web02.fireside.fm Fri, 01 May 2026 18:48:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Academia” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/academia Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Two psychologists endeavor to drink four beers while discussing news and controversies in science, academia, and beyond. en-us episodic Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Two psychologists endeavor to drink four beers while discussing news and controversies in science, academia, and beyond. yes psychology, beer, academia, science, controversy Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett fourbeerspod@gmail.com Episode 128: Why Do We Care About Faculty Diversity? (with Azim Shariff) https://www.fourbeers.com/128 24818ffb-c62f-42fa-8da6-e3ac0759bf58 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 128 Why Do We Care About Faculty Diversity? (with Azim Shariff) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Many academics care about diversity in faculty hiring, but why? Azim Shariff joins the show to talk about a new paper where he outlines different rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually value each of them. 1:14:08 yes <p>Many academics care about diversity in faculty hiring, but why? Azim Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually care about those rationales. We also talk about the empirical evidence for the diversity rationales (it's mixed!), Paul Bloom's argument against viewpoint diversity, and the future of DEI policies in the U.S.</p> <p>Plus, Azim deviates from his long-standing practice of not drinking beer. Special Guest: Azim Shariff.</p> diversity, academia, hiring Many academics care about diversity in faculty hiring, but why? Azim Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually care about those rationales. We also talk about the empirical evidence for the diversity rationales (it's mixed!), Paul Bloom's argument against viewpoint diversity, and the future of DEI policies in the U.S.

Plus, Azim deviates from his long-standing practice of not drinking beer.

Special Guest: Azim Shariff.

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]]> Many academics care about diversity in faculty hiring, but why? Azim Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually care about those rationales. We also talk about the empirical evidence for the diversity rationales (it's mixed!), Paul Bloom's argument against viewpoint diversity, and the future of DEI policies in the U.S.

Plus, Azim deviates from his long-standing practice of not drinking beer.

Special Guest: Azim Shariff.

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]]> Episode 62: Actually Against Academia (with Lee Jussim) https://www.fourbeers.com/62 a6c68d7d-fcf6-45ff-acc1-7519bc93c1aa Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 62 Actually Against Academia (with Lee Jussim) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Lee Jussim joins the show to talk academic problems, including ideological bias, politically-motivated retractions, and more. Plus: is Lee bad at Twitter? 1:20:38 yes <p>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?</p> <p>Plus: is Lee bad at Twitter? Special Guest: Lee Jussim.</p> academia, politics, retractions, open science 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Episode 61: Bullshit, Misinformation, and What to Do About It (with Gord Pennycook) https://www.fourbeers.com/61 d78530ff-07ec-471e-b5ab-1fb0e44e62bd Wed, 27 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 61 Bullshit, Misinformation, and What to Do About It (with Gord Pennycook) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 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? 1:22:24 yes <p>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?</p> <p>Plus: Yoel asks some perfectly reasonable questions about COVID's origins, and Mickey indulges in some Canadian content. Special Guest: Gordon Pennycook.</p> bullshit, misinformation, academia, beekeeping 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Episode 57: Against Academia? https://www.fourbeers.com/57 5130a657-bb0d-4e0e-86d8-d92960666ea1 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 57 Against Academia? full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 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? 1:19:09 yes <p>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? </p> <p>Also: why do reporters call us and ask us for our opinion? </p> academia, graduate school, hiring, research 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?

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]]> 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?

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]]> Episode 43: Penumbral Fuzz (with Nina Strohminger) https://www.fourbeers.com/43 66fb49fd-6ec5-4274-8610-984f8a612198 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 43 Penumbral Fuzz (with Nina Strohminger) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Nina Strohminger joins the show to talk about disgust, morality, the true self, death, academia, humor, and errant flatuses. 1:11:16 yes Yoel and Mickey welcome Nina Strohminger, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies &amp; 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. disgust, emotion, true self, academia, book reviews, neurodegeneration, penis-gazing blowhards 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.

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]]> 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.

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]]> Episode 10: Conservative Social Psychologist Wanted (with Clay Routledge) https://www.fourbeers.com/10 bcd6abbb-d748-40df-ab14-27b4b5e6ee7c Wed, 26 Sep 2018 03:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 10 Conservative Social Psychologist Wanted (with Clay Routledge) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 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." 1:13:43 yes <p>Yoel and Mickey welcome Clay Routledge to the show. Clay is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University who studies the cognitive and motivational consequences of the search for meaning, including religion and other supernatural beliefs. Clay talks about his childhood growing up as the child of missionaries in Africa and the U.S., what it's like to be outside the liberal mainstream in psychology, and how religion and belief in alien visitors may be connected. Special Guest: Clay Routledge.</p> intellectual diversity, politics, psychology, academia, religion, meaning Yoel and Mickey welcome Clay Routledge to the show. Clay is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University who studies the cognitive and motivational consequences of the search for meaning, including religion and other supernatural beliefs. Clay talks about his childhood growing up as the child of missionaries in Africa and the U.S., what it's like to be outside the liberal mainstream in psychology, and how religion and belief in alien visitors may be connected.

Special Guest: Clay Routledge.

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]]> Yoel and Mickey welcome Clay Routledge to the show. Clay is a professor of psychology at North Dakota State University who studies the cognitive and motivational consequences of the search for meaning, including religion and other supernatural beliefs. Clay talks about his childhood growing up as the child of missionaries in Africa and the U.S., what it's like to be outside the liberal mainstream in psychology, and how religion and belief in alien visitors may be connected.

Special Guest: Clay Routledge.

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