Episode 116: Can We Do Science Without Ideology? (with Moin Syed)
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,...
23 Jan 20251h 27min
Episode 115: What's Wrong with Living in a Bubble? (with Mickey Inzlicht)
Occasional co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the show to talk about the 2024 election, Bluesky, and his crusade against yard signs. We discuss prediction markets, Democratic declines with non-college vote...
4 Dec 20241h 11min
Episode 114: Psychology Worth Doing (with Paul Bloom)
Paul Bloom joins the show to talk about a recent paper in which he argues that much of developmental psychology is not worth doing. We also talk about where he thinks psychology has succeeded, and whe...
11 Nov 20241h 15min
Episode 113: The Road to Cincinnati (with Adam Mastroianni)
Researcher and writer Adam Mastroianni joins the podcast to talk about why he left academia, what conventional scientific research might be missing, and how he ended up writing a succesful science blo...
21 Okt 20241h 9min
Episode 112: All About ADHD (with Amori Mikami)
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 t...
2 Sep 20241h
Episode 111: We Are So Back
Mickey joins Yoel for the first new episode in nearly a year. We talk what's been up with the show, plans for the future, and what it feels like to briefly be (almost) internet-famous. In the second ...
31 Juli 20241h 1min
Episode 110: RE-RELEASE: Destigmatizing Mental Health (with Andrew Devendorf)
Andrew Devendorf joins Alexa and Yoel to discuss his work on "me-search" (or self-relevant research) within clinical psychology. He talks about the prevalence of mental health difficulties within the ...
4 Okt 20231h 21min
Episode 109: RE-RELEASE: Against Mindfulness
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...
27 Sep 20231h 23min
