Two Psychologists Four Beers

Episode 19: Two Normies Four Beers

February 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

4chan, kill all normies, political polarization, quilette, tumblr, viral outrage

Yoel and Mickey discuss Kill All Normies, a book about the online culture wars and the rise of political polarization. Plus, what was it like attending the Quillette Social in Toronto?

A Schedule Update (Shomer F*cking Sabbatical)

February 6th, 2019  |  3 mins 46 secs

#fullprofessor, housekeeping, schedule, update

We are going to be on a one-episode-a-month schedule till May.

Episode 18: What Science and the Humanities Offer Each Other (with Edward Slingerland)

January 30th, 2019  |  1 hr 18 mins

effort, evidence, humanities, intoxication, language, post-modernism, science, spontaneity, wu-wei

Yoel and Mickey welcome Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies, Edward (Ted) Slingerland from the University of British Columbia to the podcast. Ted discusses what the sciences can offer the humanities, but also how the humanities can enrich science.

Episode 17: Why Trump Won

January 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

election, patreon, politics, trump

Yoel and Mickey discuss Identity Crisis, a new book about the 2016 US presidential election. Plus: Patreon bans provocative internet personality; should free-speech advocates worry?

Episode 16: How Polarized Are We? (with Anne Wilson)

December 19th, 2018  |  1 hr 9 mins

free speech, metoo, polarization, tattoos

Yoel and Mickey sit down with Anne Wilson of Wilfrid Laurier University to discuss free speech, the Lindsay Shepherd case, political polarization, #MeToo, and more.

Episode 15: Just When You Think You're Out

December 5th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

Yoel and Mickey discuss two mini-controversies recently in the news: 1) Should equity, diversity, and inclusion statements be required from academic job candidates? 2) Are psychologists disproportionately likely to argue that free speech is in crisis on campus? If so, why?

Episode 14: Vices (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)

November 21st, 2018  |  1 hr 14 mins

alcohol, cannabis, health, pornography, relationships, spontaneity, vices

Yoel and Mickey have their first repeat guest as Liz Page-Gould joins them to talk vices. Weed, booze and porn are all on the table (well, not literally) as we take on some popular vices.

Episode 13: What's Wrong with the IAT? (with Jesse Singal)

November 7th, 2018  |  1 hr 44 secs

implicit association test, moral outrage, science journalism, social media

Journalist Jesse Singal joins Mickey and Yoel to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage.

Episode 12: Everybody Hates Social Media

October 24th, 2018  |  1 hr 3 mins

facebook, open science, outrage, social media, twitter

Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless?

Episode 11: No Such Thing as Bad Publicity?

October 10th, 2018  |  1 hr 1 min

beaver fever, media, op-ed, perverse incentives, press releases, sex doll brothel, sharing science

Yoel and Mickey discuss whether and how scientists should publicize their work. Should scientists issue press releases about their findings? Should they write op-ed columns to communicate directly with the public? Do scientists have an obligation to share their work with the public, or does self-promotion involve too many perverse incentives?

Episode 10: Conservative Social Psychologist Wanted (with Clay Routledge)

September 26th, 2018  |  1 hr 13 mins

academia, intellectual diversity, meaning, politics, psychology, religion

Yoel and Mickey welcome psychologist Clay Routledge to the show. Clay discusses what it's like to be a non-liberal in social psychology, his experiences growing up in Côte d’Ivoire and Missouri, and his book "Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World."

Episode 9: Giving the Finger (with Alice Dreger)

September 12th, 2018  |  1 hr 50 secs

activism, galilean personality, intellectual dark web, newspapers, research ethics, social justice, truth

Yoel and Mickey welcome author, journalist, historian, and bioethicist Alice Dreger to the show. Alice discusses how her upbringing, her academic background, and her own Galilean personality led her to piss so many people off in the service of serving both truth and justice.