People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Science:Social Sciences
Another talk with Yakov Hirsch, who writes about the Middle East conflict and about "Hasbara culture": what he sees as the tendency of some Israel-defending people to be overly antagonistic and us-vs-them in their thinking (for example, unfairly framing criticism of Israel as "antisemitic"). If you haven't heard the first talk, I recommend that one. This talk is more generally about the nature of conflict, and about how conflict can make us perceive the world and the people around us in overly pessimistic and antagonistic ways, which in turn leads to more conflict. It's also about the importance of trying to have cognitive empathy for people we disagree with and see the world from their perspective; even for people we may think are harmful and dangerous. This will be followed by a second talk where Yakov and I talk about American polarization and polarized views of Trump.
Support the show
To get ad-free episodes, and more, get a premium subscription. To learn more about the show, go to behavior-podcast.com. I'm on Twitter at @apokerplayer. See a summary of my work.
Learn more and sign up for a premium subscription at PeopleWhoReadPeople.com.
Talking about police violence with politically liberal police captain James Mitchell (part 1)
Living with anxiety, with Scott Stossel, national editor of The Atlantic
Psychological and environmental factors in psychosis and schizophrenia, with Nathan Filer
I talk to an 8-year-old kid
Gina Assaf, who has "long haul" covid, discusses her research on it
Why hasn't crowdsourcing of medical data from public disrupted healthcare?, with Jamie Heywood
Reading online dating profiles (part 2), with Scott
Reading online dating profiles (part 1), with Celia
How does a disbelief in free will affect one's life?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
How does aphantasia (lack of mental imagery) impact one's life?, with Zach Elwood
How do insults and hurt feelings affect political conflicts?, with Karina Korostelina
Why does democracy fall apart and authoritarianism rise?, with Thomas Carothers
Questioning how much social media plays a role in political polarization, with Levi Boxell
Are some political party stances due to randomness and chance?, with Michael Macy
How does Facebook increase political polarization and animosity?, with Jaime Settle
Examining causes of polarization in the U.S. and other countries, with Jennifer McCoy
Do violent protests and riots cause people to vote more conservatively?, with Omar Wasow
Understanding violent protester behavior: an interview with a Portland antifa/BLM protester
Did Cambridge Analytica exaggerate their abilities and not actually do anything impressive?, with Dave Karpf
Evaluating psych patients in the ER, and discussion of personality disorders, with Rob Tarzwell
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Poetry of Science
Behavioral Grooves Podcast
Hidden Brain
Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews
The Science of Happiness