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Episode 34 - Israel & Palestine with Dr. Steven David
Apr 14, 2024
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| 4/14/24 | ![]() Episode 34 - Israel & Palestine with Dr. Steven David | This is a first episode about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Our guest, Dr. Steven David is a scholar of international relations and security studies, and he discussed the conflict with us. This conversation largely explores the conflict from an Israeli (specifically a progressive Zionist) perspective. There are many issues we did not discuss, but we will likely explore in future episodes. Note: The episode was recorded on 1/16/2024, and reflects the information that was available at the time. Sources: New York Times coverage of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza David, S. R. (2012). Existential threats to Israel: learning from the ancient past. Israel Affairs, 18(4), 503-525. David, S. R. (2018). Existential threats to Israel. In Contemporary Israel (pp. 299-316). Routledge. David, S. R. (2019). Coping with an existential threat: Israel and Iran under Netanyahu. In Israel Under Netanyahu (pp. 197-215). Routledge. Israel’s Construction of Iran as an Existential Threat: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26378543 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03932729.2013.787829 https://www.jstor.org/stable/23039625 | — | ||||||
| 3/14/24 | ![]() Episode 33 - Hidden Tribes & Political Polarization with Daniel Yudkin | In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Daniel Yudkin, a social psychologist and researcher at the organization More In Common. We talk about how and why people fundamentally misunderstand Americans’ political viewpoints, and what we can do about this problem. (So sorry about Manny's audio quality! There was a mic issue and we had to use his webcam mic for the episode.) Daniel’s Substack - The Partial Spectator The “Hidden Tribes” of America The Perception Gap quiz More In Common Group 2018 US midterms report Pew Research Typologies Polling that shows high support for progressive policies. “Democratic candidates, on average,are helped by higher turnout.” Hansford and Gomez, 2010 Also, racial minorities (who are more likely to vote democrat) are much less likely to vote, relative to white voters. See Pew Income and Education predict different things when it comes to voting in 2016 and 2020 | — | ||||||
| 1/22/24 | ![]() Episode 32 - Interviewing Manny about Health and Socioeconomic Status | In this episode Dylan interviews Manny about his first first-author paper! The paper investigates how people’s socioeconomic status relates to health (it’s a bit more complicated!). Manny’s paper (not pay walled!): https://academic.oup.com/abm/article/57/11/929/7281567 Kraus episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/29DVydMRzGb Muscatell episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/p6g2VKPRzGb Why does everyone think they are middle class (not pay-walled!)? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550620934597 Robert Sapolsky writes about health and social hierarchy in primates: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.1106477?casa_token=IpGOTg0oFBwAAAAA%3AX3ig2zog-8VbsVcjnw6Cx_xzupulg4Xf4p-Te35XBdwvnY9Mk6EQZhVj8rCV1Bycb6t2535Bpfc9Fw Marmot writes about health inequality and decision latitude: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1674771/ Peter Ennes write about how the rich generally determine the political decisions in the US: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=bM8fEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT5&dq=info:nOJ4vybD5BoJ:scholar.google.com&ots=_snYeRC9S4&sig=XZCZYUofAmyMZArXoYdtNXlHAU4#v=onepage&q&f=false GINI coefficient (a measure of inequality) among countries that are similar to the US: https://data.oecd.org/inequality/income-inequality.htm Wage inequality is lower in worker cooperatives compared to traditional firms: https://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201702/182429792017140207.pdf Direct democracy initiatives support well being: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-015-1085-4 Age and voting behavior: https://medium.com/@PollsAndVotes/age-and-voter-turnout-52962b0884ef | — | ||||||
| 11/27/23 | ![]() Episode 31 - Restorative Justice For Sexual Misconduct with Dr. David Karp | Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. David Karp, Professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego. We talk about the concept of "restorative justice" and how it can be applied specifically to the ongoing problem of sexual misconduct in colleges and universities. We also talk about some of the challenges to scaling up restorative justice, and address some of the reservations people may have about it compared with the mainstream justice system. Notes: Restorative Justice Approaches to the Informal Resolution of Student Sexual Misconduct The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universitie Addressing individual and community needs in the aftermath of campus sexual misconduct: restorative justice as a way forward in the re-entry process RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND RESPONSIVE REGULATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION Book, Applying restorative justice to campus sexual misconduct Reckonings podcast episode | — | ||||||
