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Rationally Speaking Podcast

Rationally Speaking #96 - Sally Satel and Scott Lilienfeld on the Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience

Rationally Speaking Podcast

New York City Skeptics

Society & Culture, Skepticism, Science, Philosophy

4.6787 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2013

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

It seems like a week can't go by without a news story about how neuroscience has discovered the neurological basis of love, morality, addiction, you name it. Yet how much explanatory power does neuroscience really have -- and are we putting too much trust in its findings? On this episode of Rationally Speaking, Massimo and Julia explore these questions with psychiatrist Sally Satel and professor of psychology Scott O. Lilienfeld, the authors of "Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience."

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0:00.0

Rationally speaking is a presentation of New York City skeptics dedicated to promoting critical thinking, skeptical inquiry, and science education.

0:22.6

For more information, please visit us at NYC Skeptics.org.

0:36.1

Welcome to Rationally Speaking, the podcast where we explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense.

0:41.3

I'm your host, Massimo Piliucci, and with me, as always, is my co-host Julia Galev.

0:45.8

Julia, what are we going to talk about today?

0:48.5

Massimo, we have a full house today, at least virtually speaking.

0:51.7

Virtually, yeah.

0:52.8

Right. So we have two guests who I'm both very excited about.

0:57.0

Guest number one is Sally Sattel, who is a practicing psychiatrist and lecture at the Yale

1:02.9

University School of Medicine, where she focuses on mental health policy, as well as political

1:07.6

trends in medicine.

1:08.6

She's published numerous books books including PCMD,

1:14.1

How Political Correctness is Corrupting Medicine.

1:17.2

And then joining us by Skype is Dr. Scott Lillianfeld,

1:21.2

who is a professor of psychology at Emory University.

1:26.1

Scott is a frequent contributor to scientific American mind,

1:31.2

and he's also the author of a book that was one of my picks on rationally speaking at least

1:37.1

a couple of years ago now, the excellent 50 great myths of popular psychology. And together,

1:42.9

Sally and Scott have just come out with an excellent new book titled

1:46.5

Brainwashed, The Stuctive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience.

1:50.2

Scott, Sally, welcome to the show.

1:52.2

Thank you for having us.

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