Best Robert Berkeley Podcasts (2024)

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Nicole Foy on Immigration and Labor 29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Reading the news today, you might not believe it, but there was a time, not long ago, in which it was acceptable to say out loud that immigration is a boon to this country, and immigrants should be welcomed and supported. Now, news media start with the premise of immigration itself as a “crisis,” with the only debate aroun…

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Episode 46: Invaliditas Externa 1:03:02

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In this episode, we discuss the paper "In defense of external invalidity" by Douglas Mook. Shownotes Mook, D. G. (1983). In defense of external invalidity. American Psychologist, 38(4), 379–387. Mook, D. G. (1989). The myth of external validity. Everyday cognition in adulthood and late life, 25-43. The case of Phineas Gage was written up: Harlow, J…

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Shawn Musgrave and Orion Danjuma: Vote Fraud Hoax as Voter Suppression 29:58

4d ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Dropped by her law firm after being exposed as an advisor on the post-2020 election call where Donald Trump told Georgia officials to “find” him some votes, Cleta Mitchell has leaned in on the brand of “election integrity.” Platformed on right-wing talk radio, she’s now saying that Democrats are “literally getting people t…

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Prologus 46: In Defense of External Invalidity (D. G. Mook) 52:55

7d ago52:55

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A reading of the paper In Defense of External Invalidty by Douglas G. Mook, which will be discussed in the next episode. Mook, D. G. (1983). In defense of external invalidity. American Psychologist, 38(4), 379–387. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.38.4.379By Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

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Episode 55: The Culture Wrangler 23:45

6d ago23:45

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In this episode of Inside Jobs, we welcome Beth Anne Mandia, Director of Brand & Creative Services at TruStage Financial Group. Since joining TruStage, Beth Anne has taken deliberate steps to change the mindset of her team from order takers to value-added partners. Tune in to hear how she has changed the culture and the reputation of the internal c…

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Don't be a WebQoof 20:01

8d ago20:01

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This episode takes us to India, where fake news on Whatsapp spreads like wildfire. Is addressing it a hopeless cause? Learn about solutions with Abhishek Anand, a Gen Z journalist who joined a Deli-based fact-checking team. Listen to discover the team’s techniques for battling an endless flow of falsehoods and how their efforts protect someone from…

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Chip Gibbons on Gaza First Amendment Alert 29:58

10d ago29:58

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The official death toll in Gaza is now roughly 43,000 people, very conservatively. As the Lancet and others remind, armed conflicts have indirect health implications beyond the direct harm from violence, including deaths from causes such as reproductive, communicable and non-communicable diseases. In Palestine, the death toll is exacerbated by disp…

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Episode 45: Apprenticiatus 51:15

12d ago51:15

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In this episode, we discuss the role of apprenticeship in training scientists and researchers. What’s the difference between traditional apprenticeship and cognitive apprenticeship? Does graduate training live up to its promise as an apprenticeship model? What can we do to improve the modeling of skills that are to be taught during graduate trainin…

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George Lipsitz on the Impacts of Housing Discrimination 29:58

17d ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: For many people and for media, the idea of “racial discrimination in housing” invokes an image of individual landlords refusing to rent or sell homes to black and brown people. But that understanding is so incomplete as to be harmful. A new book doesn’t just illuminate the thicket of effects of systemic racism as it affect…

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Farming Dreams 31:05

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A bare plot of land. An innovative farming technique. And seemingly insurmountable challenges. This is the story of a 22-year-old farmer who crosses the country to help a small community facing food insecurity. Shamik Chandrachood moves from Kentucky to California to bring a technique called intercropping to a traditional farming town — and encount…

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Derek Seidman on Insurance and Climate / Insha Rahman on Immigration Conversation 29:58

26d ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: “How Hurricane Helene Could Impact Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis” was a recent Newsweek headline, on a story with a source saying smaller insurers were “especially in danger.” A layperson might wonder why events we pay insurance for should present a crisis for the industry we pay it to. Writer and historian Derek Seidman…

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Episode 44: Reprehensio Scientiae Aperta 1:00:09

