Why We Do What We Do

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We recorded this discussion before the court officially overturned Roe v. Wade. But we decided to record this because of the leaked draft that happened in May. What is the science and psychology of abortions? We do our best to unpack this, but we will admit now our bias in favor of women's rights.

Recommendations
Abraham: Planned Parenthood (https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/6iOI0_HnUUmPu_6_SRgayg2?sourceid=1006442&ms=4NALz2100K1N1A&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8O-VBhCpARIsACMvVLMvF1DsCEcQzWjncP0rQSIazbbLNU5etm7spSKBcr9Uh0-PCgUZvroaAuhSEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)
Shane: Know how your representatives vote (https://library.bu.edu/legis)

Links and Resources
1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/410/113
2. https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/abortion-central-history-reproductive-health-care-america#:~:text=Abortion%20was%20frequently%20practiced%20in,ambiguous%20and%20difficult%20to%20enforce.
3. https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-abortion#_noHeaderPrefixedContent
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5957082/
5. https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/health/women-reasons-abortion-trnd/index.html
6. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ectopic-pregnancy/symptoms-causes/syc-20372088#:~:text=An%20ectopic%20pregnancy%20occurs%20when,is%20called%20a%20tubal%20pregnancy.
7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3395931/
8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207970/
9. https://time.com/3582434/6-abortion-myths/
10. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/fd/de/fddee2ba-5ae1-4a89-9c4f-7e72c8a4db02/210218-fact-sheet-cmp-fetal-tissue-backgrounder-prod.pdf
11. https://oversight.house.gov/planned-parenthood-fact-v-fiction
12. https://adoptionnetwork.com/adoption-myths-facts/domestic-us-statistics/
13. https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/my-abortion-story
14. https://www.insider.com/stevie-nicks-abortion-fleetwood-mac-reproductive-rights-2020-10

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Plagiarism is a serious offense that is unfortunately prevalent throughout academia and in other professional domains. While it has been universally determined to be poor professional practice, like any problem behavior it demands a closer analysis from a behavioral perspective. This episode will explore the unique circumstances under which plagiarism in its many forms may occur, and how we might cultivate alternative skills that prevent such behavior and avoid the temptations of tough situations that make it more likely.

Recommendations
- Abraham: Floriferous with early spring min expansion from Pencil First Games (https://www.pencilfirstgames.com/floriferous/)
- Shane: Stranger Things (Season 4; https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281)

References/Links

https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism


https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334272536_Plagiarism_A_Behavioral_Perspective
https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/how-does-plagiarism-happen#:~:text=Plagiarism%20happens%20for%20a%20number,but%20of%20underdeveloped%20academic%20skills
https://www.uwec.edu/files/1435/Plagiarism-Resource-Guide.pdf

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One of the theories that put psychology into the mainstream was Psychoanalysis, or Freudian psychology. We review the history of Freud and the development of psychoanalytic theory/therapy and the subsequent divide. We also spend a little time on the theory itself, you know, in case you repressed the memory of learning it in school.

Recommendations
- Abraham: The Whatnot Cabinet from Pencil First Games (https://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-whatnot-cabinet/)
- Shane: Casual Bird Cafe (https://casualbird.com/)

Links and resources
1. https://pacja.org.au/2016/09/a-brief-history-of-psychoanalysis-from-freud-to-fantasy-to-folly-2/
2. https://positivepsychology.com/psychoanalysis/
3. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freud-fluoxetine/201912/the-fall-psychoanalysis-in-american-psychiatry
4. https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-psychoanalysis-2795246
5. https://www.simplypsychology.org/oedipal-complex.html

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Special guest Saundra Bishop joins us to lend her expertise and experience with how Behavior Analysts can take a trauma-informed approach to their work with all people. We also talk about the foster system and the demands that parents face every day.

Recommendations
Abraham recommended a tile-placing pattern puzzle game, The Whatnot Cabinet (https://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-whatnot-cabinet/). What puzzle games are you into?
Shane recommended the Casual Bird Cafe (https://casualbird.com/). What local coffee shop do you love?

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Behavioral and psychological "freedom" are couched more empirically inside of the concept of freedom from restriction and coercion, and the natural boundaries and contingencies of everyday circumstance and evolutionary trajectory. That is, freedom might mean freedom from restrictive policy and there is some stuff that we just can't biologically do. Also, freedom for one at the cost of freedom for others is not real freedom.

Recommendations 2:

- Abraham: Dance Gavin Dance - Synergy Music Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvHDaSw8k74)
- Shane: Dr. Strange 2 (https://www.marvel.com/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness)

References and links:
1. https://apo.org.au/node/277656
2. https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/europe/russia-pussy-riot-trial/index.html
3. https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-pussy-riots-nadia-tolokonnikova-in-a-siberian-gulag
4. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
5. https://time.com/5882978/freedom-definition-history/
6. https://time.com/5882978/freedom-definition-history/
7. https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/There-is-such-a-thing-as-too-much-freedom
8. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-freedom.html
9. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/22/books/how-much-freedom-is-too-much.html

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We all use the term colloquially. But what does "freedom" mean? There is freedom in the biological sense, political sense, psychological sense, and many more. We start exploring the various definitions of freedom and what it is not.

