This will be a transcription of this episode of my podcast, which was an interview with Peter Wood, a conservative thinker and writer who… — This will be a transcription of this episode of my podcast, which was an interview with Peter Wood, a conservative thinker and writer who strongly believes the 2020 election was not legitimate. I think these conversations are important. If you’re someone who doesn’t believe these things and finds them ludicrous…

“How strange it is to be anything at all.” ‐ from Neutral Milk Hotel lyrics — “How strange it is to be anything at all.” ‐ from Neutral Milk Hotel lyrics This is a piece that examines the idea that our awareness of, and anxiety about, the strangeness of our existence may be a key type of stressor, in existential psychology terms. This stressor might be…

The title of this piece is meant to be a little funny. Talking about politics with people we don’t agree with these days is never fun. — The title of this piece is meant to be a little funny. Talking about politics with people we don’t agree with these days is never fun. But let’s face it: there’s a good chance you’re going to end up arguing about politics during the holidays (or some other time). Or…

The following is a transcript of the audio from this podcast episode. — The following is a transcript of the audio from this podcast episode. Welcome to the People Who Read People podcast. This is a podcast about better understanding people and why they behave they way they do. You can learn more about it at www.behavior-podcast.com. There’s no guest on this episode…

For my psychology podcast, People Who Read People, I’ve done quite a few interviews with people on the subject of political polarization… — For my psychology podcast, People Who Read People, I’ve done quite a few interviews with various experts and academics on the subject of political polarization, social media effects on polarization, and some other polarization-related topics. …

This is a shorter version of my piece The psychology behind how social media may be increasing polarization (here’s a podcast version). If… — This is an abridged version of a longer piece. For an audio version, see this podcast episode. If you’re interested in political polarization, check out all my podcast episodes related to that. Does social media play a role in amplifying our divides and increasing political polarization?

This will be a place where I examine indicators of videos being deceptive or staged. There’s only one here now but I will add to this over… — This will be a place where I examine indicators of videos being deceptive or staged. There’s only one here now but I will add to this over time. If you have ideas for interesting videos to examine, send them my way and I’d appreciate it. My experience and interest in fake/staged videos

If broadcast TV was an opiate of the masses, is social media an amphetamine? — I have an abridged version of this piece here, which I recommend. For an audio reading, see my podcast. If you’re interested in polarization, check out all my podcast episodes related to that. Does it feel like everyone is becoming more angry? It’s not your imagination, and it’s not confined…

The following is a transcript from an episode of my podcast, People Who Read People, where I interview a Portland, Oregon antifa/BLM… — The following is a transcript from an episode of my podcast, People Who Read People, where I interview a Portland, Oregon antifa/BLM protester who intellectually defends the violent, militant aspects of the Portland protests and riots, and who talks about reasons for physically fighting with rightwing groups.