Episode 305: Emile Is the Name of the Goat (with Paul Bloom)

Update: 2025-03-25

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VBW favorite Paul Bloom joins us to break down the Severance season finale and season 2 in general. We all agree that it's a much-needed return to form and debate some of the choices and questions the episode raises. Plus, an evolutionary account of the 'ick' and the adaptive trait of graceful ping-pong ball chasing.

Collisson, B., Saunders, E., & Yin, C. (2025). The ick: Disgust sensitivity, narcissism, and perfectionism in mate choice thresholds. Personality and Individual Differences, 238, 113086.

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Episode 305: Emile Is the Name of the Goat (with Paul Bloom)

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Episode 305: Emile Is the Name of the Goat (with Paul Bloom)