| 10/27/23 | ![]() Episode 30.5 - An Addendum to Helping Young People With Gender Dysphoria | As Manny mentioned at the top of our previous episode (#30) featuring Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper, we continued the conversation a bit to discuss some topics related to gender dysphoric youth, as well as societal attitudes/prejudice towards transgender individuals. Manny and Dylan discuss how we can interpret polling data and what schools should do to support gender diverse students (and their parents). Support for sex change goes down: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/support-national-centre-for-social-research-ehrc-bsa-great-britain-b2415501.html Prejudice against Trans people goes up: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/new-report-tells-us-how-public-actually-feel-about-trans-people https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/publication-download/attitudes-transgender-people https://news.stv.tv/world/support-for-self-id-on-birth-certificates-for-transgender-people-falls-survey#:~:text=Looking%20at%20how%20attitudes%20have,in%202019%20to%206.4%25%20last Olympics: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/nbc-out-proud/olympic-champion-quinn-ushering-new-era-visibility-trans-athletes-rcna28794 UK laws: https://www.scottishtrans.org/our-work/gender-recognition-act-reform-2022/what-is-the-gender-recognition-act/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40709420 Trans people in sports: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/29/sports-trans-participation-transgender-women-swimming#:~:text=one%20of%20them.-,Misinformation%20is%20being%20used%20as%20a%20core%20element%20of%20this,drastically%20underrepresented%20in%20women's%20sports. Trans people in prisons: https://aninjusticemag.com/are-50-of-trans-women-in-prison-sex-offenders-512f949c365a They/Them video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ehrFk-gLk&ab_channel=TomScott LGBT hate crimes: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/new-data-rise-hate-crime-against-lgbtq-people-continues-stonewall-slams-uk-gov- Hate crimes in general: https://www.apa.org/topics/gun-violence-crime/hate-crimes https://fairforall.substack.com/p/fair-news-standing-for-parents-constitutional Gallup Polling on LGBTQ identity | — | ||||||
| 10/18/23 | ![]() Episode 30 - Helping Young People Who Experience Gender Dysphoria with Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper | In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper, a pioneer in our understanding of youth gender transition. Dr. Edwards-Leeper is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in gender and Professor Emerita of the School of Graduate Psychology at Pacific University in Oregon. She works with gender diverse and transgender children, adolescents and adults. Dr. Edwards-Leeper was a member of the American Psychological Association Task Force that developed practice guidelines for working with trans individuals. She was the past Chair of the Child and Adolescent Committee for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) and was involved in the WPATH Standards of Care (SOC) 8 revision. Dr. Edwards-Leeper is credited as a pioneer in the field of youth gender medicine in the United States, having served as the founding psychologist at the first pediatric gender clinic in the country, at Boston Children’s Hospital, which helped bring medical transition options for minors starting in the mid 2000s. We are especially grateful to Laura for her patience with us during a recording mishap. Dr. Laura Edwards-Leeper’s webpage Her piece in the Washington Post and interview for News Nation Our prior conversation with Dr. Erica Anderson is mentioned in this episode. Should psych eval be necessary for trans healthcare? https://www.medicalaccidentgroup.co.uk/news/do-you-regret-having-cosmetic-surgery/ https://www.icij.org/investigations/implant-files/breast-implant-injuries-kept-hidden-as-new-health-threats-surface/ https://www.oregon.gov/obo/Documents/minor-rights.pdf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/support-national-centre-for-social-research-ehrc-bsa-great-britain-b2415501.html Detransition needs further understanding, not controversy Gallup Polling on LGBTQ identity | — | ||||||
