto - VICECall Me | chipmunks on 16 speedThe BehavioristIt's All Just a Bunch of BS on Apple Podcasts2019-12-111h 14Two Psychologists Four BeersAgainst ExperimentsAre many classic social psychology experiments more theater than science? Mickey and Yoel discuss "The Rise and Fall of Social Psychology," a book by the sociologist Augustine Brannigan that makes this provocative claim. Given the complexity of social life, are laboratory experiments just the wrong way to measure most social phenomena?
Bonus: who is Don Cherry, and what is his beef with Yoel?Links:Home - Beau's‘I don’t regret a thing.’ Don Cherry not backing down after being fired by Sportsnet | The StarRon MacLean says Coach's Corner 'is no more' after Don Cherry...2019-11-271h 08Two Psychologists Four BeersThe Future of Social PsychologyMickey and Yoel take advantage of the SESP (Society for Experimental Social Psychology) conference to ask guests some hard-hitting questions about the present and future of social psychology (and, of course, beers). We then answer the same questions ourselves.
Bonus: why are we banning applause on the show?Special Guests: Hanah Chapman, Keith Maddox, Laura Niemi, and Pam Smith.Links:Beau's Brewing Co. - Lug TreadOxford students vote to replace clapping with silent jazz hands | News | The TimesSESPLaura Niemi | Munk School of Global Affairs and Public PolicyHanah ChapmanPamela Smith | Faculty | Rady School...2019-11-131h 25Two Psychologists Four BeersWhat is Heterodox Academy? (with Debra Mashek)Mickey and Yoel talk with Debra Mashek, the executive director of Heterodox Academy, an organization working to increase open inquiry, viewpoint diversity and constructive disagreement in academia. But what does that mean exactly? Aren't these just codewords for "more conservatives"? We talk to Debra to find out.
We also ask Debra about her decision to leave her tenured faculty position and move across the country to take this job.Special Guest: Debra Mashek.Links:A Beer Sommelier's No Name Beer ReviewBlood Orange - Flagship Brewing Company - UntappdWelcome to Heterodox Academy...2019-10-301h 07Two Psychologists Four BeersMeasurement Schmeasurement (with Jessica Flake)Jessica Flake joins Mickey and Yoel to talk measurement. What is it, how do you do it well, and do social psychologists care about it? What does measurement theory tell us about the validity of standardized tests like the GRE? Jessica also talks about how she went from high-school dropout to professor at McGill.
Bonus: what the hell is Kentucky Gentleman?Special Guest: Jessica Flake.Links:Brasserie Harricana, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | RateBeerJK Flake 📈📏 on Twitter: "What? The GRE is not a face valid measure of quantitative + verbal reasoning? These discussions are off the...2019-10-161h 20Two Psychologists Four BeersIs Ego Depletion Real?By listener request, Yoel quizzes Mickey about ego depletion. How did we start studying it? How has the replication crisis changed how we think about it? After more than a decade studying ego depletion, does Mickey still have any faith in the phenomenon?
Bonus: what does it mean to say, "don't @ me"?Links:De Hemel BreweryDon't @ meThe Strength Model of Self-Control — Self-control is a central function of the self and an important key to success in life. The exertion of self-control appears to depend on a limited resource.Is Ego Depletion Real? An Analysis of...2019-10-021h 18Two Psychologists Four BeersEvaluating EminenceYoel and Mickey discuss the role of eminence in science. Is there a role for eminence in psychology? What makes a researcher eminent? Would we be better off disregarding eminence entirely?
Your hosts also discuss common myths in psychology plus a recent mini-controversy in which someone compared New York Times columnist Brett Stephens to a bedbug.
Plus: what did Yoel bring back from Hawaii?Links:Evil Genius | STACY’S MOM CITRA IPA — Stacy’s Mom is our American IPA dry-hopped exclusively with Citra hops. Soft on the palate with extremely low bitterness, this i...2019-09-181h 06Two Psychologists Four BeersSacred ValuesYoel and Mickey discuss sacred values. How are sacred valued different from other values? What are the hallmarks of values that have become sacrilized? Why does it seem crass, or even offensive, to suggest trading off a sacred value (such as diversity value) against other, more mundane considerations? What does it mean that sacred values are dose insensitive and evidence insensitive?
