Yoel Inbar
Co-Host of Two Psychologists Four Beers
Yoel Inbar is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He studies how intuitions and emotions--particularly disgust--affect our social, political, and moral beliefs. In his spare time, he studies how beer/whiskey/wine affect his ability to make coherent arguments.
Yoel Inbar has hosted 124 Episodes.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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."
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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.
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Episode 8: Confessions of a Science Critic (with James Heathers)
August 29th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
data thug, empathy, goosebumps, meta-science, science criticism, science reform, zealotry
Yoel and Mickey welcome Northeastern University research scientist and science critic James Heathers to their show. Yoel, Mickey, and James discuss science reform and the need for robust science criticism.
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Episode 7: When Does the Left Go Too Far?
August 15th, 2018 | 1 hr 14 mins
activism, german beer, identity politics, microaggressions, negativity bias, politics, social justice, subjectivity, the left
Yoel and Mickey ask how to know when the political Left has gone too far. Assuming the Left can indeed go too far--turning off even other progressives who feel abandoned by their natural political home--Yoel and Mickey riff on ways this might manifest.
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Episode 6: Yoel and Mickey Fall in Love (with Elizabeth Page-Gould)
August 1st, 2018 | 1 hr 18 mins
admiration, concept creep, crying, embarrassment, friendship, gratitude, loyalty, mental health
Yoel and Mickey welcome their University of Toronto colleague and close friend, psychologist Elizabeth Page-Gould. Liz, who is an expert in close friendship, tries to help Yoel and Mickey fall in love with each other--and with her!
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Episode 5: I Love How You Hurt Me (with Paul Bloom)
July 18th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
beers, big 5, disagreeableness, empathy, fiction, monkey masturbation, pain, sex, very bad wizards
Yoel and Mickey welcome Yale psychologist Paul Bloom to the show, their very first guest. In a far ranging conversation, the trio discuss the potential benefits of pain. Why do we sometimes choose to suffer?