Month: July 2019

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[Recorded July 12, 2019] Why do reasonable minds differ? On movies? “Did we even see the same film?” On justice? Why do Superman and Batman always differ? Psychologists weigh in.

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Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Naïve Realism
• Study on Motion Picture Appraisal
• Correlation with critics
• Illusions: The dress, shoe, Yanni / Laurel, etc.
• “They Saw A Game”
• Moral foundations and affiliations
• Cultural differences lend perspective
• The missionary and anthropologist
• Linguistic effects on cognition
• Fundamental Attribution Error
• Disposition versus circumstance
• Depiction is not endorsement
• Judging others as disgusting
• Public Irrationality Thesis
• Philosophy and Psychology on Character
• Clark & Diana as role models (combat FAE)
• And much more!

To learn more:
Strikingly Low Agreement On Movies | Pascal Wallisch
You Are Not So Smart Live | David McRaney
“They Saw A Game” | Hastorf & Cantril
The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt
Through the Language Glass | Lera Boroditsky
This Is Water | David Foster Wallace
Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang
The Culture Map | Erin Meyer
The Character Gap | Christian Miller
Christian Miller: Character Gap | Philosophy Bites
The Callout | Invisibilia
YANSS 157: Pluralistic Ignorance | David McRaney
You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt
Conversation with Ross & Nisbett | Think 101
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson

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[Recorded June 29, 2019] Consider Man of Steel and BvS through the lens of commitment. Can Superman combat loneliness and a crisis of conviction?

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Dive deep into discussion and address apologetics for:

1. MOS is structured wrong
2. BvS should have shown Superman’s honeymoon period
3. Superhero movies should be escapist
4. Nairomi was entirely unneeded
5. and so much more!

Answers, insights, and commentary on:

• Interpreting, “Must there be a Superman? / There is.”
• Superhero retirement
• Seven Stages of Romantic Relationships
• Lois & Clark Early Stages and Wake-Up Call
• Why no onscreen honeymoon? / Batman is BvS protagonist
• Superman & the World’s Wake-Up Call
• Insecurity absent commitment (no superheroes norms yet)
• Loneliness epidemic
• Who is Superman for?
• Superman: friend of the forgotten; a valid interpretation
• Superman as common cultural touchstone enables impact
• The Second Mountain / Benefits of Commitment
• Family (marriage), Calling (vocation, Faith (philosophy), and Local Community
• Why BvS included Nairomi not just the BZE
• Clark Kent: Man of Commitments
• Why MOS is structured to show Clark’s heroism early
• Crisis of Faith: “Superman was never real. / No one stays good in this world.”
• Local action and many more topics!

Enjoy Independence Day with others… accept that invitation or extend one!

To learn more:
Lies Our Culture Tells Us | David Brooks
Psychologists Study Ghosting | SciShow
Loneliness Epidemic Index Infograph Study| Cigna
Desire In Long Term Relationships | Esther Perel
AOM 518: Quest For A Moral Life | Brett McKay
The Second Mountain | David Brooks
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson

Introduction recorded July 1, 2019

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