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This is a live episode, recorded in Växjö, Sweden (Linnaeus university) on September 24, 2024, at the 5th meeting of the Open Science Community Sweden and the Swedish Reproducibility Network. Thanks to André Kalmendal at Mono (https://monovaxjo.se) for recording the episode.By Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

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Mohamad Bazzi on Israeli Terror Attacks 29:58

1M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: On September 17, thousands of handheld pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria. The next day, it was hundreds of walkie-talkies — part of an Israeli attack, intended for Hezbollah, that Israel’s defense minister called “the start of a new phase in the war.” Media dutifully reported the emerging toll of dead…

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Pushing the (Age) Limits 26:29

1M ago26:29

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Emily Nguyen started working in the government as a teenager. Can teenagers get taken seriously in San Francisco City Hall? And why does it matter that youth like Emily participate in civics? Welcome to the first episode of Season 6, a story about the joys, surprises, and struggles of being young in local government. This episode hosted by Avalon B…

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Jen Senko on The Brainwashing of My Dad 29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Springfield, Ohio schools are facing bomb threats because some people believe that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating dogs and cats. According to candidates for the country’s highest offices, and the KKK flyers showing up around town, this means that these legal immigrants should be pushed out of the country — or, …

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Episode 43: Historia Casus Methodi Scientifica 1:00:45

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In this episode, we discuss the paper "A case history in scientific method" by B. F. Skinner Shownotes Skinner, B. F. (1956). A case history in scientific method. American psychologist, 11(5), 221. Richter, C. P. (1953). Free research versus design research. Science, 118(3056), 91–93. https://archive.org/details/WaldenTwoChapter01…

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Trailer: Season Six 1:27

2M ago1:27

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A new season of Talk Policy to Me is launching soon.

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Gregory Shupak on Palestinian Genocide / Robert Spitzer on Gun Rights and Rules 29:58

2M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Corporate U.S. news media continue to report things like Israel’s recent strike on the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 19 people in an area designated a “refuge” for Palestinians, and to include warnings of a possible wider war in the region. But there’s little sense of urgency, of something horrible happening that U.S. …

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Prologus 43: A Case Study in Scientific Method (Skinner) 1:03:17

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In preparation for the next episode, in which we discuss this paper, here is a reading of: Skinner, B. F. (1956). A case history in scientific method. American Psychologist, 11(5), 221-233.By Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

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Episode 54: A Man with a Plan 31:32

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In this episode of Inside Jobs, we connect with Keith Loell, integrated creative director and leader at Tonic, the award-winning in-house agency at Highmark Health. Keith has always felt the most comfortable and most alive building things. So, when the executives at Highmark came knocking with a plan to build a full-service, world-class in-house ag…

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Dedrick Asante-Muhammad & Algernon Austin on the Black Economy 29:58

2M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Corporate economic news can be so abstract that it’s disinforming even when it’s true. The big idea is that there’s something called “the U.S. economy” that can be doing well or poorly, which obscures the reality that we are differently situated, and good news for the stock market, say, may mean nothing, or worse, for me. …

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Episode 42: Aestimatio Scriptorum 1:05:34

2M ago1:05:34

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In today’s episode, we discuss critically reading and appraising scientific articles. How do we select which articles to read carefully? Which heuristics are useful for assessing paper quality? And do open science practices actually lead to better quality papers? Enjoy. Shownotes Bacon, F. (1625). Of Studies. PNAS Submissions contributed by NAS mem…

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Freddy Brewster on Kroger-Albertsons merger 29:58

2M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: The country’s largest and second-largest grocery store chains want to merge and, surprising no one, they claim that giving them that tremendous market power will lead to lower prices, better quality food, and better conditions for workers. The FTC says, hold on a second, how does that square with on-the-record statements t…

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Steve Macek on Dark Money 29:58

2M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: One of many things wrong with corporate news media is the way they hammer home the idea that the current system is the only system. If you don’t see yourself and your interests reflected in either of the two dominant parties, the problem is you. On the other hand, independent media gives us new questions to ask. For exampl…