| 10/4/23 | ![]() Episode 29 - Psychology’s Greatest Hits with Paul Bloom | We're back! We're kicking off a new season of episodes with an interview with Dr. Paul Bloom to discuss his new book Psych. We discuss science communication, the limits and value of psychology, whether researchers should be siloed in academia, the problem with empathy, if kids are little bigots, and if social psychology isn't paying enough attention to policy. Psych: The Story of The Human Mind Paul’s webpage (with links to other books), Substack “Small Potatoes” and Twitter Research cited by Kiley Hamlin and Karen Wynn: Hamlin, J. K., & Wynn, K. (2011). Young infants prefer prosocial to antisocial others. Cognitive development, 26(1), 30-39. Hamlin, J. K., Mahajan, N., Liberman, Z., & Wynn, K. (2013). Not like me = bad: Infants prefer those who harm dissimilar others. Psychological science, 24(4), 589-594. | — | ||||||
| 7/3/23 | ![]() Episode 28 - Interviewing Dylan About Romantic Infidelity in Ashley Madison Users | In this episode we talk about Dylan’s newly published study about romantic infidelity in Ashley Madison users. We talk about the ethics of cheating and dishonesty, and whether someone can truly “love” their spouse while having sex with another person. We also talk about what it was like to survey Ashley Madison users about their affairs, and whether we can truly trust them. This will be our last episode for a bit, while we take a Summer travel break. See you in August! Dylan’s Psychology Today piece about the study. Link to the study in Archives of Sexual Behavior. More of Dylan’s research on infidelity here and here. | — | ||||||
| 6/18/23 | ![]() Episode 27 - Mindful Self-Compassion In The Workplace with Dr. Remy Jennings and Janine Johnston | In this episode we spoke with 2 experts on the topics of mental health, mindful self-compassion, and leadership. These are topics that are not only important for people’s general well-being, but also for how people function in their workplaces, and in other areas of life. On the research side, we have Dr. Remy Jennings and on the practitioner side, we have Janine Johnston. Dr. Jennings is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business at Florida State University. Janine Johnston is an executive & mindfulness consultant as well as a facilitator, a teacher, and a coach, who specializes in mindful self-compassion. Papers: Self-compassion at work: A self-regulation perspective on its beneficial effects for work performance and wellbeing Reflecting on one's best possible self as a leader: Implications for professional employees at work When leader self-care begets other care: Leader role self-compassion and helping at work. Leadership Styles Remy on TwitterJanine’s webpage and LinkedIn | — | ||||||
| 6/5/23 | ![]() Episode 26 - Discussing Trans Healthcare with Dr. Erica Anderson | In this episode we have a discussion with Dr. Erica Anderson about the consensus (and lack thereof) within the trans healthcare community. Topics include: conservative anti-trans legislation, ROGD, desistence, affirmative care vs explorative therapy, trans healthcare in Europe, and the ethics of debating trans healthcare in the popular press. Sources: WPATH statement opposing discussion in the lay press: https://www.wpath.org/media/cms/Documents/Public%20Policies/2021/Joint%20WPATH%20USPATH%20Letter%20Dated%20Oct%2012%202021.pdf ROGD leaked out of academia and was used to oppose trans healthcare: https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/18/1057135/transgender-contagion-gender-dysphoria/ Steensma research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21216800/ An academic critique of the Steensma research: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15532739.2018.1456390?src=recsys Texas anti-trans law: https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/texas-senate-passes-sweeping-ban-to-prohibit-trans-youth-and-adults-from-receiving-necessary-medical-care 500+ anti-trans bills: https://translegislation.com/ | — | ||||||
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| 5/21/23 | ![]() Episode 25 - Social Media and Mental Health with Dr. Chris Ferguson | Dylan and Manny chat with Dr. Chris Ferguson about the “social media hypothesis” of mental health. Dr. Ferguson is a clinical psychologist and professor at Stetson University. His research speciality is in media technology, and has co-written Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong. We talk about social comparison, suicide, moral panics, the “nocebo effect,” and more. The three of us push back against the popular view that social media use is causing poor mental health, but we remain very open to other viewpoints so feel free to disagree with us! Dr. Ferguson’s column for Psychology Today, and his piece on the social media hypothesis. Dylan’s articles on this topic: Why I'm Skeptical About the Link Between Social Media and Mental Health Facebook Deactivation and the Nocebo Effect Social Media and the Magical Mirror Social Media and the Black Cat Fallacy Academic Papers & Summaries: Social media use, economic recession and income inequality in relation to trends in youth suicide in high-income countries: a time trends analysis The Welfare Effects of Social Media How Adolescents Use Social Media to Cope with Feelings of Loneliness and Anxiety During COVID-19 Lockdown Teenagers aren’t as lonely in lockdown if interacting positively online Image by Pixelkult from Pixabay | — | ||||||
