Episode 94 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION! This summer we are going to discuss religion from a psychological and historical perspective as we investigate the evolutionary origins and modern social systems of religion.

In this episode we discuss SHAMANISM and go a bit into the history and origins of the term, some modern takes both good and bad, legit and exploitative, and end with some broader discussions and a spirit animal quiz?

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Theological Perspective of the Week: Deism

https://shamanism.org/index.php

Thesis: If you want a copy please contact me: https://www.proquest.com/openview/afd1b49bf9f46b0dab66e7e818146e4f/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750

Episode 93 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION! This summer we are going to discuss religion from a psychological and historical perspective as we investigate the evolutionary origins and modern social systems of religion.

In this episode we discuss METHODOLOGY AND HISTORY with Dr. Luke Ritter. We barely scratch the surface but we highlight the ways in which psychologists, historians, and others study religion and the philosophical issues and lines that can be crossed. Other, broader discussions are had!

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Theological Perspective of the Week: Cosmicism

Episode 92 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION! This summer we are going to discuss religion from a psychological and historical perspective as we investigate the evolutionary origins and modern social systems of religion.

In this episode we do an INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION and talk about different systems and set the stage for the summer semester. We also start a new “of the week” with the -ism of the week to expand on our religious systems.

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Theological Perspective of the Week: Ignosticism

Episode 91 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we are honestly at the end of a semester, there are fires outside our town, the university is closing…we need a break. And how do we break? Well, we talk aout retractions and shady research. This episode is half positive, with Thomas discussing a retraction caught early and half terrible, with a trip down years of plagiarism, allegations, and more for a history professor and our favorite union busting university, Columbia!

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Recency Illusion

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Episode 90 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we do PSD with a Twist, where we discuss research on burnout, rejection, and impostor syndrome and how to cope with that in an environment that just can’t seem to discuss the problems on the systematic level. Thomas and Daniel also try and discuss the system and the possible solutions outside of the individual patches discussed last episode. There is drinking, some audio issues, a weird delay due to our local internet, and some buzzed ranting about the system.

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Just-World Hypothesis

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Episode 89 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we do PSD with a Twist, where we discuss research on burnout, rejection, and impostor syndrome and how to cope with that in an environment that just can’t seem to discuss the problems on the systematic level. Thomas and Daniel also try and understand the recommendations and push for normalization and individual coping while trying to stay positive amidst some of our own constructive criticism concerning the “common academic experiences we don’t talk about”. It looks like this might be a part 1 of 2 as we might come back to these issues and solutions on a structural level.

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Actor Observer Bias

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Episode 88 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

Lots of warnings for this episode. Part 1 ends around the 30 minute mark, then we discuss some less savory research.

In this episode we get back to Retraction Watch! Our dive into the world of retractions and unethical behaviors in science. This episode Thomas brings some spicy takes on Zoophile research and Daniel discusses the wild accusations against a concussion researcher in Exercise Sport Sciences.

Articles:

https://retractionwatch.com/2022/02/28/this-is-frankly-insulting-an-author-plagiarized-by-a-journal-editor-speaks/

https://retractionwatch.com/2022/03/02/was-leading-sports-medicine-researchers-plagiarism-an-isolated-and-unfortunate-incident/

https://retractionwatch.com/2022/03/04/sports-medicine-researcher-paul-mccrory-requests-another-retraction/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/05/concussion-researcher-claims-afl-hindered-two-year-research-project-into-players-health

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Continued Influence Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Episode 87 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Christopher Green, philosopher, historian, psychologist who has written on the fracturing of psychology and how that relates to its history and future. Thomas and Daniel discuss a number of topics with Dr. Green including issues with the history of psychology, the current state of the field as a whole, and the continued fracturing of the field into sub fields, sub-sub fields, and even more specific “super sub-disciplines”.

Psychology and Its Cities (Dr. Green’s History of Psychology Book): https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Its-Cities-History-American-ebook/dp/B07GHJ9D59

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Experimenter Bias/Effect

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h3r_CNg_MuRKbi_oJYVRth7dAMW2nNiS/view?usp=sharing

Episode 86 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Kelly Baker, author of The Gospel According to the Klan, Sexism Ed, The Zombies are Coming, and many more books, articles, blogs, and more. In her own words she is “a writer with a religious studies Ph.D. who covers religion, higher education, gender, labor, motherhood, and popular culture… an essayist, a historian, and a journalist”. Dr. Baker talks with us about her work, the methods of delving into controversial topics, and her experiences outside of academia.

Dr. Baker’s Website: https://www.kellyjbaker.com/

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Episode 85 of our book read/podcast covering major topics in various fields of psychology moves us into RESEARCH METHODS! New open-source book and a split semester, with Interviews and discussions on as many types of research types as we can fit in.

In this episode we are joined by Maria Espino, Maria’s research primarily focuses on…well…focus groups. Daniel and Thomas discuss focus group research, their utility, ethics of course, and some thrilling tales, trials, and troubles concerning Maria’s research utilizing this method.

Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/75

PSD Website: https://psychosocialdistancingpodcast.com/

Thomas' Webpage: https://sexography.org/

Thomas' Twitter: https://twitter.com/TBrooks_SexPsy

Daniel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceInChaos

Bias of the Week: Curse of Knowledge