Episode 75: A Golden Shower of Guests

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Oct 6, 2015

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Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist, discusses translating academic insights into real-world applications. Laurie Santos, a Yale psychologist, explores the messy intersections of neuroscience and psychology, specifically comparing cognitive processes in dogs and chimps. Yoel Inbar highlights the importance of replication and methodological rigor in behavioral science. Nina Strohminger expresses skepticism about the reliability of priming effects, while Eric Schwitzgebel shares his evolving views on materialism. Sam Harris reflects on the risks of advanced AI and his recent ethical shift towards vegetarianism.

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Academics Must Bridge Theory To Practice

Dan Ariely argues academics must own translating ideas into real-world applications rather than stop at publication.
He says bridging that gap is difficult but a moral responsibility to maximize societal benefit.

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Qualitative Work Complements Lab Experiments

Dan Ariely found interviewing real-world big cheaters revealed limits of lab studies and enriched his understanding.
He became less dogmatic about data sources and more open to qualitative approaches.

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Brain Data Rarely Maps Cleanly To Theory

Laurie Santos says cognitive neuroscience has not constrained psychological theory as expected.
She now views neuroscience as descriptive of networks rather than offering clean modular mappings to cognitive functions.

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