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199 | Teaching Prejudice
199 | Teaching Prejudice

In 1968 following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Iowa teacher Jane Elliott developed a classroom exercise in the effects of prejudice by separating her third-grade class into two groups by eye color. Through a series of contrived narratives, the two groups became at odds with each other, exhibiting such volatile behavior reminiscent of racial tensions so common in the news. The effects of the exercise seemed to instill a sense of empathy among the students for what it felt like to be marginalized or oppressed. While it can only offer insight into what oppressed populations truly feel, it was a powerful exercise that was able to be modified for use with other populations including businesses, correctional facilities, and college campuses. Each iteration yielded the same lessons that decades later seem just as necessary, if not more.

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Children, Psychological History, Social ScienceGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, prejudice, racism, history, blue-eyes, brown-eyes, eye color, Jane Elliot, classroom, bigotryComment
198 | Rebels and Iconoclasts
198 | Rebels and Iconoclasts

We were thinking of the history of punk and straight-edge and hippies and that lead us down the path of a survey of counter-culture in general. Largely in the US and somewhat in other parts of the world. We enumerate the various cultures, explain why they form, why they sustain, how they change, and what role they serve. Plus some silly outtakes at the end.

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Liesure, Social Science, Psychological HistoryGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, rebels, sub-culture, counter-culture, iconoclasts, punk, straight-edge, #edge4ever, metal, america, boston tea party, Mormons, Puritans, Persecution, Bomb City, Spray paint the walls, Mastermind, tattoos, piercings, hippies, peace, anti-warComment
197 | I Was Just Following Orders
197 | I Was Just Following Orders

The Milgram experiment, Nazi Germany, and other coercive practices. Is obedience to authority an excuse for committing atrocities? How should these people be treated? Furthermore, how do we understand compliance, obedience, and conformity?

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Human Bias, How ToGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Conformity, Obedience, I was just following orders, military, army, war, WWII, Nazis, Nazi Hunters, Caste, Caste: Origins of our Discontent, Isabel Wilkerson, Compliance, following orders, social acceptance, responsibility, culpibility, Milgram experimentComment
196 | A Name Eman a
196 | A Name Eman a

Get your stretchy pants and a dense rubber mat and prepare to be lead in a psychological stretch! This discussion covers what yoga is, the benefits to psychology, its relation to behavior analysis, and skepticism about some of the wild claims. Whether or not you’re a yogi, there is something here for you!

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Animals, Human Bias, PhilosophyGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Naming, Language, Conservation, Animals, Tricolored dogs, je m'appelle, Dolphins, Furry-Nosed Otter, Sheep-Killing Eagle, Patriot Eagle, Gender, Male and Female namesComment
195 | Yoga na Love This
195 | Yoga na Love This

Get your stretchy pants and a dense rubber mat and prepare to be lead in a psychological stretch! This discussion covers what yoga is, the benefits to psychology, its relation to behavior analysis, and skepticism about some of the wild claims. Whether or not you’re a yogi, there is something here for you!

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Liesure, Therapy, AutismGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Yoga, Exercise, Corpse Pose, Stephen King, The Outsider, Bong Joon Ho, The Host, Skepticism, Behaviorism, AutismComment
194 | Canceled
194 | Canceled

Finally, a nuanced discussion about cancel culture. There are good and bad things about this modern version of the stockades, or exile. It’s actually a very old practice in civilization, and, like many things, shouldn’t be black and white, but be given some thoughtful discussion. This is a strategy that can work to hold people accountable for bad behavior, but it is also wildly unpredictable and inconsistent. Do you cancel? Do you fight against it? Do you not care? Either way, join us for a dazzling conversation about the newly revitalized phenomenon.

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Liesure, PhilosophyGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Cancel culture, Canceled, Ostracize, Ahh Vocabulary!, Pariah, Stockade, Exile, Boycott, NuanceComment
193 | Character v Circumstance
193 | Character v Circumstance

What do Rush Limbaugh David Lee Ross, and Fidel Castro have in common? They are all part of a discussion about fundamental attribution error! This human bias is ironically self-referential. People tend to attribute causes of their own behavior to external characteristics while assuming that others’ behavior is due to characteristics endemic to that person. Or at least in western cultures they do. We discuss what it is, skepticism about it, and how to avoid it.

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Human Bias, Psychological HistoryGuest UserAbraham, Shane, Shane Spiker, Shanebraham, Psychology, Behavior Analysis, Behaviorism, Fundamental Attribution Error, Correspondence Bias, Attribution Effect, Skeptics Guide to the Universe, SGU, Skepticism, Tendency, Western Culture, Rush Limbaugh, David Lee Ross, Fidel Castro, David Lee Roth, Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson, Creativity, Circumstance, Character, The Office (US), What You Do, PanamaComment