#812 Mélusine Boon-Falleur: The Impact of Resources on Psychology, and Climate Change

07/24/23 • 94 min

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Mélusine Boon-Falleur is a PhD student in cognitive sciences at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Paris, researching how evolution shaped our brain. She is particularly interested in studying how individuals adapt to the amount of resources available in their environment, and how our social cognition influences pro-environmental behavior.

In this episode, we focus on how resources impact psychology, and climate change. We start by talking about noncognitive skills and their impact on academic achievement. We then get into how quantitative changes in resources lead to qualitative changes in people’s priorities and psychology. We discuss the importance of time horizons, and talk about pyramids of needs. We discuss how resource allocation affects cooperation and health-related behavior. We discuss risky behaviors through different time horizons, and approaches to prevent hazardous behaviors. We talk about where stereotypes about the behavior of people of low socioeconomic status come from. We discuss how people formed perceived morbidity and mortality risks associated with COVID-19. We talk about the belief-action gap and what explains it. We discuss the labeling of behaviors as “irrational”. Finally, we talk about the social dilemma of climate change and the cognitive mechanisms that play a role in environmental policies, and the important role of social scientists in helping tackle climate change.

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Dr. Elijah Millgram is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah. His research focuses on rationality, theoretical reasoning, and practical reasoning. He is the author of six books, including Practical Induction, Varieties of Practical Reasoning, Ethics Done Right: Practical Reasoning as a Foundation for Moral Theory, and John Stuart Mill and the Meaning of Life.

In this episode, we talk about practical reasoning. We start by discussing what practical reasoning is, and the questions it applies to. We talk about different theories of practical reasoning, and problems with means-end approaches. We discuss how practical reasoning applies to ethics; Kant’s practical reason; and how practical reasoning relates to virtue ethics, consequentialism, and deontology. We discuss if ethics is just a matter of preference. We also talk about the ways practical reasoning can be wrong, how it differs from reflective equilibrium, and how to deal with the issue of defeasibility.

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#813 Marissa Harrison - Just as Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers

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Dr. Marissa Harrison is Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, and Interim Chair of Social Sciences and Psychology at Penn State Harrisburg. She is a research psychologist who investigates serial murder, and interest in serial murder, from an evolutionary and other psychological perspectives. She is the author of Just as Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers.

In this episode, we focus on Just as Deadly. We start by talking about statistics on serial killing, and why the focus tends to be on males. We discuss morbid curiosity, and why some people are interested in serial killing. We then get into psychological factors, like demographic data; development, life events, and trauma; motivations, and the modus operandi; neurological data; and sociocultural factors. We talk about how commentators in the media might misinform people on crime and criminals. Finally, we discuss a possible evolutionary rationale behind female serial killing.

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