Bonus: Do scientists who attended conferences sponsored by the late Jeffrey Epstein need to morally cleanse?Links:St. Mary Axe | INDIA PAGAN ALE — A robust pale ale - hazy, juicy and aggressively hopped.Di...2019-09-041h 16Two Psychologists Four BeersBetter Advice (with Alexa Tullett)Yoel and Mickey welcome Associate Professor of Psychology, Alexa Tullett from the University of Alabama to the podcast. Co-host of The Black Goat podcast and board member of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS), Alexa talks about being a Canadian early career researcher working in the US. What research is Alexa most excited about these days? How did she become interested in meta science? What advice would she give to non-Americans thinking of working in academia in the US? How did the Black Goat podcast come about?
Bonus: Follow-up on the effect of parenting...2019-08-211h 05Two Psychologists Four BeersAgainst MindfulnessPlaying devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mindfulness-based therapy effective? Can mindfulness improve the quality of attention beyond the meditation cushion? Are effects of mindfulness mostly placebo effects produced by motivated practitioners and adherents? Should we be impressed by mindfulness meditation’s supposed effects on conceptions of the self? Is mindfulness, in all its complexity, amenable to scientific study?
Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science?Links:Burdock Bottle ShopCollective Arts Br...2019-08-071h 16Two Psychologists Four BeersTerrible Advice (with Paul Bloom)Yoel and Mickey welcome Paul Bloom to the podcast, who is not only a returning guest but also the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. We first give terrible advice on parenting. Does parenting affect happiness, relationship satisfaction, and meaning? Does parenting screw with prospective decision making because it leaves the decision maker utterly transformed? We next discuss perversity. Why do we enjoy doing transgressive things? Who is likely to be perverted? Is perversion ever a good strategy?
Bonus: How would Paul rate Yoel on a scale of 1 to 5?Special Guest...2019-07-241h 08Two Psychologists Four BeersTruth and Political Bias in Psychology (with John Jost)Yoel and Mickey welcome Professor of Psychology and Politics John Jost from New York University to the podcast. Author of the most influential political psychology paper of the last two decades, John talks about the role of psychology in politics and the role of politics in psychology. Is it fair to characterize conservatives as dogmatic, rigid, and close-minded? Given replication failures, are conservatives indeed more attuned to negative stimuli in their environments? Does the description of conservatives as resistant to change applicable in the Trump era? Should social scientists be advocates/activists, neutral fact-finders, or something in between? Why...2019-07-031h 26Two Psychologists Four BeersHeuristics and Biases in the Democratic PrimaryYoel and Mickey take a deep dive into the Democratic Primary field, asking what the field of judgment and decision making can teach us about the large and diverse field of Democratic candidates. Why is Biden leading in the polls? Is Elizabeth Warren being helped by Kamala Harris? Why isn’t Biden hurt by progressives’ deep dislike of him? What should we make of one-issue voters?
Bonus: Yoel makes a fearless and consequential prediction. Who will make him stick to his word?Links:Miller High Life • RateBeerFollowing outcry, American Psychological Association “refocuses” takedown notice program –...2019-06-191h 03Two Psychologists Four BeersSlow-Form Journalism (with Daniel Engber)Yoel and Mickey welcome Slate columnist Daniel Engber to the podcast. Dan talks about the state of science journalism, including what he sees as more skeptical, less credulous reporting. He also talks about the replication crisis in psychology, imposter syndrome in academics, concussion in sport, and the value of blue-ribbon panels opining on the state of science. Dan also delights with his contrarian takes on marathon running, the windchill factor, and a computer’s progress bar.
