web02.fireside.fm Thu, 07 May 2026 08:28:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Method” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/method Wed, 08 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -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 77: Against Method? https://www.fourbeers.com/77 050e7183-1162-4734-a191-43cd06c1145d Wed, 08 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 77 Against Method? full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Alexa and Yoel tackle Paul Feyerabend, the wild man of philosophy of science. What can we learn from his provocative "anything goes" argument for methodological anarchy? And, more generally, what can working scientists learn from philosophers of science? 1:14:38 yes <p>Alexa and Yoel tackle Paul Feyerabend, the wild man of philosophy of science. What can we learn from his "anything goes" argument for methodological anarchy? We go deep on the first five chapters of Feyerabend's most famous work, "Against Method," and discuss his (maybe not entirely serious) arguments for extreme theory proliferation, ignoring the data, and Chinese herbal medicine. </p> <p>Also, we discuss which Christmas album is superior: Sia or Dolly Parton. </p> Feyerabend, philosophy of science, method Alexa and Yoel tackle Paul Feyerabend, the wild man of philosophy of science. What can we learn from his "anything goes" argument for methodological anarchy? We go deep on the first five chapters of Feyerabend's most famous work, "Against Method," and discuss his (maybe not entirely serious) arguments for extreme theory proliferation, ignoring the data, and Chinese herbal medicine.

Also, we discuss which Christmas album is superior: Sia or Dolly Parton.

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Also, we discuss which Christmas album is superior: Sia or Dolly Parton.

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