Episode 133: What's the Environmental Cost of AI? (with Andy Masley)
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 act...
31 Aug 1h 47min
Episode 132: If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Rich? (with Paul Bloom)
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 abo...
1 Aug 1h 21min
Episode 131: What's Wrong With AI (with Molly Crockett)
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 th...
1 Jun 1h 45min
Episode 130: You Should Be Talking to Strangers (with Nick Epley)
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...
5 Mai 1h 12min
Episode 129: RE-RELEASE: Terrible Advice (with Paul Bloom)
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...
7 Apr 1h 8min
Episode 128: Why Do We Care About Faculty Diversity? (with Azim Shariff)
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Shariff joins the show to talk about his new paper where he describes rationales for diversity in hiring, and an as-yet unpublished...
6 Mar 1h 14min
Episode 127: The Great Canadian Euthanasia Experiment (with Mickey Inzlicht)
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 (...
9 Feb 1h 17min
Episode 126: Using AI to Improve Science (with Paul Litvak)
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...
10 Jan 1h 14min