Bonus: Yoel yet again finds an excuse to drink no beer at all.Special Guest: Daniel Engber.Li...2019-06-0557 minTwo Psychologists Four BeersBlend of Darkness (with Brent Roberts)Yoel and Mickey welcome Professor of Psychology Brent Roberts from the University of Illinois to the podcast. One of the most influential personality psychologists of our day, Brent unleashes his thoughts on broad range of topics: candidate gene studies, personality, conscientiousness, coddling of the American mind, screen-time, senior colleagues, and the replication crisis in psychology. What is personality and how does it change? Why do people love the Myers-Briggs personality test? How would conscientiousness have helped us in our ancestral past? Has helicopter-parenting made American kids fragile and easily debilitated? Has the smartphone actually destroyed a generation? Should we...2019-05-221h 29Two Psychologists Four BeersPerils of PrivilegeYoel and Mickey discuss the concept of privilege, the unearned, sometimes invisible conditions of a person’s life that give them advantages that others might not have. What are the benefits of acknowledging one’s privilege and calling it out in others? Are there drawbacks to focusing on the immutable characteristics of a person that might normally proffer advantages? If all our characteristics are unearned, that is products of biology and environment that we have zero control over, should people be praised or blamed for them? But, first, they discuss new internal analyses by Google suggesting it has been over...2019-04-241h 06Two Psychologists Four BeersApostasy and Dissent (with Sarah Haider)Yoel and Mickey talk with Sarah Haider, the co-founder and Executive Director of Ex-Muslims of North America, an organization that advocates for the acceptance of religious dissent and supports those who leave Islam. Sarah talks about her own experience of growing up Muslim and leaving her faith; the unique predicament of and risks for Muslim dissenters; and how US partisan politics make her work more difficult.
Bonus: Sarah gives Mickey pointers on how to avoid using Twitter as an outrage machine, a lesson he sorely needs.Special Guest: Sarah Haider.Links:Ex-Muslims...2019-03-271h 01Two Psychologists Four BeersTwo Normies Four BeersYoel and Mickey discuss Kill All Normies, a book written by Angela Nagle about the online culture wars, the rise of transgressive politics, and the disappearance of moderates. But, first they discuss a new journal article titled The Paradox of Viral Outrage suggesting that online pile-ons tend to backfire
Bonus: What does Mickey really think about Christina Hoff Sommers?Links:Quillette Social in TorontoQuilletteThe Paradox of Viral Outrage - Takuya Sawaoka, Benoît Monin, 2018 — Moral outrage has traditionally served a valuable social function, expressing group values and inhibiting deviant behavior, but the exponential dynamics of...2019-02-271h 05Two Psychologists Four BeersA Schedule Update (Shomer F*cking Sabbatical)We are going to be on a one-episode-a-month schedule till May. Why? Because Mickey is on sabbatical from his cough incredibly demanding job: ✈️🌴🏖🍹😎Links:Bali2019-02-0603 minTwo Psychologists Four BeersWhat Science and the Humanities Offer Each Other (with Edward Slingerland)Yoel and Mickey welcome Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, Edward (Ted) Slingerland from the University of British Columbia to the podcast. Ted discusses what the sciences can offer the humanities, but also how the humanities can enrich science. Ted then discusses his popular book, "Trying Not To Try", where he describes the Chinese concept of Wu-Wei, which can be defined as effortless action or spontaneity and proposes that the ever-striving West could use a lot more of it. Finally, Ted tries in vain to convince Mickey that intoxication is an important, critical part of culture.
Bonus: Did...2019-01-301h 18Two Psychologists Four BeersWhy Trump WonYoel and Mickey discuss Identity Crisis, a new book about the 2016 US presidential election written by the political scientists John Sides, Michael Tesler, and Lynn Vavreck. But first, they talk about the recent controversy over Patreon's ban of a provocative internet personality and what, if any, implications this has for free speech.
Bonus: who is Mickey's favorite Sex and the City character?Links:Michael Inzlicht on Twitter: Toilet paper roll — "My departmental rival, @gmacdonalduoft, had this made for our area secret Santa party last night. Now I'm struggling to decide whether I should make it...2019-01-021h 05Two Psychologists Four BeersHow Polarized Are We? (with Anne Wilson)Yoel and Mickey sit down with Anne Wilson of Wilfrid Laurier University to discuss free speech, the Lindsay Shepherd case, political polarization, #MeToo, and more.
Bonus: how many tattoos does Mickey have, and is that why he's less trustworthy?Special Guest: Anne Wilson.Links:The death of the Montreal bagel? - The Globe and MailIMPETuS Lab | Anne Wilson's Social Psychology LabInside Lindsay Shepherd’s controversial battle over free speech on campusGOODBYE TO THE LEFT - YouTube — Lindsay Shepherd says goodbye to the leftSocial Justice And Words, Words, Words | Slate Star CodexDartmouth students sue...2018-12-191h 09Two Psychologists Four BeersJust When You Think You're OutYoel and Mickey discuss two mini-controversies recently in the news: 1) Should equity, diversity, and inclusion statements be required from academic job candidates? Do they signal the liberal values of academia, and if so, is that a bad thing? 2) Are psychologists disproportionately likely to argue that free speech is in crisis on campus? If so, why?