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Episode 41: Sodalitates Academicae 1:03:54

2M ago1:03:54

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In this episode, we talk about academic societies, professional organizations, and academic advocacy groups, focusing primarily on the discipline of psychology. What are their roles and responsibilities? Is it necessary for researchers to join such organizations? And should we bring back scholarly soirees? Enjoy. Shownotes Royal Society Referee Rep…

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Emily Sanders on Criminalizing Pipeline Protest / Victoria St. Martin on Suing Fossil Fuel Companies 29:59

3M ago29:59

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This week on CounterSpin: Climate disruption is outpacing many scientists’ understanding of it, and it’s undeniably driving many harms we are facing: extreme heat, extreme cold, devastating hurricanes and tornadoes. News media are giving up pretending that these extreme weather events are just weird and not provably driven by the continued use of f…

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Lee Hepner on Google Monopoly / Shayana Kadidal on Guantanamo Plea Deal 29:58

3M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: You don’t hear the phrase “free market capitalism” so much anymore, but the idea still tacitly undergirds much of what you do hear about why products and services are the way they are. We all know about corruption and cronyism, but we still accept that the company that “wins” — “cornering the market” — does so because peop…

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Episode 40: Tabula de Ethicis Recensionibus 1:13:28

3M ago1:13:28

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In this episode, we discuss review boards for research with human subjects. Are they necessary? Are they efficient? Are scientists well equipped to make judgements about ethics? And are economists more ethical than psychologists? Shownotes Whitney, S. N. (2015). Balanced ethics review: A guide for institutional review board members. Springer. Schra…

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Episode 53: Mission Driven from the Start 36:05

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In this episode of Inside Jobs, creative prodigy turned creative leader, Julie Wisnicki talks about her unwavering commitment to improving people’s lives. That includes her current role as head of Creative Services for continuous glucose monitoring pioneer, Dexcom. As a talented visual artist, accomplished musician, elite college athlete, and lifel…

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Tim Wise on ‘DEI Hires’ / Keith McHenry on Criminalizing the Unhoused 29:58

3M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Dog whistles are supposed to be silent except for those they’re intended to reach. But as listeners know, the right wing has gotten much more overt and loud about their intention to defeat the prospect of multiracial democracy. We unpack the latest weaponized trope — the “DEI hire” — with anti-racism educator and author Ti…

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Ari Berman on Minority Rule 29:58

3M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Donald Trump said, on Fox & Friends in 2020, that if voting access were expanded, meaning easing of barriers to voting for disabled people, poor people, rural people, working people … if voting were made easier, Trump said, “You’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.” Why wouldn’t news media label that st…

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Episode 39: Activismus 1:13:10

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In this episode, we discuss activism in science. How do political and personal values affect science? When is activism just part of the job? And should one be careful about activism in the classroom? Enjoy. Shownotes: Frisby, C. L., Redding, R. E., & O’Donohue, W. T. (2023). Ideological and Political Bias in Psychology: An Introduction. In Ideologi…

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Phyllis Bennis on Israel’s War on Palestinians 29:58

4M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: In March, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories concluded that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide is met.” But as Greg Shupak writes, even as evidence accumulates, denial is becoming socially and journalistically accept…

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Shelby Green and Selah Goodson Bell on Utility Profiteering / Jane McAlevey on #MeToo and Labor 29:59

4M ago29:59

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This week on CounterSpin: At some point, we will get tired of hearing news reports on “record heat” — because the “records” will continue to be broken, and “heat” will have stopped meaning what it once may have meant. Media play a role in moving us from questions about where to buy a good air conditioner to what stands in the way of addressing a pu…

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Episode 38 - Replicatio - II 54:58

4M ago54:58

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In this episode, we continue our discussion of replications. We talk about how to analyze replication studies, which studies are worth replicating, and what is the status of replications in other scientific disciplines. Shownotes Mack, R. W. (1951). The Need for Replication Research in Sociology. American Sociological Review, 16(1), 93–94. https://…

