SIO333: ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ and the Lafferty Murders, with The Glass Box Podcast

When I started watching Under the Banner of Heaven, I honestly had no idea it was a: true crime and b: MORMON AS HELL. (I had just wanted to watch Andrew Garfield in a thing…) Well, if you were left a little confused by the Mormon lore in this true-crime thriller, have we got the show for you! Bryce Blankenagel and Shannon Grover help us understand this very… bizarre religious history. And Shannon has a personal connection to the real case!
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SIO332: Science Says Don’t Spank Your Kids, A-Holes! – Dear Old Dads Crossover

That’s right, it’s a crossover spectacular! Tom and Eli (and I) from Dear Old Dads are here to learn from Lindsey why no the f you should not spank your kids you a-hole! Science is clear. Don’t do it. But Lindsey breaks it down and we make lottttts of jokes and hear more amazing dad stories!

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Links: 2019 APA Resolution on Physical Discipline of Children by Parents,
Gershoff and colleagues (2018) – Review on physical punishment and detrimental outcomes

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SIO331: Study Shows Privileged People Perceive Equality as Unfair

It’s another science thingy subjected to the Lindsey treatment! A study purports to show that people in a position of privilege view any effort to promote equality as an attack on them. Does the study hold up? Will Lindsey talk methods to us? Find out!

Stay tuned after for a special message from Andrew Torrez.

Links: New Scientist Article, Brown et al study 2022

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SIO330: Does Meditation Reduce Prosocial Behavior?

By popular request, Lindsey will be taking us through this fascinating science-thingy! Certain kinds of meditation can reduce feelings like guilt, sadness, etc. But is that good? Does it make people less likely to help others in different ways? Find out!

Links: Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Guilt and Prosocial Reparation, popular coverage

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SIO329: Lindsey Shares Her Abortion Story

Our own Dr. Lindsey Osterman has had an abortion, does not regret it, and wants to tell us why this basic healthcare right matters not just for those in extreme circumstances. Then, we discuss the political situation and what can actually be done about it. Yelling may be involved.

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SIO328: Making Sense of Sensemaking with Aaron Rabinowitz

There’s possibly a new brand of centrist-IDW-know-it-all online, and it’s called a “sensemaker.” Or, is it a totally normal good thing? I don’t know. So I brought in way-too-online-person Aaron Rabinowitz to explain just wtf is going on here. We ended up having a wide ranging discussion on the centristy-IDW manosphere and what makes it tick. And why Elon Musk blows.

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SIO325: How to Be Persuasive, According to Science – Part 2

Dr. Lindsey Osterman explains the rest of the persuasion review paper. This episode has a lot of good, practical info if you’re wanting to try to change minds, for real!

Links: Hussein & Tormala (2021) Undermining Your Case to Enhance Your Impact, Jost et al (2003) Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition, Jost et al (2007) Are Needs to Manage Uncertainty and Threat Associated With Political Conservatism or Ideological Extremity?

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SIO324: How To Be Persuasive, According to Science

With so many people in our country seemingly living in an alternate universe of facts, persuading people to change their mind has never been more important. But… how can we actually do that? What actually works? Dr. Lindsey Osterman is here to science us about it!

Hussein & Tormala (2021) Undermining Your Case to Enhance Your Impact

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