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VBW favorite Paul Bloom joins us to talk about William James\u2019 account of instinct and its parallels to the nativism/empiricism debates in developmental psychology today. Also discussed: Richard Dawkins trolling philosophy, the ghost in Tamler\u2019s kitchen, and why William James\u2019 130 year-old writings make psychologists sad about the present state of their field. PLUS - do you wish you were closer to your non-romantic partners?\xa0 Well, strap on your gloves, grab a washcloth, it\u2019s time for exactly 15 minutes of orgasmic meditation.

Note: we had to use backup audio for Tamler and Paul in the second segment. The sound quality isn't as good as normal, sorry about that.

Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

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• Partner intimate touch is associated with increased interpersonal closeness, especially in non-romantic partners \u2014 Partner intimate touch is associated with increased interpersonal closeness, especially in non-romantic partners Nicole Prause , Greg J. Siegle, James Coan
• Circle of Willis (hosted by Jim Coan)
• Paul Bloom | Department of Psychology
• Richard Dawkins on Twitter: "Science is not a social construct. Science\u2019s truths were true before there were societies; will still be true after all philosophers are dead; were true before any philosophers were born; were true before there were any minds, even trilobite or dinosaur minds, to notice them." / Twitter
• James, W. (1890) The Principles of Psychology, Chapter 24 (Instinct) [yorku.ca]