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The Art of Charm

675: Justin Ramsdell | Rotten Psychology

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🗓️ 5 December 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Justin Ramsdell is a clinical psychologist and an assistant professor of forensic psychology at George Mason University. His current work focuses on law enforcement interactions with individuals with severe mental illnesses, crisis de-escalation, and the psychology of victim experiences. "If somebody tells you that something works for everything, then it probably works for nothing." -Dr. Justin Ramsdell The Cheat Sheet: Understand what the Daubert Standard is, how it factors into scientific expert testimony admissible in court, and how it helps keep Dr. Justin Ramsdell honest with his own psychological work. Why we should consider a panacea that supposedly solves all problems, answers all questions, and cures all ills as a red flagbearer of pseudoscience. How science seeks to clarify and refine with concise terminology while pseudoscience remains vague and reliant on hollow jargon. Practice these critical thinking exercises to keep one step ahead of pseudoscience peddlers who might not have our best interests in mind. Who "they" are and what "they" don't want you to know! And so much more... Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/675/ Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Rhone makes gear for the modern man who demands modern style, comfort, and quality. Click here or go to rhone.com and enter promo code CHARM at checkout to get 20% off your first purchase! Whether you're a lady or a gent, you don't need to know what MicroModal fabric is to enjoy the comfort of MeUndies; you just need to wear them -- support this show (and yourself) with MeUndies here for 20% off! Save time. Look great. Stitch Fix is the personal styling service customized to your fit, lifestyle, and spending preferences. Get started now at stitchfix.com/CHARM and you'll also get 25% off when you keep all five items in your box! As security breaches make headlines with increasing frequency, is your identity protected? Go to LifeLock.com or call 1-800-LIFELOCK and use promo code FORBES for 10% off your LifeLock membership! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0

Oftentimes what you find is you see people come and go from the idea relatively quickly.

0:05.7

It's always a revolving door of people who are in and out. Whereas with more scientific disciplines,

0:10.4

you'll see people who spend careers there. Welcome to the Art of Charm. I'm Jordan Harbinger and

0:17.2

I'm here with producer Jason DeFilippo. On this episode we'll be talking with my friend Dr. Justin

0:22.6

Ramzell. Dr. Ramzell is a professor of psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

0:27.8

He teaches forensic psychology outside of forensic psychology. He's also an expert witness consultant.

0:34.0

So he goes to court as an expert witness and a crisis intervention team trainer for local

0:39.3

and federal law enforcement agencies. And today we're going to talk about how to identify

0:44.8

pseudoscience and separate from real science. He'll also show us why this is important. And when

0:50.2

pseudoscience can actually be helpful and useful, we'll also explore several traits of pseudoscience,

0:56.0

the guru phenomenon and even touch on conspiracy theories and other quackery.

1:00.7

Last but not least, we'll learn some critical thinking exercises to help keep us one step ahead

1:06.4

of pseudoscience peddlers that might not have our best interests in mind. Don't forget we have

1:11.2

a worksheet for today's episodes. You can make sure you solidify your understanding of the key

1:15.6

takeaways here from Dr. Ramzell. That link is in the show notes at the artofcharm.com slash podcast.

1:22.1

As you all know, I am a huge fan of anything that owns critical thinking skills and takes a

1:27.7

jab at quackery, especially at the same time. So I think you'll also enjoy this episode with Dr.

1:33.1

Justin Ramzell. Dr. Justin, thank you for coming on the show today. How did you get into this? I

1:38.4

know that you do expert testimony in court. The things that you present have to hold up in court.

1:43.9

Is that how you got interested in the differences between BS and real science? Yeah, it was mostly out

1:49.3

of necessity. Roughly 75, 76% of the states in the United States use something called the

1:57.0

Daubert standard to determine what constitutes an expert in a given field in the courtroom.

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