web01.fireside.fm Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:53:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Preregistration” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/preregistration Thu, 06 Mar 2025 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 117: Good News for the Chronics (with Mickey Inzlicht) https://www.fourbeers.com/117 97ccc2b0-bf21-4e44-b310-e8d556cf913b Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 117 Good News for the Chronics (with Mickey Inzlicht) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP conference, dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, and evaluate some critiques of AI empathy. 1:19:52 yes On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) conference. We then dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, including a deep dive into the preregistration. Finally, we discuss a recent Op-Ed in the Guardian that argues that research on AI empathy is fatally flawed. SPSP, cannabis, preregistration, AI, empathy On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) conference. We then dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, including a deep dive into the preregistration. Finally, we discuss a recent Op-Ed in the Guardian that argues that research on AI empathy is fatally flawed.

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]]> On-again off-again co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to debrief about the recent SPSP (Society for Personality and Social Psychology) conference. We then dissect a new paper purporting to show working memory deficits in heavy cannabis users, including a deep dive into the preregistration. Finally, we discuss a recent Op-Ed in the Guardian that argues that research on AI empathy is fatally flawed.

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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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]]> Episode 76: Preregistration (What is it Good For) https://www.fourbeers.com/76 f248a739-7dc7-44b0-9884-df4deb25d8af Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 76 Preregistration (What is it Good For) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Alexa and Yoel talk about objections to preregistration. Does preregistration imply that researchers can't be trusted? Does it mean that they can't use their best judgment? When might preregistration be unhelpful? We also discuss how preregistration would have helped in a recent paper testing Cardi B's maxim that "hoes don't get cold." 1:07:43 yes Alexa and Yoel talk about objections to preregistration. Does preregistration imply that researchers can't be trusted? Does it mean that they can't use their best judgment? When might preregistration be unhelpful? We also discuss researcher degrees of freedom in a recent paper testing Cardi B's maxim that "hoes don't get cold." Plus: ketchup on ice cream, and Alexa's controversial replacement for Daylight Savings Time. preregistration, researcher degrees of freedom, cardi b, methods, field experiments Alexa and Yoel talk about objections to preregistration. Does preregistration imply that researchers can't be trusted? Does it mean that they can't use their best judgment? When might preregistration be unhelpful? We also discuss researcher degrees of freedom in a recent paper testing Cardi B's maxim that "hoes don't get cold."

Plus: ketchup on ice cream, and Alexa's controversial replacement for Daylight Savings Time.

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]]> Alexa and Yoel talk about objections to preregistration. Does preregistration imply that researchers can't be trusted? Does it mean that they can't use their best judgment? When might preregistration be unhelpful? We also discuss researcher degrees of freedom in a recent paper testing Cardi B's maxim that "hoes don't get cold."

Plus: ketchup on ice cream, and Alexa's controversial replacement for Daylight Savings Time.

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]]> Episode 66: How is Open Science Doing? https://www.fourbeers.com/66 44d38bd5-e8f4-4fb7-b647-16e99cedaaa8 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 66 How is Open Science Doing? full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Yoel and Alexa discuss progress in open science over the past 10 years. Is the scientific reform glass half-full or half-empty? Where have we made progress, and what still needs work? Also, the true story of how Ashley Madison got its name. 1:26:49 yes Yoel and Alexa discuss progress in open science over the past 10 years. Is the scientific reform glass half-full or half-empty? Where have we made progress, and what still needs work? We use two papers describing "Scientific Utopia" by Nosek and colleagues (written nearly 10 years ago!) in order to evaluate our progress. Also, the true story of how Ashley Madison got its name. open science, preregistration, scientific utopia, publishing Yoel and Alexa discuss progress in open science over the past 10 years. Is the scientific reform glass half-full or half-empty? Where have we made progress, and what still needs work? We use two papers describing "Scientific Utopia" by Nosek and colleagues (written nearly 10 years ago!) in order to evaluate our progress.

Also, the true story of how Ashley Madison got its name.

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]]> Yoel and Alexa discuss progress in open science over the past 10 years. Is the scientific reform glass half-full or half-empty? Where have we made progress, and what still needs work? We use two papers describing "Scientific Utopia" by Nosek and colleagues (written nearly 10 years ago!) in order to evaluate our progress.

Also, the true story of how Ashley Madison got its name.

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]]> Episode 40: Diversity, Death, and (Cohen's) D https://www.fourbeers.com/40 831952ad-a085-42f7-8430-08408f4cf2a2 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 40 Diversity, Death, and (Cohen's) D full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett In a grab bag episode, Yoel and Mickey talk movies, politics, replicator degrees of freedom, and effect sizes. 1:14:00 yes As Little Urban Achievers, Yoel and Mickey delight in discussing previews for The Jesus Rolls, a Big Lebowski spinoff starring John Torturo as Jesus Quintana. They next talk about the University of California's policy of selecting faculty job candidates based primarily on their diversity and inclusion statements. They finally talk science: What happens when open science advocates veer from their pre-registration plans and fail to reject the null hypothesis? Should we care about effect sizes in psychology outside of applied research? The Jesus Rolls, terror management theory, preregistration, effect sizes As Little Urban Achievers, Yoel and Mickey delight in discussing previews for The Jesus Rolls, a Big Lebowski spinoff starring John Torturo as Jesus Quintana. They next talk about the University of California's policy of selecting faculty job candidates based primarily on their diversity and inclusion statements. They finally talk science: What happens when open science advocates veer from their pre-registration plans and fail to reject the null hypothesis? Should we care about effect sizes in psychology outside of applied research?

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]]> As Little Urban Achievers, Yoel and Mickey delight in discussing previews for The Jesus Rolls, a Big Lebowski spinoff starring John Torturo as Jesus Quintana. They next talk about the University of California's policy of selecting faculty job candidates based primarily on their diversity and inclusion statements. They finally talk science: What happens when open science advocates veer from their pre-registration plans and fail to reject the null hypothesis? Should we care about effect sizes in psychology outside of applied research?

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