Bonus: Mickey describes an intimate product that he definitely does not own.Links:Kenneth DeMarree - Department of Psychology - University at BuffaloBare Spray – A Hit for Your Naughty Bits🐙🛐Will Gervais🛐🐙 on Twitter — "Academia has some bleak and pessimistic take...2018-12-051h 05Two Psychologists Four BeersVices (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)Yoel and Mickey have their first repeat guest as Liz Page-Gould joins them to talk vices. Weed, booze and porn are all on the table (well, not literally) as we take on some popular vices. Why do you get paranoid when you smoke? Was alcohol really the impetus for agriculture? Is watching porn bad for your relationship? Bonus: learn who's watched porn in the last week.Special Guest: Elizabeth Page-Gould.Links:Rouge River BreweryAdverse effects of cannabis - The Lancet — Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in many developed societies. Its health an...2018-11-211h 14Two Psychologists Four BeersWhat's Wrong with the IAT? (with Jesse Singal)Journalist Jesse Singal joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage. Why do so many science journalists simply repeat talking points from university press releases? Is it ethical to administer the IAT as a teaching tool? What is social media like for a journalist?
Bonus: Yoel, Mickey, & Jesse discuss a new paper arguing there are upsides to moral outrage.Special Guest: Jesse Singal.Links:Dunham Orange...2018-11-071h 00Two Psychologists Four BeersEverybody Hates Social MediaMickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? What led Yoel to abandon Twitter entirely for two weeks, and what drew him back in? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless?Links:Blood Brothers — Blood Brothers Brewing is a family-owned craft brewery opened in 2015 by Dustin and Brayden Jones in Toronto, Ontario.Department of Deviance: Re...2018-10-241h 03Two Psychologists Four BeersNo Such Thing as Bad Publicity?Yoel and Mickey discuss how scientists should publicize their work. Should scientists issue press releases about their findings? Should they write op-ed columns to communicate directly with the public? If Yoel writes an op-ed about Mickey's paper, is that weird? Do scientists have an obligation to share their work with the public, or does self-promotion involve too many perverse incentives?
Bonus: Toronto sex doll brothel, raw water, and beaver fever.Links:Milkshark (Tropical) — Bellwoods BreweryGose (Guava) | Collective Arts BrewingEverything We Know About Toronto’s New Sex Doll Brothel - VICEMeet “raw” water—ludicrously priced unfiltered...2018-10-101h 01Two Psychologists Four BeersConservative Social Psychologist Wanted (with Clay Routledge)Yoel and Mickey welcome Clay Routledge to the show. Clay is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University who studies the cognitive and motivational consequences of the search for meaning, including religion and other supernatural beliefs. Clay talks about his childhood growing up as the child of missionaries in Africa and the U.S., what it's like to be outside the liberal mainstream in psychology, and how religion and belief in alien visitors may be connected.Special Guest: Clay Routledge.Links:Junkyard Brewing Company | Small craft brewery in Moorhead, MNFlensburger Brauerei — FLENSBURGER BR...2018-09-261h 13Two Psychologists Four BeersGiving the Finger (with Alice Dreger)Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice, who wrote Galileo’s Middle Finger, discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving both truth and justice. Can academics pursue both truth and justice? What is a Galilean personality? Do activists pollute science? Why did Alice refuse to be lumped in with the so-called Intellectual Dark Web? How can we improve the way newspapers work?
Bonus: Why did Yoel and Mickey create an (Alice ap...2018-09-121h 00Two Psychologists Four BeersConfessions of a Science Critic (with James Heathers)Yoel and Mickey welcome Northeastern University research scientist and science critic James Heathers to their show. Yoel, Mickey, and James discuss science reform and the need for robust science criticism. Why is it so hard for some (older) scientists to admit their mistakes? Do science critics feel empathy for the scholars they criticize? Is there a danger of science criticism going too far, even over-correcting? What exactly is Yoel drinking this episode?
