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Jul 23, 2019

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This episode features short interviews with people who attended the 2019 Heterodox Academy conference and one excerpt from a conference symposium.

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Jul 23, 2019

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Social psychologist Chris Martin talks about civility, polarization, truth, ideology, and pedagogy with Jon Haidt, John McWhorter, Alice Dreger, Glenn Loury, Cristine Legare, and others

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Musa al-Gharbi on Social Research: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #21: Show Notes - Musa al-Gharbi is a research associate at Heterodox Academy and a PhD student in sociology at Columbia University. He is a writer whose work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Cristine Legare on Socioeconomic Diversity & Teaching Controversial Topics: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #5: In this episode, Chris Martin (@Chrismartin76) interviews Cristine Legare (@CristineLegare), Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas-Austin. She specializes in the study of culture, cultural learning, and cognition. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Jacques Berlinerblau on How College Works (Or Doesn’t): Half Hour of Heterodoxy #8: In this episode, Chris Martin (@Chrismartin76) interviews Jacques Berlinerblau (@berlinerblau), Professor of Jewish Civilization and director of the Center for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown Universit... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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George Yancey (North Texas) on Anti-Christian Bias & Race Relations: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #2: This week Chris Martin talks to sociologist George Yancey, another founding member of Heterodox Academy. George Yancey teaches sociology at the University of North Texas. He has published numerous books on anti-Christian bias within the academy and in ... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Jon Zimmerman on The Case for Contention: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #1: In this inaugural interview, Chris Martin speaks with Jon Zimmerman, professor of history of education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Jon Zimmerman is a former social studies teacher and Peace Corps volunteer. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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John McWhorter on Politics and Protest: John McWhorter: Transcript of an interview by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Jonathan Haidt on Heterodox Academy’s 2nd Anniversary: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #12: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #12: Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt) is a co-founder and executive director of Heterodox Academy. He is a professor of business ethics at New York University’s Stern School of Business, and has written The Happiness Hypothesis: Findi... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Matt Grossmann on Asymmetric Polarization: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #6: n this episode, Chris Martin (@Chrismartin76) talks to Matt Grossmann (@MattGrossmann), associate professor of political science at Michigan State University and director of the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Rick Shweder on Multiculturalism and Diversity: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #9: Apologies for the audio and video problems in this episode. - In this episode, Chris Martin interviews Rick (Richard) Shweder, cultural anthropologist at University of Chicago’s Department of Comparative Human Development. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Robert Wright on Politics, Tribalism, and Mindfulness: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #28: Robert Wright is a former senior editor at The New Republic, and he currently hosts The Wright Show. He’s also the author of several bestselling books on evolution and society. His latest book Is Why Buddhism Is True. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Sam Abrams on the Politics of the Professoriate: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #3: Political scientist Sam Abrams teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. His New York Times piece on the polarization of the New England professoriate garnered national attention. In this episode Chris Martin talks to him about what inspired his work on the p... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Lee Jussim on Stereotype Accuracy and Biased Science: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #7: In this episode, Chris Martin (@Chrismartin76) interviews Lee Jussim (@PsychRabble), Professor of Social Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He conducts research on stereotypes and stereotype accuracy, by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Scott Lilienfeld on Microaggressions, and The Goldwater Rule: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #10: Scott Lilienfeld is professor of psychology at Emory University. Here, he talks about his 2016 article evaluating the psychological literature on microaggressions and his 2017 article about revoking the Goldwater rule. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Norm Ornstein on US Politics, Partisanship & Tribalism: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #11: Norm Ornstein (@NormOrnstein), is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He has written and co-written a number of books about gridlock and partisanship in the American political system including The Permanent Campaign and Its Future (1995), by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Cristine Legare on Teaching Techniques: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #16: Show Notes - Cristine Legare is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas-Austin and she’s on the executive board of Heterodox Academy. She is the winner of the APS Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Glenn Loury on Faculty and Administrators: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #13: Glenn Loury (@GlennLoury) is the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brown University. He has taught previously at Boston, Harvard and Northwestern Universities, and the University of Michigan. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Alice Dreger on How Branding Stifles Academic Freedom: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #15: Half Hour of Heterodoxy is now an audio-only podcast. We suggest that you subscribe through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, or any other app of your choice, or listen using the audio player in the blog post. - Show Notes - by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Craig Frisby & Joshua D. Phillips on Cultural Competence Training: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #41: Is multicultural competence training for therapists and counselors based on research? by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Arthur Sakamoto on Paradigms in Sociology: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #14: Half Hour of Heterodoxy is now an audio-only podcast. We'll still upload episodes to Youtube if you'd prefer to get them there, but we suggest that you subscribe through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, or any other app of your choice, by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Caroline Mehl and Raffi Grinberg on OpenMind: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #24: Caroline Mehl and Raffi Grinberg direct the OpenMind Platform by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Richard Reeves on J.S. Mill and Liberalism: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #23: My guest today is Richard Reeves. He’s a social and political commentator and he has written for several newspapers and magazines in both the US and the UK, including The Guardian and The Atlantic. He has also written a biography of John Stuart Mill an... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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David Frum on Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #22: David Frum (@davidfrum) is a senior editor at the Atlantic Magazine and a frequent contributor at MSNBC. He is a former speechwriter for George W. Bush and is known for coining the phrase “axis of evil.” He has been a fellow at the American Enterprise ... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Rick Mehta on Free Expression in Canadian Universities: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #30: The Canadian state of affairs, Rick’s big talk on free speech, How drug dealers are more open than professors, the bullshit receptivity scale, and other topics by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Jennifer Earl on Internet Activism and Fake News: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #18: Show Notes - Jennifer Earl is professor of sociology and a professor of government and public policy at the university of Arizona. Her research focuses on Internet and social movements, social movement repression, and the sociology of law. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Fabio Rojas on the Sociology of Activism: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #29: Fabio Rojas, author of From Black Power to Black Studies and Theory for the Working Sociologist, discusses his research on activism within academia. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Jessica Good on The Ups and Downs of Multiculturalism: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #31: Social psychologist Jessica Good talks about new paper showing an association between multiculturalism and race essentialism by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Frank Lechner on the Symmetric Polarization vs. Republican Radicalism Debate: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #19: Show Notes - Frank Lechner is a professor of sociology at Emory University. He did his undergraduate work in sociology at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, and then moved to the U.S. for his PhD. He’s the author of four books and two edited volum... by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Arthur Sakamoto on Conventional Wisdom about Asian Americans: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #25: Arthur Sakamoto (@sakamoto_arthur), sociologist at Texas A&M, discusses three myths about Asian Americans. by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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Lucía Martínez Valdivia on Unifying and Divisive Identities: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #38: On how the concept of identity can be used and misused to address issues of inclusion by Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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