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After 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 CompanyJuicy Ass IPA | Flying Monkeys Craft BreweryPicnic - Henderson BrewingA Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper's MagazineThe Princeton Faculty's Anti-Free-Speech Demands - The AtlanticHarper's Letter: Artists and Writers Warn of an 'Intolerant Climate.' - The New York TimesOpinion | Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem? - The New York TimesHow Steven Pinker Became a Target Over His Tweets - The New York TimesThread: Since so many claim that cancel culture doesn't exist... / Twitter ‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? - The New York TimesWho Opposes Defunding the N.Y.P.D.? These Black Lawmakers - The New York TimesOn a D.C. street beset by gun violence, calls to fix policing, not defund it - The Washington Post73% of Americans say race, ethnicity should not factor into college admissions | Pew Research CenterViews on America's Growing Racial, Ethnic Diversity | Pew Research CenterLarge Majorities Dislike Political Correctness - The AtlanticThe Ezra Klein Show - Free speech, safety, and ‘the letter’ | Listen via Stitcher for PodcastsTech Firms Hire 'Red Teams.' Scientists Should, Too | WIREDAn Actual Study Asked: Are Women With Endometriosis Hotter?Free speech has not been “canceled” - VoxAmericans tune in to ‘cancel culture’ — and don't like what they see - POLITICOIdentitarian Deference Continues to Roil Liberalism | by Matt Bruenig | Jul, 2020 | MediumPCgate!Open Lettergate!

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) - WikipediaBloodmoon – Whitewater Brewing Co.Stella Artois - Belgian Pale Lager BeerSociety of Beer Drinking Ladies Brew 0001 - Henderson BrewingLife-Span Development Lab – Northwestern UniversityEmotion regulation predicts marital satisfaction: More than a wives’ taleExploring the Basis for Gender Differences in the Demand-Withdraw Pattern"Happy Wife, Happy Life" is some sexist bullsh!t. : unpopularopinion

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 doomed entreprise? Bonus: Which city is superior, Toronto or Vancouver?Special Guest: Evan Thompson.Links:Mickey is DonnyBeers — 33 Acres Brewing CompanyOld Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Whiskey | LCBOPsycho Thrill Seekers Double IPA | Flying Monkeys Craft BreweryLindisfarne Tapes ~ Schumacher Center for New EconomicsSelf, No Self? | Evan ThompsonWaking, Dreaming, Being | Evan ThompsonThe Embodied Mind | Evan ThompsonWhy I Am Not a Buddhist eBook: Thompson, Evan: Amazon.ca: Kindle StoreWhy I Am Not a Buddhist | Robert Wright & Evan Thompson [The Wright Show] - YouTube

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 Effects of Instrumentality on the Desacralization of Values | Academy of Management ProceedingsHaving “been there” doesn’t mean I care: When prior experience reduces compassion for emotional distress. - PsycNETI, Tonya (2017) - IMDbRuby Haunt - Strangers - YouTube

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 Brewing & Distilling Co.135 Black-owned restaurants and other businesses in Toronto you can support right nowWant to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups. | Civil EatsHome – Haley HouseAppetite for Change | Health, Wealth and Social ChangeDetroit Black Community Food Security NetworkConfronting Bias Through Teaching: Insights From Social Psychology - Chelsea Crittle, Keith B. Maddox, 2017Reframing anxiety to encourage interracial interactionsI Don’t Need ‘Love’ Texts From My White Friends: I need them to fight anti-blackness

Tamler Sommers, a philosopher and co-host of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, and David Pizarro, a psychologist and consultant at BEworks, engage in a lively discussion. They examine the tension between psychology and philosophy during the COVID-19 pandemic, questioning the respect psychology commands. The duo tackles the complexities of measuring emotions like authoritarianism and love while critiquing both their fields. They also share humorous insights on personal hobbies, bridging light-hearted banter with deep philosophical questions.

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-depth videos taught by the world’s greatest professors, you’ll always have something fascinating to learn about. Promo Code: BEERSLinks:költ - Vereint gebraut.Transcend - Scott Barry KaufmanUngifted - Scott Barry KaufmanThe Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry KaufmanBeautiful Minds - Scientific American Blog NetworkRenovating the Pyramid of Needs: Contemporary Extensions Built Upon Ancient Foundations

Yoel 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 crew.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:Canuck Pale Ale - Great Lakes BreweryHome - Welcome on the Chimay beers and cheeses website - ChimayCat Lady – Bellwoods BreweryDon’t trust the psychologists on coronavirus - UnHerdUsing social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

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.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:Home/Neuigkeiten - Helios-BraustelleWhy We love to be grossed outDisgust Talked About - Strohminger - 2014 - Philosophy Compass - Wiley Online LibraryWould You Rather Lose Your Morals or Your Memory? | The New RepublicNeurodegeneration and Identity - Nina Strohminger, Shaun Nichols, 2015Author Reply: Grasping the Nebula: Inelegant Theories for Messy Phenomena - Nina Strohminger, 2014An Exchange on Disgust - Daily NousThe Meaning of Disgust: A Refutation(5) 乇乂ㄒ尺卂 ㄒ卄丨匚匚 (VIII) (@NinaStrohminger) / Twitter

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 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:Moosehead Radler | Blog | Moosehead BreweriesHome - Jopenkerk HaarlemHow Coronavirus Bypasses Our Behavioral Immune System (And What We Can Do About It) – The Evolution InstituteIs the relationship between pathogen avoidance and ideological conservatism explained by sexual strategies? - ScienceDirectParasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations | PNASWhy do people vary in disgust? | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesTesting the Controversy | SpringerLinkWhen theory trumps ideology: Lessons from evolutionary psychology | Behavioral and Brain Sciences | Cambridge CoreFrontiers | Why isn't everyone an evolutionary psychologist? | PsychologyDo social psychologists have an ideological aversion to evolutionary psychology? – Research DigestCue masking and cultural signals: Testing context-specific preferences for bald(ing) leaders - ScienceDirect