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. 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, social media effects on polarization, and some other political topics related to political polarization. …

If broadcast TV was an opiate of the masses, is social media an amphetamine? — 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? Much of the thinking…

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 To skip to the video…

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 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. For more info…

I’m using this page as a place to compile work that I’ve done related to researching and investigating deceptive online activity, including fake news and fake accounts. Who am I? My name is Zachary Elwood. My main claim to fame is that I’ve written some books on poker behavior (aka “poker tells”). You…

This will be a compilation and analysis of the best and most logical anti-vegan arguments. The arguments examined are: The morality of a behavior is decided by society. A vegan diet is, or may be, unhealthy. Plant-based agriculture still causes harm to animals. Not everyone can be vegan; it’s an…