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Mickey, 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 Polarizing (by Chris Bail)Behind the Curve | NetflixTweet-e-ology | Polarization LabCheck-my-echo | Polarization LabTINARIWEN - KEL TINAWEN (Feat. Cass McCombs) - YouTube

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 - YouTube

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 Complex Cognitive Performance | NeuropsychopharmacologyInappropriate interpretations of prenatal drug use data can be worse than the drugs themselves - ScienceDirectCarl Hart Interview: Imagining a World Where All Drugs Are Legal | GQSylvan Esso - Free - YouTube

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 Speech

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 analysis of the Canadian cognitive psychology job market (2006-2016) - PubMedResearch note: Examining false beliefs about voter fraud in the wake of the 2020 Presidential Election | HKS Misinformation Review11 famous GordonsOn Bullshit: Amazon.com: BooksIt's A Good Life if you Don't Weaken - In Violet Light - The Tragically Hip - YouTube

Mickey 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 Expanse - IMDbKingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder: Kaufman, Kenn: 9780618709403: Amazon.com: BooksThe WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous: Henrich, Joseph: 9780374173227: Amazon.com: BooksAmazon.com: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) (9781338635171): Collins, Suzanne: Books1Q84 (Vintage International): Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip ­Gabriel: 9780307476463: Amazon.com: BooksAndrew Bird - Greenwine (Official Audio) - YouTube

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 French Speaker? Bilingual Children’s Thinking About the Stability of LanguageHow You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do―And What It Says About You: Kinzler, Katherine D.: 9780544986558: Amazon.com: Books

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 productivity of highly skilled labor: Evidence from the groves of academe - ScienceDirectFor Female Scientists, There's No Good Time to Have Children - The AtlanticThe association between early career informal mentorship in academic collaborations and junior author performance | Nature CommunicationsFlawed Data and Unjustified Conclusions Cannot Elevate the Status of Women in ScienceIs discrimination widespread? Testing assumptions about bias on a university campus. - PsycNETExposure to peers’ pro-diversity attitudes increases inclusion and reduces the achievement gap | Nature Human BehaviourCognitive costs of exposure to racial prejudice - PubMedTaylor Swift - The Man (Official Video) - YouTube

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 | Science AdvancesWant to Be a ‘Volunteer Adjunct’? Southern Illinois U. Is HiringCollege faculty still far less diverse than students in race, ethnicity | Pew Research CenterFive Years of Tech Diversity Reports—and Little Progress | WIREDThough more women are on college campuses, climbing the professor ladder remains a challengeNew study analyzes how faculty pay compares worldwideSylvan Esso - Ferris Wheel

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:Broad Reach - Stonehooker Brewing CompanyStone IPA | Stone BrewingMegadeth BeerTorpedo - Citrus, Pine & Floral IPA | Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.Tuesday - Burdock - UntappdMichael McCulloughThe Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral CodeMaxence Cyrin - Where is my mind