The Power of Free Will

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Sociology is not my field at all, but I'll take it. Is that why you asked whether sociology was a field? It was a social science. And so... You're trying to polish your game. Now that we have patrons, you know, like I feel like I've got to step it up. We've been doing this for four years and all of a sudden now. "I'm putting Eliza below Omar. Nevermind us"

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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