| 5/5/23 | ![]() Episode 24 - Reducing inequality by increasing belonging with Dr. Greg Walton | In this episode, we interview Stanford psychology professor, Dr. Greg Walton. We discuss: The successful ways that Greg has used "wise interventions" to address social problems like educational inequalities. The importance of social belonging and how feelings of belonging uncertainty can create a downward spiral. Most importantly: Greg's new paper in Science! We focus on what the social belonging intervention is, why it worked, how the effects are influenced by the social context, how universities can learn from the intervention, and how many more students would graduate if the intervention was used at more institutions! Citations: Where and with whom does a brief social-belonging intervention promote progress in college?: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4420 A brief intervention to improve college success and equity (companion perspectives piece to the Science article): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh7681?intcmp=trendmd-sci A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.92.1.82 A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1198364 Social-Psychological Interventions in Education : They're Not Magic https://umaine.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/11/Social-Psychological-Interventions-in-Education-Theyre-Not-Magic-Yeager-Walton.pdf Wise interventions: Psychological remedies for social and personal problems. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-49648-001 Seed and Soil: Psychological Affordances in Contexts Help to Explain Where Wise Interventions Succeed or Fail: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721420904453 Find the intervention materials here: https://collegetransitioncollaborative.org/resources/ | — | ||||||
| 4/24/23 | ![]() Episode 23 - An Introduction to Trans Healthcare with Dr. Quinnehtukqut McLamore | In this episode of the podcast we take a crash course on transgender identity and terminology, statistics on transition and stigma (and associated mental health issues) within the trans community, transition in adults and kids, gender-affirming care, and the difficulties faced by trans individuals who engage with the medical system to get care. Dr. McLamore is bursting at the seams with knowledge on the topic, so there are more citations than usual. We had a much longer conversation than we could publish, but please read their writing in Aeon for more info. 2023 anti-trans bills tracker: https://translegislation.com/ Dr. McLamore’s google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-K4hkmsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Disarming transphobia: ‘Rapid-onset gender dysphoria’ is a popular weapon in the anti-trans arsenal. It is nothing but unscientific bunk’: https://aeon.co/essays/the-real-reason-why-theres-a-global-rise-in-trans-youth Two-Spirit Community: https://lgbtqhealth.ca/community/two-spirit.php#:~:text=The%20creation%20of%20the%20term,term%20niizh%20manidoowag%2C%20two%20spirits. Caster Semenya: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya What is Gender Dysphoria in the DSM-5-TR?: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria Bostock vs clayton county: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostock_v._Clayton_County#:~:text=Clayton%20County%2C%20590%20U.S.%20___,they%20are%20gay%20or%20transgender. Most states allow a “LGBT panic defense”: https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/panic_defense_bans Michael Knowles tweeting about overturning Bostock vs clayton county: https://twitter.com/michaeljknowles/status/1634987094698520576?lang=en Michael Knowles speaking at CPAC about trans people: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pU9y9dcM5NQ Trans people are marginalized: https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community Gender affirming care reduces mental health issues: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/ APA supports gender affirmation: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/division-54-statement-gender-affirmative-care.pdf Many organizations support gender affirming care: https://transhealthproject.org/resources/medical-organization-statements/ Case Report: Induced Lactation in a Transgender Woman: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/trgh.2017.0044 & https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/106/5/e2047/6123860 Puberty blockers have been used since the 80s for precocious puberty: https://www.ohsu.edu/sites/default/files/2020-12/Gender-Clinic-Puberty-Blockers-Handout.pdf Possible outcomes associated with puberty blocker use: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33320999/ Rate of trans health care usage among kids: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-data/ WPath guidelines for trans healthcare: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644 Doctor training on trans issues are inadequate: doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.09.042 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-110 doi:10.36834/cmej.36785 doi:10.1111/medu.13796 doi:10.1071/PY19102 doi:10.2147/AMEP.S147183 | — | ||||||
