Two Psychologists Four Beers

Alexa and Yoel talk about a paper purporting to show that winning the Nobel Prize increases your lifespan. In the process, they dip their toes into non-experimental causal inference and discuss whether there is a taboo in psychology about drawing causal conclusions from non-experimental data. Plus, Yoel does his best to explain what an instrumental variable is and Alexa drinks a very large beer.Links:Two Psychologists Four Beers on UntappdThe Taboo Against Explicit Causal Inference in Nonexperimental Psychology - Michael P. Grosz, Julia M. Rohrer, Felix Thoemmes, 2020Instrumental Variables in Sociology and the Social Sciences | Annual Review of SociologyMortality and immortality: The Nobel Prize as an experiment into the effect of status upon longevity - ScienceDirect

Paul Bloom joins us to talk about why we want to suffer. Sometimes it's a means to an end, but sometimes we desire it for its own sake. Among other things, we talk about mountain-climbing, whether you'd want to run just the end of the marathon, experience machines, BDSM, and parenting. Plus, a very special extra guest host, kidney donation, pronouns, and trigger warnings.Special Guest: Paul Bloom.Links:Who Is the Bad Art Friend? - The New York TimesThe Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning - Kindle edition by Bloom, Paul. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.Tainted altruism: when doing some good is evaluated as worse than doing no good at all - PubMedThe Martyrdom Effect: When Pain and Effort Increase Prosocial ContributionsJameson, Caskmates Édition Stout | Product page | SAQ.COMIntroducing High Tide NEIPA – Whitewater Brewing Co.Coffee Oatmeal Stout | Good People Brewing CompanyL'Espace Public – Brasseurs de quartier » Nos bières pas suresHOP VALLEY BUBBLE STASH - The Beer StoreGallo Family Vineyards Pink Moscato Price & Reviews | DrizlyJohnny Cash - Hurt (Official Music Video) - YouTube

Yoel and Alexa are joined by Joe Simmons to talk about fraud. We go in-depth on a recent high-profile fraud case, but we also talk about scientific fraud more generally: how common is it, how do you detect it, and what can we do to prevent it? Special Guest: Joe Simmons.Links:Drav India Session AleMilkshake IPA - Microbrasserie Vox PopuliA-OK IPA - Avondale Brewing Co.L'Espace Public - Neighborhood brewers »The galactic attackFalse-Positive Psychology: Undisclosed Flexibility in Data Collection and Analysis Allows Presenting Anything as Significant - Joseph P. Simmons, Leif D. Nelson, Uri Simonsohn, 2011[98] Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Field Experiment About Dishonesty - Data ColadaDan Ariely Retracts Honesty Study Based On Fake Data[85] Data Replicada #4: The Problem of Hidden Confounds - Data Colada[40] Reducing Fraud in Science - Data ColadaThe Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio) - YouTube

Danielle McDuffie is a graduate student in psychology at the University of Alabama. This is the story of how she ran a graduate student climate survey, the explosive results, and the very contentious year that ensued.Special Guest: Danielle McDuffie.Links:Crisp Apple | Angry OrchardKettle Sour Brunch - Microbrasserie Vox Populirogue.com | BATSQUATCHR.E.M. - Pop Song 89

Alexa and Yoel discuss a new paper (Oishi & Westgate, 2021) arguing that psychological richness is an overlooked aspect of the good life. In the process, they compare psychologically-rich-life scores, plan hypothetical vacations, and compare major regrets. Also, Alexa reviews an (accidentally-purchased) alcohol-free beer.Links:IPA du Nord-Est (beer) - Episode | Boréale | BoréaleLow Viz IPA | Arches Brewing | BeerAdvocateRun Wild IPA (Non-Alcoholic) 6-Pack | Athletic Brewing Company | Craft Non-Alcoholic BeerA psychologically rich life: Beyond happiness and meaning. - PsycNETJust think: The challenges of the disengaged mindDiederik Stapel's MemoirThe Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio) - YouTube

Alexa and Yoel tackle the most dreaded subject: getting older. Have they become better researchers and people over the years? Are they happier and more connected? Or are they just more forgetful and less good at stats? Plus: some listener feedback about self-care raises conceptual questions about suffering.

Alexa and Yoel go deep on self-care. What is it, how do you do it, and why does the term raise Yoel's hackles? How hard do we actually work, and should we be trying to work less? Also, Alexa shares an amazingly successful culinary experiment.Links:The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2013How Hard Do Professors Actually Work? - The AtlanticResearch shows professors work long hours and spend much of day in meetingsHow I Practice Self-Care as a Black Woman in Academia | TimeAcademics should make time for self-care, even if just a few minutes each day (opinion)‘Self-care’: how a radical feminist idea was stripped of politics for the mass market | André Spicer | The GuardianSlush - Prairie Artisan AlesMilkshake IPA - Microbrasserie Vox PopuliMolotov Cocktail | Evil Twin BrewingL'Espace Public – Brasseurs de quartierTwo Psychologists Four Beers - Blog - Alexa's Beer Float RecipeIslands: Natural Law Party - YouTube

Alexa 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 | Collectif Brassicole Ensemble Inc.Confliction | Sloop BrewingBlanche Du Paradis | Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!The Offspring - Cool to Hate

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 Humanities Offer Each Other (with Edward Slingerland)Mango & Passion Fruit Milkshake - Collective Arts BrewingA DIPA (Loral, Vic Secret, Motueka, Mosaic & Galaxy) – Bellwoods BreweryDubbel — Red Collar Brewing & Distilling Co.Soleil Levant - Microbrasserie VagabondLotus - Microbrasserie VagabondJägermeister

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 AlesSolstice d'Eté (Framboise) - Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!Rinse/Repeat Idaho 7 Cashmere - Westbrook Brewing Co.Scientific utopia: I. Opening scientific communication.Scientific Utopia: II. Restructuring Incentives and Practices to Promote Truth Over Publishability - Brian A. Nosek, Jeffrey R. Spies, Matt Motyl, 2012Joy and rigor in behavioral scienceSt. Vincent - The Melting Of The Sun (Official Video)