Heterodox Left-Leaning Social Psychologist on How Conservatives COULD Improve the Field

Welcome back to the penultimate episode from my conversation with Lee Jussim (https://sites.rutgers.edu/lee-jussim/), Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology and founding member of Heterodox Academy, a grassroots academic movement for free inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and the combatting of unchecked ideological bias in academia. Like essentially all social psychologists, Lee is on the left. Unlike essentially all social psychologists, Lee is openly critical of woke ideology and its incursion into academia and society.

In this part of the discussion, I ask Lee if the strong ideological skew within his field is suppressing valid lines of inquiry. I also ask what a more conservative leaning social psychologist – if there was one – may do differently than their left-sided peers.

In the next and final episode I ask Lee if graduate level Academic Psychology is a ponzi scheme. Subscribe and come back to see how Lee responds to my hot take on his field.

To see more from this conversation, check out the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoyQwn2YnG7a7Sz3vdRsgaXsjqWjZ2nVJ