web02.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:46:53 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Two Psychologists Four Beers - Episodes Tagged with “The Self” https://www.fourbeers.com/tags/the%20self Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 -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 109: RE-RELEASE: Against Mindfulness https://www.fourbeers.com/109 e7fb0e36-9af7-46ac-ab86-9c9c3fc1124b Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 109 RE-RELEASE: Against Mindfulness full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Yoel and Mickey push back against the hype to mount an argument against mindfulness meditation. 1:23:45 yes Playing devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mindfulness-based therapy effective? Can mindfulness improve the quality of attention beyond the meditation cushion? Are effects of mindfulness mostly placebo effects produced by motivated practitioners and adherents? Should we be impressed by mindfulness meditation’s supposed effects on conceptions of the self? Is mindfulness, in all its complexity, amenable to scientific study? Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science? This is a re-release of an episode first released on August 7, 2019. mindfulness, meditation, attention, the self, Tango dancing, motivation, placebo Playing devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mindfulness-based therapy effective? Can mindfulness improve the quality of attention beyond the meditation cushion? Are effects of mindfulness mostly placebo effects produced by motivated practitioners and adherents? Should we be impressed by mindfulness meditation’s supposed effects on conceptions of the self? Is mindfulness, in all its complexity, amenable to scientific study?

Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science?

This is a re-release of an episode first released on August 7, 2019.

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Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science?

This is a re-release of an episode first released on August 7, 2019.

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]]> Episode 79: All About Authenticity https://www.fourbeers.com/79 4384ab9f-e19d-48d9-80cd-37920ccf1bf9 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 79 All About Authenticity full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Alexa and Yoel talk authenticity. What is it? Is it good to have it? And why does Alexa score higher on it than Yoel? Plus, Alexa drinks some listener-supplied beer, with favorable results. 1:21:18 yes Alexa and Yoel talk authenticity. What is it? Is it good to have it? And why does Alexa score higher on it than Yoel? We talk about a draft paper examining how people infer authenticity in themselves and others, and a recently-published paper suggesting that supposedly highly authentic people might just be motivated to present themselves that way. Plus, Alexa drinks some listener-supplied beer, with favorable results, and we discuss who the most famous academic is. authenticity, self-presentation, the self, Dr. Oz Alexa and Yoel talk authenticity. What is it? Is it good to have it? And why does Alexa score higher on it than Yoel? We talk about a draft paper examining how people infer authenticity in themselves and others, and a recently-published paper suggesting that supposedly highly authentic people might just be motivated to present themselves that way.

Plus, Alexa drinks some listener-supplied beer, with favorable results, and we discuss who the most famous academic is.

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Plus, Alexa drinks some listener-supplied beer, with favorable results, and we discuss who the most famous academic is.

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]]> Episode 49: Why Buddhism is Wrong (with Evan Thompson) https://www.fourbeers.com/49 b1b9e530-886c-44b0-a76f-3d5741b22965 Wed, 15 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 49 Why Buddhism is Wrong (with Evan Thompson) full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Yoel and Mickey welcome philosopher Evan Thompson to the show to talk about Buddhism, the self. embodied cognition, phenomenology, evolutionary psychology, and growing up on a commune. 1:19:32 yes Yoel and Mickey have a far ranging conversation with University of British Columbia professor of philosophy, Evan Thompson. Despite growing up with a daily meditation practice and contributing to the cognitive science of mindfulness, why does Evan not consider himself a Buddhist? Is Buddhism a religion that is truly different from other religions? Is the self an illusion, as is popularily portrayed by Buddhist modernists such as Sam Harris? What do failures to replicate social psychology studies of embodied cognition mean for the larger enterprise of embodied cognition? Can science and traditional Buddhism co-exist? Why is Evolutionary Psychology a doomed entreprise? Bonus: Which city is superior, Toronto or Vancouver? Special Guest: Evan Thompson. Buddhism, the self, religion, embodied cognition, mindfulness, phenomenology Yoel and Mickey have a far ranging conversation with University of British Columbia professor of philosophy, Evan Thompson. Despite growing up with a daily meditation practice and contributing to the cognitive science of mindfulness, why does Evan not consider himself a Buddhist? Is Buddhism a religion that is truly different from other religions? Is the self an illusion, as is popularily portrayed by Buddhist modernists such as Sam Harris? What do failures to replicate social psychology studies of embodied cognition mean for the larger enterprise of embodied cognition? Can science and traditional Buddhism co-exist? Why is Evolutionary Psychology a doomed entreprise?

Bonus: Which city is superior, Toronto or Vancouver?

Special Guest: Evan Thompson.

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]]> Yoel and Mickey have a far ranging conversation with University of British Columbia professor of philosophy, Evan Thompson. Despite growing up with a daily meditation practice and contributing to the cognitive science of mindfulness, why does Evan not consider himself a Buddhist? Is Buddhism a religion that is truly different from other religions? Is the self an illusion, as is popularily portrayed by Buddhist modernists such as Sam Harris? What do failures to replicate social psychology studies of embodied cognition mean for the larger enterprise of embodied cognition? Can science and traditional Buddhism co-exist? Why is Evolutionary Psychology a doomed entreprise?

Bonus: Which city is superior, Toronto or Vancouver?

Special Guest: Evan Thompson.

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]]> Episode 27: Against Mindfulness https://www.fourbeers.com/27 38c18c65-22ee-4607-9b31-dceae41ea470 Wed, 07 Aug 2019 05:00:00 -0400 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett 27 Against Mindfulness full Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Yoel and Mickey push back against the hype to mount an argument against mindfulness meditation. 1:16:58 yes Playing devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mindfulness-based therapy effective? Can mindfulness improve the quality of attention beyond the meditation cushion? Are effects of mindfulness mostly placebo effects produced by motivated practitioners and adherents? Should we be impressed by mindfulness meditation’s supposed effects on conceptions of the self? Is mindfulness, in all its complexity, amenable to scientific study? Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science? mindfulness, meditation, attention, the self, Tango dancing, motivation, placebo Playing devil's advocate, Yoel and Mickey mount a criticism against the scientific study of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Can we measure it? Is mindfulness-based therapy effective? Can mindfulness improve the quality of attention beyond the meditation cushion? Are effects of mindfulness mostly placebo effects produced by motivated practitioners and adherents? Should we be impressed by mindfulness meditation’s supposed effects on conceptions of the self? Is mindfulness, in all its complexity, amenable to scientific study?

Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science?

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Bonus: Is the value of diversity and inclusivity a core part of open science?

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