web01.fireside.fm Mon, 18 May 2026 10:18:14 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Gratitude” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/gratitude Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 -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 130: You Should Be Talking to Strangers (with Nick Epley) https://www.fourbeers.com/130 7811755b-28e0-4416-b728-059841a4b83c Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 130 You Should Be Talking to Strangers (with Nick Epley) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Researcher, professor, and former Division III football player Nick Epley joins the show to talk about why we underestimate the benefits of social connections—and how we can change our behavior to connect more with others. 1:12:10 yes <p>Researcher, professor, and former Division III football player Nick Epley joins the show to talk about why we underestimate the benefits of social connections. We are a social species, and yet many of us choose to avoid connecting with others. Nick and I talk about his research on this, and about his new book, <em>A Little More Social</em>, which is all about how we can change our behavior to connect more with others. Special Guest: Nick Epley.</p> sociality, connection, extraversion, gratitude Researcher, professor, and former Division III football player Nick Epley joins the show to talk about why we underestimate the benefits of social connections. We are a social species, and yet many of us choose to avoid connecting with others. Nick and I talk about his research on this, and about his new book, A Little More Social, which is all about how we can change our behavior to connect more with others.

Special Guest: Nick Epley.

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]]> Researcher, professor, and former Division III football player Nick Epley joins the show to talk about why we underestimate the benefits of social connections. We are a social species, and yet many of us choose to avoid connecting with others. Nick and I talk about his research on this, and about his new book, A Little More Social, which is all about how we can change our behavior to connect more with others.

Special Guest: Nick Epley.

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]]> Episode 6: Yoel and Mickey Fall in Love (with Elizabeth Page-Gould) https://www.fourbeers.com/6 801abed0-25f5-46e5-85ec-bb8d36c4b724 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 6 Yoel and Mickey Fall in Love (with Elizabeth Page-Gould) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 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! 1:18:13 yes <p>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…by administering the so-called fast-friends procedure. By answering questions of increasing intimacy and revealing personal stories, Yoel, Mickey, and Liz grow in rapport over the course of the hour, sometimes uncovering deep emotions.</p> <p>Bonus: Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper in Science Magazine suggesting that judgments of blue dots can help us understand the advent of concepts such as micro-aggressions. <br> Special Guest: Elizabeth Page-Gould.</p> friendship, embarrassment, gratitude, crying, loyalty, mental health, admiration, concept creep 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…by administering the so-called fast-friends procedure. By answering questions of increasing intimacy and revealing personal stories, Yoel, Mickey, and Liz grow in rapport over the course of the hour, sometimes uncovering deep emotions.

Bonus: Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper in Science Magazine suggesting that judgments of blue dots can help us understand the advent of concepts such as micro-aggressions.

Special Guest: Elizabeth Page-Gould.

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]]> 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…by administering the so-called fast-friends procedure. By answering questions of increasing intimacy and revealing personal stories, Yoel, Mickey, and Liz grow in rapport over the course of the hour, sometimes uncovering deep emotions.

Bonus: Yoel and Mickey discuss a new paper in Science Magazine suggesting that judgments of blue dots can help us understand the advent of concepts such as micro-aggressions.

Special Guest: Elizabeth Page-Gould.

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