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Hatim Rahman on Algorithms’ “Invisible Cage” 29:57

4M ago29:57

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This week on CounterSpin: The power of the algorithm is ever clearer in our lives, even if we don’t understand it. Algorithms don’t just guess at what you might like to buy: sometimes they’re determining whether you get a job, or keep it. Some 40 million people in the U.S. use online platforms to find work. The algorithms these platforms use create…

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Episode 52: A View from the Top 28:41

4M ago28:41

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This special episode of Inside Jobs comes to you live from the IHAF Leadership Summit, held at the iconic Willis Tower in Chicago, IL. An executive-level event, this year’s Summit includes keynotes from Marissa Eddings of 7-Eleven, Jennifer Martindale of the Chicago Cubs, Jorge Orozco-Cordero of Discover Financial Services, and Amy Spears and Georg…

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David Himmelstein on Medicare Dis-Advantage / Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Equity 29:58

4M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Headlined “The Cash Monster Was Insatiable,” a 2022 New York Times piece reported insurance companies gaming Medicare Advantage, originally presented as a “low-cost” alternative to traditional Medicare. One company pressed doctors to add additional illnesses to the records of patients they hadn’t seen for weeks: Dig up eno…

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Episode 37: Replicatio - I 55:11

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In the next two episodes, we will discuss replication studies, which are essential to building reliable scientific knowledge. Shownotes Mack, R. W. (1951). The Need for Replication Research in Sociology. American Sociological Review, 16(1), 93–94. https://doi.org/10.2307/2087978 Smith, N. C. (1970). Replication studies: A neglected aspect of psycho…

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Jim Naureckas on Secret Alito Tape / Kennedy Smith on Dollar Store Invasion 29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote dozens of pages justifying his decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, stating the Constitution does not confer the right to determine whether or when to give birth. None of those pages mention his intention to make the United States “a place of godliness,” or his belief that there can be no …

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Prologus 37: Replication studies: A neglected aspect of psychological research (N. C. Smith) 28:28

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Smith, N. C. (1970). Replication studies: A neglected aspect of psychological research. American Psychologist, 25(10), 970–975. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0029774By Smriti Mehta and Daniël Lakens

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Saru Jayaraman on Taxing Tipped Wages 29:58

5M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Donald Trump told a Las Vegas crowd earlier this month that, if elected, the “first thing” he would do would be to end the IRS practice of taxing tips as part of workers’ regular income. Unfortunately, Trump can count on a general haziness in the public mind on the impact of “tipped wages,” more helpfully labeled subminimu…

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Episode 36: Leges Eponymae 1:11:45

5M ago1:11:45

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In this episode, we discuss a fun mix of eponymous laws, which are laws named after individuals who postulate them. Shownotes Campbell, D. T. (1979). Assessing the impact of planned social change. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2(1), 67–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(79)90048-X Merton, R. K. (1995). The Thomas Theorem and the Matthews Effe…

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Matt Gertz on Trump Trial Verdict / Kandi Mossett on Dakota Access Struggle 29:58

5M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: Surprising no one, Donald Trump and his sycophants responded to his 34-count conviction on charges of lying in business records by claiming that the trial was “rigged,” the judge and jury corrupt, and that it was somehow Joe Biden’s doing. We’ll talk with Matt Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters, about press response to …

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Katherine Li on Corporations’ First Amendment Dodge 29:58

5M ago29:58

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This week on CounterSpin: In 2023, the California legislature passed legislation that said that big corporations doing business in the state have to tell the public how much pollution they’re emitting throughout their supply chain. But this past January, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other industry groups challenged those laws, claiming that mak…

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Episode 35: Praedictio Clinica Versus Statistica 1:08:16

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In this final episode of the three-part series on the Philosophical Psychology lectures by Paul Meehl, we discuss lectures 6-8, which cover the ten obfuscating factors in "soft areas" of psychology and a host of advice Meehl provides for researchers, reviewers, editors, and educators on how to improve practice. Shownotes Krefeld-Schwalb, A., Sugerm…

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