Armchair Scholars

Welcome Back! In this episode, we share our thoughts on our conversation with Dr. Joshua Ackerman, PhD. We reflect on the insights she shared, and go on some tangents about personal anecdotes. We hope these discussions provoke curiosity and your own thoughts.  

Full Episode with Dr. Ackerman here: https://youtu.be/ZH-bdPLq2rE 

LINKS:  Evolutionary Social Psychology Lab: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/esplab/Twitter: https://twitter.com/umesplab?lang=en 

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Dr. Joshua Ackerman, PhD is a an associate professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Michigan. He was also an associate professor of marketing at MIT Sloan School of Management.   RESEARCH INTERESTS: My research explores the role that adaptive psychological mechanisms play in behavioral and decision-making contexts. Much of what we think about (or don’t think about), the decisions we make (or not), and the (dis)satisfaction we have with those decisions is driven by a fundamental set of evolved predispositions interacting with subtle features of our current environments. In approaching psychology from this perspective, my research has concentrated primarily on interpersonal cognition — how and why people think, prefer, choose, and act with or because of each other. Currently, my focus involves how people respond to and cope with ecological threats, including those related to mortality, infectious disease, resources, and social rejection, as well as ecological opportunities, including ones related to romantic relationships and friendships. I also occasionally work on topics less connected with an evolutionary perspective in the domains of marketing, sensation, and social cognition.

PODCAST MOMENTS: 

15:00 Common Academic Experiences Article 

27:14 Toxic Work Identity  

42:43 Behavioral Immune System: What is it?  

51:15 Consequences of the Behavioral Immune System 

1:09:47 Covid-19 Impact on Immune System 

1:15:33 Covid-19 Vaccine and Behavioral Immune System

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Its Brendans Birthday. :O

Nic asks Brendan a few hard hitting life questions. 

Thank you for joining us for this quick episode between our last interview and our upcoming. We had such an in depth conversation in our last interview that we felt this week would be good to have a quick chat in anticipation for the next interview! 

Thank you! 

Nic and Brendan

Thanks for tuning into part 2 of our conversation! In this episode, we discuss "Take Back the Court." In our first conversation (EP 011) with Dr. Belkin, we spoke about the Palm Center and the Transgender Military Ban.   EP 011 Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcnWND3OxEI 

Aaron Belkin, PhD serves as professor of political science at San Francisco State University, where he teaches a lecture course on delusion and paranoia in American politics. Prior to his arrival at State, he was an associate professor of political science at University of California, Santa Barbara and an associate professor of psychology at City University of New York. He earned his B.A. in international relations at Brown University in 1988 and his Ph.D in political science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1998.  

Dr. Aaron Belkin is a scholar and advocate who, since 1999, has served as founding director of the Palm Center, which the Advocate named as one of the most effective LGBT rights organizations in the United States. He designed and implemented much of the public education campaign responsible for helping end the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in 2011. Aaron summarized the keys to successful advocacy in the e-book, How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which Arianna Huffington praised as a “best practices guide for civil rights fights.” He has written and edited more than thirty scholarly articles, chapters and books.  

He is also the director of "Take Back the Court" which has a mission "informing the public about the danger that the Supreme Court poses to democracy, and about the viability of court expansion—adding seats to the Court—as the only strategy that re-balances the court after its 2016 theft."

TAKE BACK THE COURT 

Website: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakeBacktheCt?s=20

Would you like to see Brendan fumble with difficult scenarios? Well that is exactly what we have here for you. In this side series, Brendan gets thrown in the hot seat while Nic asks him for his opinions on moral dilemmas.   If you enjoy this segment, drop a like and let us know in the comments! We had a great time recording this, and would love to do more. Thanks for tuning in! We appreciate the support.

Welcome Back! In this episode, we share our thoughts on our conversation with Dr. Rachel Brenner, PhD. We reflect on the insights she shared, and go on some tangents about personal anecdotes. We hope these discussions provoke curiosity and your own thoughts.  

Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0eJYNYI9PA&t=50s 

Be sure to check out Dr. Brenner on social media as her content is both informative and entertaining!   

SOCIAL MEDIA Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@professorbren?lang=en 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/professorbren/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrachelbrenner?lang=en   

BOOKS DR. BRENNER RECOMMENDS: When Things Fall Apart - by Pema Chödrön Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - by Thich Nhat Hanh  

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Dr. Rachel Brenner, PhD is a an assistant professor of psychology at Colorado State University. Her research primarily examines how people respond to distress and how these responses impact mental and physical health. Her focus is on how best to measure clinically-relevant constructs such as self-compassion, stigma, and discrimination, and how these constructs best inform theory and interventions to improve psychological health and reduce stigma for cross-cultural and at-risk populations. She has published on these topics in journals such as the Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, Stigma and Health, and Assessment. Currently, she is extending this research to LGBTQ populations and sleep outcomes.  Be sure to check out Dr. Brenner on social media as her content is both informative and entertaining!   

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@professorbren?lang=en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/professorbren/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrachelbrenner?lang=en   

BOOKS DR. BRENNER RECOMMENDS: 

When Things Fall Apart - by Pema Chödrön 

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life - by Thich Nhat Hanh

PODCAST MOMENTS:  01:37 Personal Background 11:03 Be Kind to Yourself  17:20 Help Seeking and Masculinity  22:34 Debunking “Grit”? 29:42 Negative Self-Talk  38:17 Mindfulness Meditation  41:02 Self-Compassion 54:28 The Practice of Meditation 1:03:40 “Holding Both” 1:08:17 Romantic Relationship Breakups  1:24:35 Navigating Graduate School 1:30:55 Stigma

In this series we break down common phrases that seem to be generally accepted by most. Are there underlying meanings that we should be aware? Can these phrases have a larger impact on us than we think?   

We're curious, and we hope you are too! We think this can be a fascinating and insightful journey. Let us know some common phrases you'd like us to discuss. Language is powerful!   

Phrase in this EP "FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT"

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Welcome Back! In this episode, we share our thoughts on our conversation with Dr. Aaron Belkin, PhD. We reflect on the insights he shared, and go on some tangents about personal anecdotes. We hope these discussions provoke curiosity and your own thoughts.  

Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g2976RCtSs   

PERSONAL http://aaronbelkin.org/   

PALM CENTER 

Website: https://www.palmcenter.org/  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePalmCenter 

TAKE BACK THE COURT 

Website: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakeBacktheCt?s=20

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Aaron Belkin, PhD serves as professor of political science at San Francisco State University, where he teaches a lecture course on delusion and paranoia in American politics. Prior to his arrival at State, he was an associate professor of political science at University of California, Santa Barbara and an associate professor of psychology at City University of New York. He earned his B.A. in international relations at Brown University in 1988 and his Ph.D in political science at the University of California, Berkeley in 1998.  Dr. Aaron Belkin is a scholar and advocate who, since 1999, has served as founding director of the Palm Center, which the Advocate named as one of the most effective LGBT rights organizations in the United States. He designed and implemented much of the public education campaign responsible for helping end the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in 2011. Aaron summarized the keys to successful advocacy in the e-book, How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which Arianna Huffington praised as a “best practices guide for civil rights fights.” He has written and edited more than thirty scholarly articles, chapters and books.  He is also the director of "Take Back the Court" which has a mission "informing the public about the danger that the Supreme Court poses to democracy, and about the viability of court expansion—adding seats to the Court—as the only strategy that re-balances the court after its 2016 theft."

PERSONAL http://aaronbelkin.org/​

PALM CENTER 

Website: https://www.palmcenter.org/​  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePalmCenter​

TAKE BACK THE COURT 

Website: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/​

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TakeBacktheCt?s=20

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