Bonus: James discusses his fascinating research on people who can control their goosebumps.
Bonus Bonus: Yoel and Mickey submit to James's break-music request.2018-08-291h 02Two Psychologists Four BeersWhen Does the Left Go Too Far?Yoel and Mickey ask how to know when the political Left has gone too far. Assuming the Left can indeed go too far--turning off even other progressives who feel abandoned by their natural political home--Yoel and Mickey riff on ways this might manifest. The conversation includes a discussion of identity politics, the problems with subjectivity, the challenge of balancing the desire for justice with the desire for truth, and the inherent problem of being both a scientist and activist. Before debating the supposed sins of the Left, Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper overturning the cause of the...2018-08-151h 14Two Psychologists Four BeersYoel and Mickey Fall in Love (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)Yoel and Mickey welcome their University of Toronto colleague and close friend, psychologist Elizabeth Page-Gould. Liz, who is an expert in close friendship, tries to help Yoel and Mickey fall in love with each other…and with her…by administering the so-called fast-friends procedure. By answering questions of increasing intimacy and revealing personal stories, Yoel, Mickey, and Liz grow in rapport over the course of the hour, sometimes uncovering deep emotions.
Bonus: Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper in Science Magazine suggesting that judgments of blue dots can help us understand the advent of concepts such as m...2018-08-011h 18Two Psychologists Four BeersI Love How You Hurt Me (with Paul Bloom)Yoel and Mickey welcome Yale psychologist Paul Bloom to the show, their very first guest. In a far ranging conversation, Yoel, Mickey, and Paul discuss the potential benefits of pain. Why do we sometimes choose to suffer? Are there any benefits (to self or society) to being a painful or disagreeable person? Why do we enjoy and seek out aversive fiction, be that in books, TV, or film? Why do so many of the goals that we set and pursue involve pain and suffering?
Bonus: Yoel, Mickey, and Paul each completed a validated measure of agreeableness. Can...2018-07-181h 06Two Psychologists Four BeersThe Replication Crisis Gets PersonalIn their most emotional episode yet, Yoel and Mickey discuss the replication crisis in psychology. What is meant by the replication crisis and how did it get started? Why does it appear like the field is split into two, with some young academics actively trying to reform psychology and more senior scholars suggesting the problems have been mostly overstated? How have academics dealt with the possibility that their own work might not be robust and replicable? Finally, how did one of the most notorious academic fraudsters get caught?
Bonus: Did Mickey spike Toxoplasma gondii (crazy cat lady...2018-07-041h 08Two Psychologists Four BeersWTF is the IDW?Yoel and Mickey take a deep dive into the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW). What is the IDW and who are the prominent members of this group? Why do members of the IDW seem so cranky? Are members of the IDW actually being silenced, and given their massive popularity, who is silencing them? Is the IDW a positive and new development in our culture? Should the members of the IDW be concerned about some of their fans and followers?
Bonus: Why did Yoel decide to have us drink the champagne of beers?Links:Meet...2018-06-201h 06Two Psychologists Four BeersYou're Not Wrong Walter, You're Just an A$$holeIn this episode, Yoel and Mickey tackle problems of tone and incivility in online discussions of the scientific literature. What constitutes bullying and is the term abused to derail legitimate criticism? What is an ad hominem attack and when is it a fallacy? Finally, who's our favorite member of the Black Goat podcast?Links:When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy - The New York TimesHere’s How Cornell Scientist Brian Wansink Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies About How We EatSome Points On Bullying, Attacks and CriticismSimone Schnall's replication responseIssues with data and analyses: Errors, un...2018-06-051h 01Two Psychologists Four BeersIn Search of the Campus Free Speech CrisisIn their first episode, Yoel and Mickey tackle the alleged free speech crisis on campus. Is there reason to worry or are reports of left-wing intolerance overblown? We take a closer look and talk about what we do and don't feel comfortable saying on campus.
