Two Psychologists Four Beers

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Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett Visit website › Science · EN · 136 episodes · latest 2026-11-01 · explicit

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Two psychologists endeavor to drink four beers while discussing news and controversies in science, academia, and beyond.

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© 2026 Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett

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Episode 135: Big Team Science Outside the West (with Sergio Barbosa and Alma Jeftic) E

2026-11-01 · 1 hr 22 min · Episode 135

Sergio Barbosa (Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá) and Alma Jeftic (International Christian University, Tokyo) join Yoel to talk about big team science. We talk about some of the problems that can come up when you are…
Episode 134: Applied Moral Psychology (with Josh Greene) E

2026-10-01 · 1 hr 18 min · Episode 134

Harvard psychologist and philosopher Josh Greene joins the show to talk about his influential work in moral psychology and why he has partly moved from basic science to applied projects. We talk about two ways he's…
Episode 133: What's the Environmental Cost of AI? (with Andy Masley) E

2026-08-31 · 1 hr 47 min · Episode 133

Andy Masley joins Yoel and Mickey to talk about a claim that's made him (in)famous: using AI chatbots doesn't meaningfully affect your carbon footprint or water usage. We discuss what data centers actually do with…
Episode 132: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (with Paul Bloom) E

2026-08-01 · 1 hr 22 min · Episode 132

Paul and Yoel talk about whether it's a problem that psychologists seem to be no better than laypeople at predicting behavior. We also cover a recent controversy in anthropology, talk a little bit about the Odyssey…
Episode 131: What's Wrong With AI (with Molly Crockett) E

2026-06-01 · 1 hr 46 min · Episode 131

Cognitive scientist Molly Crockett joins the show to talk about what it's like to be known in the field as an "AI skeptic." We talk about where Molly is actually skeptical, but also what she thinks that label gets…
Episode 130: You Should Be Talking to Strangers (with Nick Epley) E

2026-05-05 · 1 hr 12 min · Episode 130

Researcher, professor, and former Division III football player Nick Epley joins the show to talk about why we underestimate the benefits of social connections. We are a social species, and yet many of us choose to avoid…
Episode 129: RE-RELEASE: Terrible Advice (with Paul Bloom) E

2026-04-07 · 1 hr 9 min · Episode 129

Instead of a new episode this month, we have one from the vaults that many newer listeners might not have heard (because it came out almost 7 years ago). But, especially since Paul has a new baby (see first link),…
Episode 128: Why Do We Care About Faculty Diversity? (with Azim Shariff) E

2026-03-06 · 1 hr 14 min · Episode 128

Many academics care about diversity in faculty hiring, but why? Azim Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished study where he…
Episode 127: The Great Canadian Euthanasia Experiment (with Mickey Inzlicht) E

2026-02-09 · 1 hr 17 min · Episode 127

Mickey and Yoel talk about Canada's controversial euthanasia law (called MAID: medical assistance in dying). Since its introduction in 2016, an increasing number of Canadians are choosing euthanasia (in recent years,…
Episode 126: Using AI to Improve Science (with Paul Litvak) E

2026-01-10 · 1 hr 15 min · Episode 126

Paul Litvak joins the show to talk about how AI tools can help us measure research quality and assess evidence in the scientific literature. His first project is a way to extract test statistics and p-values from papers…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length: 1 hr 14 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: psychology, beer, academia, science, controversy

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