app01 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:29:57 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Effective Altruism” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/effective%20altruism Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 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 134: Applied Moral Psychology (with Josh Greene) https://www.fourbeers.com/134 9e0de521-5110-4154-a581-125b14383a86 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 134 Applied Moral Psychology (with Josh Greene) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Harvard psychologist and philosopher Josh Greene joins the show to talk about two projects where he's trying to apply his research to change the real world: Giving Multiplier (a donation platform that nudges people towards higher-impact giving), and Tango, a quiz game that gets Democrats and Republicans to like each other a little better. 1:18:05 yes <p>Harvard psychologist and philosopher Josh Greene joins the show to talk about his influential work in moral psychology and why he has partly moved from basic science to applied projects. We talk about two ways he's trying to apply his research to change the real world. The first is Giving Multiplier, a donation platform that nudges people towards higher-impact giving (listeners can get extra matching funds on Giving Multiplier by visiting <a href="https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/BEERS" rel="nofollow noopener">https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/BEERS</a>). The second is Tango, an online interactive quiz game that gets Democrats and Republicans to like each other a little better. </p> <p>Let's hope Mickey never finds out that this episode features zero (0) alcoholic drinks. Josh drinks some fancy adult sodas, and Yoel, who is less fancy, drinks a Red Bull.</p> <p>Also, the question everyone has been asking: is Josh a moral realist?</p><p>Special Guest: Josh Greene.</p> moral psychology, effective altruism, Giving Multiplier, affective polarization, Tango Harvard psychologist and philosopher Josh Greene joins the show to talk about his influential work in moral psychology and why he has partly moved from basic science to applied projects. We talk about two ways he's trying to apply his research to change the real world. The first is Giving Multiplier, a donation platform that nudges people towards higher-impact giving (listeners can get extra matching funds on Giving Multiplier by visiting https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/BEERS). The second is Tango, an online interactive quiz game that gets Democrats and Republicans to like each other a little better.

Let's hope Mickey never finds out that this episode features zero (0) alcoholic drinks. Josh drinks some fancy adult sodas, and Yoel, who is less fancy, drinks a Red Bull.

Also, the question everyone has been asking: is Josh a moral realist?

Special Guest: Josh Greene.

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]]> Harvard psychologist and philosopher Josh Greene joins the show to talk about his influential work in moral psychology and why he has partly moved from basic science to applied projects. We talk about two ways he's trying to apply his research to change the real world. The first is Giving Multiplier, a donation platform that nudges people towards higher-impact giving (listeners can get extra matching funds on Giving Multiplier by visiting https://givingmultiplier.org/invite/BEERS). The second is Tango, an online interactive quiz game that gets Democrats and Republicans to like each other a little better.

Let's hope Mickey never finds out that this episode features zero (0) alcoholic drinks. Josh drinks some fancy adult sodas, and Yoel, who is less fancy, drinks a Red Bull.

Also, the question everyone has been asking: is Josh a moral realist?

Special Guest: Josh Greene.

Sponsored By:

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]]> Episode 133: What's the Environmental Cost of AI? (with Andy Masley) https://www.fourbeers.com/133 6f444751-a959-4ef3-856f-a046357b4def Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 133 What's the Environmental Cost of AI? (with Andy Masley) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We ask Andy what data centers actually do with water, why "ten times a Google search" is not a useful metric, and why people really don't want data centers built near them. 1:47:19 yes <p>Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We discuss what data centers actually do with water, why "ten times a Google search" is not a useful metric, and why people really don't want data centers built near them. </p> <p>We also talk about Andy's involvement in effective altruism, which criticisms of it he takes seriously, and whether a grant from an EA funder should make you trust him less. Plus, some self-driving car discourse, and Yoel tries to drink a bottle of bourbon.</p> <p><em>Finally, a small correction from Andy: "I misspoke at 48:00 and said you'd need to send 150,000 prompts to raise your emissions by 1%, I got my wires crossed with how much you'd need to double your emissions and the actual number should be 1,500 per day."</em></p><p>Special Guest: Andy Masley.</p> AI, data centers, effective altruism, animal welfare, autonomous vehicles Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We discuss what data centers actually do with water, why "ten times a Google search" is not a useful metric, and why people really don't want data centers built near them.

We also talk about Andy's involvement in effective altruism, which criticisms of it he takes seriously, and whether a grant from an EA funder should make you trust him less. Plus, some self-driving car discourse, and Yoel tries to drink a bottle of bourbon.

Finally, a small correction from Andy: "I misspoke at 48:00 and said you'd need to send 150,000 prompts to raise your emissions by 1%, I got my wires crossed with how much you'd need to double your emissions and the actual number should be 1,500 per day."

Special Guest: Andy Masley.

Links:

]]> Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We discuss what data centers actually do with water, why "ten times a Google search" is not a useful metric, and why people really don't want data centers built near them.

We also talk about Andy's involvement in effective altruism, which criticisms of it he takes seriously, and whether a grant from an EA funder should make you trust him less. Plus, some self-driving car discourse, and Yoel tries to drink a bottle of bourbon.

Finally, a small correction from Andy: "I misspoke at 48:00 and said you'd need to send 150,000 prompts to raise your emissions by 1%, I got my wires crossed with how much you'd need to double your emissions and the actual number should be 1,500 per day."

Special Guest: Andy Masley.

Links:

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