| 4/9/23 | ![]() Episode 22 - Mental Health Stigma with Andrew Devendorf | In this episode, we are joined by Andrew Devendorf to discuss mental health stigma and how--even among mental health professionals--people often have to hide their mental health conditions or receive social backlash for them. We discuss how this effects research, clinical work, youtube videos, and the broader culture. Suicidal ideation in non-depressed individuals: The effects of a chronic, misunderstood illness: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359105318785450?journalCode=hpqa Stigmatizing Our Own: Self-Relevant Research (Me-Search) Is Common but Frowned Upon in Clinical Psychological Science: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/21677026221141655 Depression presentations, stigma, and mental health literacy: A critical review and YouTube content analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272735820300313 Only Human: Mental-Health Difficulties Among Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology Faculty and Trainees: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17456916211071079?journalCode=ppsa Additional articles: Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12752 https://www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/ Trump has narcissistic personality disorder, says leading psychoanalyst: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-narcissistic-personality-disorder-mary-trump-john-zinner-bandy-x-lee-a9665856.html | — | ||||||
| 3/27/23 | ![]() Episode 21 - Analyzing Anti-Woke Research with Dr. Beth Livingston | In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Beth Livingston to take a critical look at a recent paper that criticized "woke" DEI efforts. Waldman & Sparr - Rethinking Diversity Strategies: An Application of Paradox and Positive Organization Behavior Theories Thomason, Opie, Livingston & Sitzmann: “Woke” Diversity Strategies: Science or Sensationalism? Woke (Dictionary.com) Stop WOKE act was deemed unconstitutional Amy Wax says white culture is superior Chris Rufo's work is misleading and dishonest Manhattan institute Discovery institute Some substantive critiques of diversity trainings: ‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work. This Might. Rethinking Diversity Training African American Museum site removes ‘whiteness’ chart after criticism from Trump Jr. and conservative media Randomized placebo-controlled RCT on outcomes for diversity training | — | ||||||
| 3/12/23 | ![]() Episode 20 - Experimental History with Dr. Adam Mastroianni | In this episode, we interview Dr. Adam Mastroianni. We discuss misperceptions about social progress and political hatred. We also have an extended discussion about the problems with the scientific system of peer review and what we can do to fix those problems. Adam's Blog: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/ Adam's article on misperceptions about society: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/youre-probably-wrong-about-how-things Adamn's article on political hatred: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-great-myths-of-political-hatred Adam's article on peer review: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review People are not as divided as we think: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/27/no-america-is-not-on-the-cusp-of-a-civil-war Adam's peer reviewed work on misperceptions: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2107260119 Nosek peer review paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1047840X.2012.692215?casa_token=VW9tufGR3c4AAAAA%3AYNjm4dcV7FB1Xe8jyz_IFo9AttZeLTjdqpD-kygJCqPDMSFrG7H-pxdMSlmeFBBxwdJJmWa3jqGT “Elsevier makes 40% profit”: https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2020/08/kronikk/money-behind-academic-publishing | — | ||||||
| 2/26/23 | ![]() Episode 19 - The Mistreatment of Dr. Steven Roberts at PoPS | In this episode, we discuss the high profile case of Steven Robert's mistreatment at Perspective on Psychological Science (PoPS). We recorded an interesting and productive discussion with Steven, but he decided against publication of our conversation with him. We thought this topic was too important to not do an episode on, so we recorded our thoughts on the subject without Steven. The episode includes: Steven's post-PoPS experiences (that he said we could share with the audience), our thoughts on the 2020 paper, our thoughts on his treatment at PoPS, and finally what we think about the academic critiques he received. Steven Roberts 2020 paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1745691620927709 Steven Roberts pre-print commentary outlining his experience at PoPS: https://psyarxiv.com/xk4yu Hommels critique: https://psyarxiv.com/hvgrm/ Stanovich’s