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Outrage 26 – The Science of Changing Minds – David McRaney

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October 15, 2023

David Beckemeyer

neuroscience, psychology, research, science

In this episode of the Outrage Overload podcast, we hear from David McRaney, a renowned science journalist, author, and podcaster. In this thought-provoking conversation, McRaney talks about his book “How Minds Change” and shares his wisdom on the art of changing minds and the challenges we face in an increasingly polarized world. He emphasizes the…
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Outrage 24 – How Recognizing Fear and Pain Can Heal Our Divided Society – Phyllis Leavitt

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September 28, 2023

David Beckemeyer

bridgingthedivide, politicaldivide, politicalpolarization, psychology

Americans are genuinely hurting, and they are looking for someone to speak to them and for them. In this episode of the Outrage Overload podcast, we speak with psychotherapist and author Phyllis Leavitt. We discuss her new book, “America in Therapy” in which she describes the anger and division in American society, the importance of…
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Outrage 19 – What do scams and outrage porn have in common? – Christopher Chabris

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August 9, 2023

David Beckemeyer

misinformation, psychology

You might remember the internet sensation that was “The Invisible Gorilla,” a captivating experiment that became a viral meme and forever changed the way we see our own perceptions. Now, the two leading psychologists who brought us the invisible gorilla, Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris, have a brand new book: Nobody’s Fool: Why We Get…
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Outrage 006 – How virality results in moral panics – Kurt Gray

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February 6, 2023

David Beckemeyer

ethics, morality, moralpanic, outrage, psychology, research, science, socialmedia, socialmediaimpact, socialmediapsychology, virality

Moral panics are not uncommon. Back in the 1980’s there was a moral panic over the game Dungeons and Dragons. Some parents believed D&D was the work of the devil, a gateway to joining a Satanic cult. It wasn’t “but this didn’t stop people from worrying about it,” says my guest on this episode, Dr.…
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Outrage 001 – How liberals and conservatives behave more like Sunnis and Shias than they do political parties and why that’s a problem – Peter Ditto

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December 8, 2022

David Beckemeyer

democracy, democracyincrisis, dialogue, morality, motivatedreasoning, OutrageOverload, peterditto, politicaldivision, politicaldysfunction, politicalhatred, politicaloutrage, politicalpolarization, politicalscience, politicalsectarianism, psychology, science, socialmedia, thebigsort

In this episode we speak with Peter H. Ditto, Professor of psychological science at UC Irvine who is an expert on motivated reasoning, and especially motivated moral reasoning. He worked with a team of all-star scientists to look at a major social problem in our society: political polarization. In this episode, we explore this groundbreaking…
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