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Episode 74: Lies, Damned Lies, and Ashley Madison

2015/9/16
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David and Tamler return after an end of summer hiatus to finally talk about the ethics of deception….eventually. But first they break down a recent article in the journal Science documenting an attempt to replicate 100 recent psychology experiments. What does it mean that just over 1/3 of the studies were successfully replicated? Is social psychology in crisis or is this just how science works? Will David somehow try to pin the blame on philosophers?

Plus--a brief and almost certainly regrettable foray into the Ashley Madison hack, the neuroscience of lying to your kids about Santa, and we announce a new way to contact us) to help celebrate our 75th anniversary. Links

  • Authors, Shitload of (2015) Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science), Science, 39. 
  • The Bayesian Reproducibility Project)  post by Alexander Etz [alexanderetz.com]
  • Harris, S. (2013). Lying. Four Elephants Press. Buy on Amazon)
  • Bok, S. (2011) Lying: Moral choice in public and private life. Vintage, 2011. Buy on Amazon)
  • Santa on the Brain) by Kelly Lambert [nytimes.com]
  • James Randi) (aka "The Amazing Randi") [wikipedia.org]
  • An Honest Liar) [anhonestliar.com] (Available on Netflix in the U.S.)
  • The Honest Truth about Dishonesty) [amazon.com affiliate link]
  •  (Dis)Honesty – The Truth About Lies) [thedishonestyproject.com]
  • Exit Through the Gift Shop) [wikipedia.org]
  • F for Fake) [imdb.com]

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