commentary: http://keithstanovich.com/Site/Essays_files/Stanovich_Commentary_on_Hommel.pdf Stroebe’s commentary: https://psyarxiv.com/prj36/ Jussim’s commentary: https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/wp-content/uploads/sites/135/2022/12/Diversity-of-Diversity-Jussim-accepted-revised-double-spaced-2.0.pdf Jussim’s blog: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/notes-from-a-witch-hunt One of the field experiments showing discrimination in academia: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2015-15680-001 Meta-analysis of hiring discrimination studies: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1706255114 Meta-analysis of housing discrimination studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1489223 Study showing that URM scholars often have prosocial goals in their research: Manny’s article about the psychological roots of racism: https://www.thepipettepen.com/rejecting-the-roots-of-racist-research/ Letter in support of Steven Roberts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O212esQJDYVuiuvN3OQLg7YOD58PbhlmFjfYV3nREU4/mobilebasic Counter-letter: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/invitation-to-sign-letter-protesting | — | ||||||
| 1/22/23 | ![]() Episode 18 - Parental Alienation with Dr. Jennifer Harman | In this episode, Manny and Dylan talk with Dr. Jennifer Harman, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University. The discussion focuses on the topic of parental alienation, or when one parent turns their children against the other parent. When and why does this happen? What can it do to kids and what can we do about it? Show notes: https://theconversation.com/parental-alienation-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters-60763 Parents behaving badly: Gender biases in the perception of parental alienating behaviors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27504753/ Gender Differences in the Use of Parental Alienating Behaviors: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10896-019-00097-5 Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30475019/ Parental alienation: The blossoming of a field of study: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-19773-016 The relative extent of physical punishment and abuse by mothers and fathers: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2000-14077-003 | — | ||||||
| 12/16/22 | ![]() Episode 17 - Complicating Body Positivity with Dr. Kalynda Smith | In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Kalynda Smith about her work on body image and health. Dr. Smith presents a nuanced view on this topic. We acknowledge that while obesity is a significant factor in physical health, at the same time we cannot judge people’s health just by looking at their bodies. Dr. Smith also advocates for focusing on behaviors such as eating healthy foods and exercise, rather than an oversimplified focus on body weight. Dr. Smith’s faculty webpage Dr. Smith’s article on Scienceofsocialproblems Facts on obesity CDC page on obesity | — | ||||||
| 12/2/22 | ![]() Episode 16 - A Spirited Discussion About Anti-Racism with Dr. Erec Smith | In this episode, we dive into a discussion of anti-racism with Dr. Erec Smith. Dr. Smith is a Professor of English Language, Literacy and Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books, is a Writing Fellow for Heterodox Academy, and is a co-founder of Free Black Thought. Dr. Smith is an ardent critic of certain ideas relevant to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and anti-racism that have gained popularity and attention in liberal institutions. We have some spirited exchanges about infantilization and mental health, internalized prejudice, and what effective DEI could look like. Dr. Smith also shared some compelling personal stories about his experiences speaking up against some of the more wacky ideas in his field. Following this conversation, Manny and Dylan debrief and reflect on some of the things we agreed and disagreed about. Erec Smith @ York College A Critique of Anti-racism in Rhetoric and Composition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwzpHTdUVuM https://www.uraction.org/ https://twitter.com/Rhetors_of_York Works that Dr. Smith mentioned (with push back): Violence in the Work of Composition Self-presentation in interracial settings: The competence downshift by White liberals. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay | — | ||||||