Recommendations
Abraham: Green Chef (https://chef.greenchef.com/plans?&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyYKUBhDJARIsAMj9lkFj4xreW0R-5AGnSheMF525zNS3VPFfBJ5t43_6GWBd3660OSxVb0EaAh7tEALw_wcB&mealsize=2-4&utm_campaign=US-S%5B01%5D%20Green%20Chef%20-%20Exact&utm_content=Green%20Chef&utm_medium=ad&utm_source=adwords)
Shane: Terror - Pain Into Power (https://terror.bandcamp.com/album/pain-into-power)

Links and References

1. https://apo.org.au/node/277656
2. https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/world/europe/russia-pussy-riot-trial/index.html
3. https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-pussy-riots-nadia-tolokonnikova-in-a-siberian-gulag
4. https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf
5. https://time.com/5882978/freedom-definition-history/
6. https://time.com/5882978/freedom-definition-history/
7. https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/There-is-such-a-thing-as-too-much-freedom
8. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/is-there-such-a-thing-as-too-much-freedom.html
9. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/22/books/how-much-freedom-is-too-much.html

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Today’s episode concludes our discussion about what people believe when they don't believe. We ask and answer the question what we believe happens when we die, as well as polling our patreon supporters. Atheists categorically reject the existence of gods and the practice of obeying any sort of higher power. Abraham defends the idea that atheism and agnosticism are the same. Shane makes some beautifully elegant points about what it all means at the end of the day.

Recommendations:
Abraham: Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9419884/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)
Shane: Beyond “Beef” Jerky (https://www.beyondmeat.com/en-US/products/beyond-meat-jerky)

References and Links:

- https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Creating-Atheists-Peter-Boghossian/dp/1939578094/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=manual+for+creating+atheists&qid=1649510992&sprefix=manual+for+creat%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Science-Human-Behavior-B-F-Skinner/dp/0029290406
- Who are 'cultural Catholics'? | Pew Research Center
- What is Atheism? - American Atheists
- Ben Shapiro: 'There's a God-shaped hole in our hearts, and we're filling it with anger' - Glenn Beck
- Where do we go when we die? (mariecurie.org.uk)
- https://www.psypost.org/2021/10/new-psychology-research-identifies-a-robust-predictor-of-atheism-in-adulthood-61921
- The Science of Values: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris - PMC (nih.gov)
- The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values: Harris, Sam: 8581129111119: Amazon.com: Books
- Sam Harris: “science must destroy religion” | Is there a God? (is-there-a-god.info)

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Today’s episode discusses religion, but rather the lack thereof. Atheists categorically reject the existence of gods and the practice of obeying any sort of higher power. How does this develop? Where do they generate their morals from without a bible, torah, Quran, etc? While religion has united people around the world in admittedly prosocial and enriched ways, it has influenced others to commit unspeakable acts of violence too. Perhaps the same variables influence people differently, and maybe there is more to the story.

Recommendations:
Abraham: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (https://www.tbs.com/shows/full-frontal-with-samantha-bee)
Shane: Free Guy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/)

References and Links:

- https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Creating-Atheists-Peter-Boghossian/dp/1939578094/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=manual+for+creating+atheists&qid=1649510992&sprefix=manual+for+creat%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Science-Human-Behavior-B-F-Skinner/dp/0029290406
- Who are 'cultural Catholics'? | Pew Research Center
- What is Atheism? - American Atheists
- Ben Shapiro: 'There's a God-shaped hole in our hearts, and we're filling it with anger' - Glenn Beck
- Where do we go when we die? (mariecurie.org.uk)
- https://www.psypost.org/2021/10/new-psychology-research-identifies-a-robust-predictor-of-atheism-in-adulthood-61921
- The Science of Values: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris - PMC (nih.gov)
- The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values: Harris, Sam: 8581129111119: Amazon.com: Books
- Sam Harris: “science must destroy religion” | Is there a God? (is-there-a-god.info)

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Like astrology and psychics, online personality tests generally use the Barnum effect to trick you into thinking they have something meaningful to say. They're tricksy like that. But they have also been used for extremely nefarious reasons, and in one instance, an implementation that lead to the beginning of the end of democracy in America. Also, we take some personality tests in real time.

Recommendations
- Shane: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12412888/)
- Abraham: The Thing About Pam (Hulu; https://www.nbc.com/the-thing-about-pam)

Links and sources:
- https://lesley.edu/article/personality-development#:~:text=Personalities%20are%20based%20on%20subjective,ones%20that%20are%20increasingly%20complex.
- https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dark-history-of-iq-tests-stefan-c-dombrowski
- https://www.kqed.org/news/11781032/a-landmark-lawsuit-aimed-to-fix-special-ed-for-californias-black-students-it-didnt#:~:text=U.S.%20District%20Judge%20Robert%20Peckham,that%20has%20such%20a%20ban.
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10203631/Adele-reveals-magazine-personality-quiz-divorce.html
- https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-replication-crisis-in-psychology
- https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/09/16/ten-famous-psychology-findings-that-its-been-difficult-to-replicate/
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-accurate-are-personality-tests/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/07/the-internet-is-one-big-personality-test/531861/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/cambridge-analytica-facebook-quiz.html
- https://archives.cjr.org/behind_the_news/in_search_of_the_ur-quiz.php

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