web01.fireside.fm Wed, 13 May 2026 03:44:53 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “Social Media” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/social%20media Mon, 02 Sep 2024 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 112: All About ADHD (with Amori Mikami) https://www.fourbeers.com/112 89d73e53-20b3-4130-a032-3087a0998d13 Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 112 All About ADHD (with Amori Mikami) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett ADHD expert Amori Mikami joins the show to talk attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is it, how has our understanding of it changed over the years, and how accurate is the public discourse about it? 1:00:49 yes <p>University of British Columbia professor and ADHD expert Amori Mikami joins the show to talk attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is it, how has our understanding of it changed over the years, and how accurate is the public discourse about it?</p> <p>Plus, some more on Yoel's own ADHD journey and a quiz where we establish how many of Yoel's annoying behaviors are ADHD-related. Special Guest: Amori Mikami.</p> ADHD, mental health, social media University of British Columbia professor and ADHD expert Amori Mikami joins the show to talk attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is it, how has our understanding of it changed over the years, and how accurate is the public discourse about it?

Plus, some more on Yoel's own ADHD journey and a quiz where we establish how many of Yoel's annoying behaviors are ADHD-related.

Special Guest: Amori Mikami.

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]]> University of British Columbia professor and ADHD expert Amori Mikami joins the show to talk attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What is it, how has our understanding of it changed over the years, and how accurate is the public discourse about it?

Plus, some more on Yoel's own ADHD journey and a quiz where we establish how many of Yoel's annoying behaviors are ADHD-related.

Special Guest: Amori Mikami.

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]]> Episode 89: What's Wrong with Social Media? https://www.fourbeers.com/89 800f7429-563a-42c3-8cd1-38af4fc654d5 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:15:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 89 What's Wrong with Social Media? full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Mickey returns to join Alexa and Yoel in a discussion of the evils of social media (or lack thereof). The three cohosts dissect two articles - one by Haidt and another by Orben and Przybylski - in an effort to decide whether social media poses a serious threat to our well-being. 1:23:09 yes <p>Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato. </p> social media, well-being, structural stupidity, Big Potato Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato.

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]]> Mickey returns with the hot takes you know and love. He joins Yoel and Alexa to discuss Jonathan Haidt's recent Atlantic article, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid." Haidt claims the answer is social media, but the cohosts aren't fully convinced. To shed a bit more light on the matter, they turn to an article by Amy Orben and Andrew Przybylski which provides a rigorous analysis of the relationship between social media use and well-being. In the end, Mickey admits to being a hypocrite, and Alexa makes a plug for Big Potato.

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]]> Episode 65: Our Social Media Prisms https://www.fourbeers.com/65 6ac475f4-a357-4742-a009-58ecb46f8fe8 Wed, 26 May 2021 06:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 65 Our Social Media Prisms full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Mickey, Alexa, and Yoel break down "Breaking the Social Media Prism," a new book arguing that social media reinforces our pre-existing political beliefs and polarizes us against the other side. 1:28:13 yes <p>Mickey, Alexa, and Yoel break down "Breaking the Social Media Prism," a new book arguing that social media reinforces our pre-existing political beliefs and polarizes us against the other side.</p> <p>Plus, HUGE NEWS about who's hosting the show. Also, Yoel gets a French lesson. </p> politics, social media, polarization, French Mickey, Alexa, and Yoel break down "Breaking the Social Media Prism," a new book arguing that social media reinforces our pre-existing political beliefs and polarizes us against the other side.

Plus, HUGE NEWS about who's hosting the show. Also, Yoel gets a French lesson.

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]]> Mickey, Alexa, and Yoel break down "Breaking the Social Media Prism," a new book arguing that social media reinforces our pre-existing political beliefs and polarizes us against the other side.

Plus, HUGE NEWS about who's hosting the show. Also, Yoel gets a French lesson.

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]]> Episode 13: What's Wrong with the IAT? (with Jesse Singal) https://www.fourbeers.com/13 c1aa63d0-42bb-4bf8-bb1a-c07aa05d3771 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 13 What's Wrong with the IAT? (with Jesse Singal) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Journalist Jesse Singal joins Mickey and Yoel to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage. 1:00:44 yes <p>Journalist Jesse Singal joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage. Why do so many science journalists simply repeat talking points from university press releases? Is it ethical to administer the IAT as a teaching tool? What is social media like for a journalist? </p> <p>Bonus: Yoel, Mickey, &amp; Jesse discuss a new paper arguing there are upsides to moral outrage. Special Guest: Jesse Singal.</p> implicit association test, science journalism, moral outrage, social media Journalist Jesse Singal joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage. Why do so many science journalists simply repeat talking points from university press releases? Is it ethical to administer the IAT as a teaching tool? What is social media like for a journalist?

Bonus: Yoel, Mickey, & Jesse discuss a new paper arguing there are upsides to moral outrage.

Special Guest: Jesse Singal.

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]]> Journalist Jesse Singal joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about the state of science journalism, what he thinks is wrong with how people interpret the Implicit Association Test (IAT), and the pros and cons of moral outrage. Why do so many science journalists simply repeat talking points from university press releases? Is it ethical to administer the IAT as a teaching tool? What is social media like for a journalist?

Bonus: Yoel, Mickey, & Jesse discuss a new paper arguing there are upsides to moral outrage.

Special Guest: Jesse Singal.

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]]> Episode 12: Everybody Hates Social Media https://www.fourbeers.com/12 81fb7332-b665-4685-be80-572308ffa978 Wed, 24 Oct 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 12 Everybody Hates Social Media full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless? 1:03:48 yes <p>Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? What led Yoel to abandon Twitter entirely for two weeks, and what drew him back in? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless? </p> twitter, facebook, social media, outrage, open science Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? What led Yoel to abandon Twitter entirely for two weeks, and what drew him back in? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless?

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]]> Mickey and Yoel take on social media. What are the upsides and downsides of being on social media, particularly Twitter? Why does Mickey ban himself from social media for most of the day? What led Yoel to abandon Twitter entirely for two weeks, and what drew him back in? Would the open science movement have happened without social media? Bonus: when is it a good idea to give voice to the voiceless?

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