web02.fireside.fm Sat, 02 May 2026 10:54:01 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Diversity” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/diversity 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joins the show to talk about a new paper where he outlines different rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually value each of them. 1:14:08 yes 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Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually care about those rationales.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Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he asked department chairs how much they actually care about those rationales.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 119: The Future of DEI in Higher Ed (with Amori Mikami) https://www.fourbeers.com/119 9aa6ec7d-9371-4a11-9f7b-993ae5ca1794 Wed, 07 May 2025 17:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 119 The Future of DEI in Higher Ed (with Amori Mikami) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal dissension, or both, many prominent institutions are revamping or even eliminating their DEI offices and rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. Amori Mikami from the University of British Columbia re-joins the show to talk about the changes, what she thinks universities ought to be doing, and what she thinks we they can do better. 1:46:56 yes It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal arguments, or both, many prominent institutions are revamping their DEI offices (or even eliminating them altogether) and rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. Amori Mikami from the University of British Columbia re-joins the show to talk about the changes and what she thinks universities ought to be doing (as well as what she thinks we can do better). Along the way, Yoel and Amori talk about the use of race and gender in hiring, diversity statements, October 7 and the Gaza war, and institutional neutrality (in short, this episode touches every third rail imaginable). There's some debate and some agreement, but most importantly we both finish our beers. Special Guest: Amori Mikami. DEI, higher education, academic hiring It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal arguments, or both, many prominent institutions are revamping their DEI offices (or even eliminating them altogether) and rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. Amori Mikami from the University of British Columbia re-joins the show to talk about the changes and what she thinks universities ought to be doing (as well as what she thinks we can do better).

Along the way, Yoel and Amori talk about the use of race and gender in hiring, diversity statements, October 7 and the Gaza war, and institutional neutrality (in short, this episode touches every third rail imaginable). There's some debate and some agreement, but most importantly we both finish our beers.

Special Guest: Amori Mikami.

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]]> It's been a tumultuous time for DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in higher education. Whether due to political pressure, internal arguments, or both, many prominent institutions are revamping their DEI offices (or even eliminating them altogether) and rethinking DEI policies that once seemed unquestionable. Amori Mikami from the University of British Columbia re-joins the show to talk about the changes and what she thinks universities ought to be doing (as well as what she thinks we can do better).

Along the way, Yoel and Amori talk about the use of race and gender in hiring, diversity statements, October 7 and the Gaza war, and institutional neutrality (in short, this episode touches every third rail imaginable). There's some debate and some agreement, but most importantly we both finish our beers.

Special Guest: Amori Mikami.

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]]> Episode 116: Can We Do Science Without Ideology? (with Moin Syed) https://www.fourbeers.com/116 935287a3-b8fc-4f21-9973-d5585167aca9 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 116 Can We Do Science Without Ideology? (with Moin Syed) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Cultural psychologist and open science advocate Moin Syed joins the show to talk what he thinks people get wrong about ideology, diversity, and open science. We talk about what role, if any, researchers' ideology should play in their science, and what it means when people describe psychological research as "ideological." In the second half of the show, we talk about what people get wrong about preregistration, and why it seems some misconceptions just won't die. 1:27:26 yes Cultural and developmental psychologist and open science advocate Moin Syed joins the show to talk what he thinks people get wrong about ideology, diversity, and open science. We talk about what role, if any, researchers' ideology should play in their science, and what it means when people describe psychological research as "ideological." In the second half of the show, we talk about what people get wrong about preregistration, and why it seems some misconceptions just won't die. We also talk about Moin's attempt to correct some misinformation (it did not go that well), and some local beer history. Special Guest: Moin Syed. ideology, diversity, open science, preregistration, misinformation Cultural and developmental psychologist and open science advocate Moin Syed joins the show to talk what he thinks people get wrong about ideology, diversity, and open science. We talk about what role, if any, researchers' ideology should play in their science, and what it means when people describe psychological research as "ideological." In the second half of the show, we talk about what people get wrong about preregistration, and why it seems some misconceptions just won't die. We also talk about Moin's attempt to correct some misinformation (it did not go that well), and some local beer history.

Special Guest: Moin Syed.

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]]> Cultural and developmental psychologist and open science advocate Moin Syed joins the show to talk what he thinks people get wrong about ideology, diversity, and open science. We talk about what role, if any, researchers' ideology should play in their science, and what it means when people describe psychological research as "ideological." In the second half of the show, we talk about what people get wrong about preregistration, and why it seems some misconceptions just won't die. We also talk about Moin's attempt to correct some misinformation (it did not go that well), and some local beer history.

Special Guest: Moin Syed.

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