Retraction Watch: A Professor of Sociology at Penn State University Retracted a Press Release

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A professor of sociology at Penn State University did a press release that they then retracted. In the retraction watch article it said she's put out press releases like that before. It was an announcement that a woman had been asked to review a journal article. But there were previous versions where she actually they didn't have to retract it.

David and Tamler welcome author and environmental science professor Jennifer Jacquet to the podcast to discuss the pros and cons of shame. What's the difference between shame and guilt? Is shaming effective for generating social progress or getting tax cheats to pay up? Is twitter shaming on the rise or on its way out? And what does David do when he's alone in the dark?

But before all of that, David and Tamler introduce a new way to support the podcast--through our Patreon account (patreon.com/verybadwizards). Plus, we discuss the retraction of a press release announcing that a professor agreed to referee a journal article (!) And can one passage get Tamler, the eternal optimist, to hate philosophy?

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