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220. Charles Foster on Being a Human: Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness

Oct 23, 2021 · 01:57:24

✨ Charles Foster connects with 45,000 years of human history.

01:57:24

219. In-Person Conversation (in Shermer's Home) with Steven Pinker on Rationality: What it is, Why it Seems Scarce, Why it Matters in Shermer's Home

Oct 19, 2021 · 01:49:22

✨ Steven Pinker discusses rationality and its apparent scarcity.

01:49:22

218. Craig Whitlock — The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

Oct 16, 2021 · 01:31:15

✨ Craig Whitlock reveals secrets from The Afghanistan Papers.

The Afghanistan Papers

01:31:15

217. Mary Grabar on the 1619 Project, Howard Zinn, Historical Revisionism, and Pseudohistory

Oct 12, 2021 · 01:38:35

✨ Mary Grabar critiques the 1619 Project and Howard Zinn.

01:38:35

216. Kathryn Paige Harden — The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

Oct 9, 2021 · 01:46:45

✨ Kathryn Paige Harden discusses DNA's role in social equality.

The Genetic Lottery

01:46:45

215. Mary Eberstadt on God, Religion, Secularization, Sexual Revolution, and Identity Politics

Oct 5, 2021 · 01:49:17

✨ Mary Eberstadt on religion, secularization, and identity politics.

01:49:17

214. Tom Nichols — Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy

Oct 2, 2021 · 01:36:30

✨ Tom Nichols blames citizens for democracy's troubles.

01:36:30

213. Mike Rothschild — The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything

Sep 28, 2021 · 01:36:58

✨ Michael Shermer discusses QAnon with journalist Mike Rothschild.

01:36:58

212. Gale Sinatra & Barbara Hofer — Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It

Sep 25, 2021 · 01:30:13

✨ Michael Shermer talks science denial with Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer.

Science Denial

01:30:13

211. Ashley Rindsberg — The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History

Sep 21, 2021 · 01:43:06

✨ Michael Shermer interviews Ashley Rindsberg about The New York Times.

01:43:06

210. Leidy Klotz on doing more with less, based on his book Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less

Sep 18, 2021 · 01:59:58

✨ Michael Shermer discusses Leidy Klotz's book 'Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less'.

01:59:58

209. Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein on Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life, Based on Their New Book a Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

Sep 14, 2021 · 01:31:37

✨ Michael Shermer speaks with Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein.

01:31:37

208. The Truth About 9/11 and Terrorism

Sep 10, 2021 · 27:44

✨ Michael Shermer reflects on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

27:44

207. John Petrocelli — The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit

Sep 7, 2021 · 01:35:54

✨ Michael Shermer interviews John Petrocelli on detecting bullshit.

01:35:54

206. Nichola Raihani — The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World

Sep 4, 2021 · 02:07:21

✨ Michael Shermer discusses Nichola Raihani's 'The Social Instinct'.

The Social Instinct

02:07:21

205. Richard Dawkins on evangelizing for evolution, science, skepticism, philosophy, reason, and rationality, based on his book Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science

Sep 1, 2021 · 01:27:03

✨ Michael Shermer interviews Richard Dawkins on science and reason.

01:27:03

204. Carole Hooven on T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us

Aug 28, 2021 · 01:47:15

✨ Michael Shermer talks with Carole Hooven about testosterone.

01:47:15

203. Lee McIntyre — How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason

Aug 24, 2021 · 01:35:35

✨ Lee McIntyre discusses how to engage with science deniers.

Flat Earthers

01:35:35

202. Julia Galef — The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

Aug 21, 2021 · 01:46:33

✨ Julia Galef introduces the 'scout mindset' versus the 'soldier mindset'.

The Scout Mindset

01:46:33

201. Michael Shermer on Evolution, I.D. Theory, Consciousness, Morality, Gullibility, and Nothing (AMA # 7)

Aug 18, 2021 · 01:13:19

✨ Michael Shermer answers audience questions on evolution and ID theory.

01:13:19

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