Also: who are we and why are we doing this?Links:The ‘campus free speech crisis’ is a myth. Here are the facts. - The Washington PostThe Skeptics are Wrong Part 1: Attitudes About Free Speech On Campus are Changing – Heterodox AcademyThe Skeptics Are Wrong Part 2: Speech Culture on Campus is Cha...2018-05-191h 08Very Bad WizardsOur Language Doesn't Have a Word For This Title (with Yoel Inbar)In Part 2 of our episode with film scholar Yoel Inbar (AOS: Quebecois New Wave Cinema), we break down the philosophy and psychology of the movie Arrival. [Note: Massive spoilers, see the movie first!] Does our language shape our perception of reality? Would you have a child that you knew had a short time to live? What color is 'fuschia'? Why does right-wing radio make you want to dynamite alien spacecrafts? For Part 1 of this episode, see https://verybadwizards.fireside.fm/110 Special Guest: Yoel Inbar. Support Very Bad Wizards Links: yoel...2017-03-221h 03Very Bad WizardsStepsisters and Neck Braces (with Yoel Inbar)Any time the topic is campus politics there's a good chance we'll have to record more than once. True to form, David and Tamler yelled at each other for most of the first attempt to discuss the Middlebury College incident while special guest Yoel Inbar wept quietly in the corner. We did a little better the second time but the whole recording session took so long that we have to release it in two parts. In part one we talk about the most popular porn search terms by U.S. State and then wade into the Charles Murray protest...2017-03-1441 minVery Bad WizardsAvalanches, Blame, and Cowardice (With Yoel Inbar)Scandinavian film scholar Yoel Inbar joins the podcast for a deep dive on the Swedish film Force Majeure, a darkly funny meditation on what our instinctive behavior in a moment of panic can reveal about our characters and relationships. The story: while having lunch on a ski slope in the French Alps, a family believes that an avalanche is bearing down on them. Just as it seems the avalanche is going to hit them, the father (Tomas) grabs his phone and gloves and runs indoors, abandoning his wife Ebba and two children. How does the family reckon with this inc...2016-07-051h 39Very Bad WizardsDomo Arigato, Mr. Robot (With Yoel Inbar)Hello, listener. Hello, listener? That's lame. Maybe I should give you a name, but that's a slippery slope. You're only in my head. Or maybe we're in your head. Are you listening to this with headphones? Shit. It's actually happened, I'm talking to imaginary listeners. What I'm about to tell you is top secret, a conspiracy bigger than all of us. There's a powerful group of people out there that are secretly running the world. I'm talking about the guys no one knows about, the guys that are invisible. The top 1% of the top 1%, the guys that...2016-01-121h 47Very Bad WizardsDo the Right Thing (with Yoel Inbar)Film critic, VBW regular, and social psychologist Yoel Inbar joins David and Tamler to talk about Spike Lee's controversial 1989 film, Do the Right Thing, a movie about a day in the life of a small Brooklyn community on the hottest day of summer, and how the day's events lead to a race riot. Which characters in the film deserve our sympathy? (Maybe all of them?) Who was Spike Lee criticizing with his depiction of the characters in this community? Why did Mookie start the riot at Sal's? Was his action justified? Was starting the riot the "Right Thing" that Spike Lee was...2014-12-021h 30Very Bad WizardsStraw Dogs (with Yoel Inbar)Dave, Tamler, and special guest Yoel Inbar break down Sam Peckinpah's brilliant (at least according to one of us) 1971 film Straw Dogs. They talk about the notorious rape scene, the meaning of the final siege, standing up to Cornish townies, and whether the urge to respond to insults is rational in in modern society. Also: Yoel and Tamler go another round in their debate about statistics and grad school. Links Straw Dogs [imdb.com] Yoel Inbar [yoelinbar.net] "The Power of Straw Dogs" [dailybeast.com] Edward Copeland on Straw Dogs [eddie...2013-05-271h 16Very Bad WizardsIt is Morally Wrong to Kill Morgan Freeman (with Yoel Inbar)Social psychologist Yoel Inbar joins Tamler and David to discuss Clint Eastwood's masterpiece of the Western genre, "Unforgiven." The discussion includes the nature of revenge, the requirements of justice, the rules of nicknaming, and who or what was being referred to as "unforgiven" in the movie's title. Links Unforgiven (1992): IMDB, Wikipedia Page If you haven't seen "Unforgiven," don't worry : Story Spoilers Don't Spoil Stories Actor Saul Rubinek [wikipedia.org] Relevant Book about moral character by a couple of great social psychologists: Out of Character: Surprising Truths About the Liar, C...2012-12-281h 15