Episode 99: Mockingbirds, Destructo-Critics, and Mr. Robot

David and Tamler tackle three topics on their last double digit episode. First, should a middle school perform "To Kill a Mockingbird" even if they have to use bad language the "n-word," and talk about sexual assault? Tamler relates a story involving his daughter (who was supposed to play Scout) and a playwright who refused to allow his play to be censored. But when it comes to drama, middle school's got nothing on social psychology. Next, David and Tamler break down the latest controversy surrounding Princeton psychologist Susan Fiske's leaked column about the bullying destructo-critics and methodological terrorists that are challenging the establishment in the field. Finally, they give a spoiler-filled analysis of season 2 of Mr. Robot, a polarizing season for many fans. Tamler's suffering from a little theory fatigue, but David blows his mind with his explanation of what's really going on with the Dark Army and F-Society. Have you ever cried during sex?

Links

• To Kill a Mockingbird stage play [stageagent.com]
• Mob Rule or the Wisdom of Crowds? Susan Fiske's forthcoming column in the APS Observer [verybadwizards.com]
• Andrew Gelman's blog post about Susan Fiske's column [andrewgelman.com]
• Ioannidis, J. P. (2005). Why most published research findings are false. PLoS Med, 2(8), e124. [plos.org]
• The Hardest Science blog by Sanjay Srivastava (@hardsci)
• sometimes i'm wrong blog by Simine Vazire (@siminevazire)
• The 20% Statistician blog by Daniel Lakens (@lakens)
• Too Many Cooks [youtube.com]
• Bitcoin explained and made simple [youtube.com]
• Key generation [wikipedia.org]

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