| 11/19/22 | ![]() Episode 15 - Learning from History (with Psychology!) with Dr. Gerald Higginbotham | We discuss Dr. Higginbotham's interesting approach to psychological research: using history as a guide. Specifically we discuss his paper which found that racially resentful White Americans were less supportive of gun rights when Black (vs. White) Americans showed greater use of their gun rights. The studies results harken back to how gun control legislation (Mulford Act of 1967) was used to undermine the gun rights of The Black Panther Party in California. Social Psychological Research on Racism and the Importance of Historical Context: Implications for Policy: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09637214221114092 When an irresistible prejudice meets immovable politics: Black legal gun ownership undermines racially resentful White Americans’ gun rights advocacy: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-88684-001?doi=1 Dr. Trawalter’s article on “psychologizing racism”: https://virginiaequitycenter.org/sites/virginiaequitycenter.org/files/Trawalter%2C%20Bart-Plange%2C%20%26%20Hoffman.pdf Twitter people being stupid about the NFL: https://twitter.com/GadSaad/status/1593422136101814272 Interest in purchasing firearms in the United States at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-22091-001 From Backlash to Inclusion for All: Instituting Diversity Efforts to Maximize Benefits Across Group Lines: https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sipr.12040 Dr. Higginbotham’s paper on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/xavkog/new_research_shows_racially_resentful_white/ | — | ||||||
| 11/2/22 | ![]() Episode 14 - Choosing Growth with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman | This is an episode we've been looking forward to since the inception of the podcast. We sat down and talked with Scott Barry Kaufman, one of the more famous living psychologists, about his work on self-actualization, coaching, education and intelligence, scientific controversies, and more. Check out Scott's new book! Choose Growth: A Workbook for Transcending Trauma, Fear, and Self-Doubt Center for the Science of Human Potential Scott's webpage @sbkaufman on Twitter and scottbarrykaufman on Instagram | — | ||||||
| 10/20/22 | ![]() Episode 13 - How Inequality Gets Under the Skin with Dr. Keely Muscatell | In the beginning of the episode we discuss the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP): https://spsp.org/events/demonstrating-our-commitment-anti-racism-through-programming-and-events We reference a statement written by Jonathan Haidt and Lee Jussim complaining about this policy: https://unsafescience.substack.com/p/mandatory-diversity-equity-and-inclusion Finally, we quickly discuss a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS): https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2210412119 Dr. Muscatell's TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCvLXtMqiw&ab_channel=TEDxTalks Social status and stress: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d17e77b8a79bfa4e31641d/t/5e8e35ba40223918dabc35e5/1586378180841/Cundiff%2C+Boylan%2C+Muscatell_2020_Current+Directions.pdf Social status and inflammation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814496/ | — | ||||||
| 10/5/22 | ![]() Episode 12 - Are Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? with Dr. Adam Enders | Dr. Enders joined us to talk about his recent paper published in the journal Political Behavior which is called, Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories? It seems like your answer to that question is no. We discuss this paper and explore how political beliefs and conspiracy beliefs relate to each other. Dr. Enders’s paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35909894/ The impact of economic inequality on conspiracy beliefs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103121001487 How many republicans believe that Covid is overblown? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/08/sobering-poll-gops-embrace-coronavirus-misinformation/ How many liberals think Trump faked his instance of covid? https://assets.ctfassets.net/ms6ec8hcu35u/33moZ9yGGfgeS05fashev5/06a6a735a43fe54dcd606e17c42fcdaf/Equis_Misinformation_Poll_June_2022.pdf Misinfo belief about covid predicts health outcomes: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.670485/full Anti-democratic behaviors of republicans: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22274429/republicans-anti-democracy-13-charts More on Adam Enders: https://www.adamenders.com/ | — | ||||||
| 9/20/22 | ![]() Episode 11 - How We Think About Racial Inequality with Dr. Michael Kraus | We welcome Dr. Michael Kraus to the podcast to talk about his research on the psychology of racial inequality. We discuss the fact that people can't solve a problem if they don't know it exists, and strategies to help people see the ways in which inequality manifests. We also talk a bit about sports and research on physical touch in basketball (Dr. Kraus is a Warriors fan). Episode 2 featuring Dr. Kraus's research Manny’s blog article outlining the many forms of racial inequality in the US People misperceive racial inequality Black-White wealth inequality Misperception of the Black-White income gap Neighborhoods and perception of inequality Perceptions of economic equality Interventions to reduce misperceptions Misperception of racial progress Narratives and DEI Teammate touching in the NBA Image by Michael Reichelt from Pixabay | — | ||||||
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