People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Science:Social Sciences
A talk with Daniel Whiteson, a professor of physics and astronomy, about free will, with a focus on what the effects in one's life are when one doesn't believe in free will. Topics discussed: Our thoughts on why we think free will is unlikely to exist; psychological and emotional aspects of living without a belief in free will; the anxiety and even anger that some people can have about the idea that we lack free will; the idea that a lack of belief in free will can be part of a spiritual, positive way of experiencing the world; and more.
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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
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