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The Michael Shermer Show

The Michael Shermer Show

Michael Shermer · Science · EN

This podcast features long-form interviews with prominent thinkers on significant contemporary issues. Dr. Michael Shermer engages with scientists, philosophers, and scholars to explore topics ranging from science and history to current events and the human condition. The show is geared towards...

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Episodes (Page 23)

Feb 27, 2021 · 01:36:13
Abigail Shrier examines the rise in young women identifying as transgender.
Irreversible Damage
01:36:13
Feb 23, 2021 · 01:41:27
Joshua Glasgow finds solace in death through gratitude for life.
The Solace
01:41:27
Feb 20, 2021 · 01:38:04
Jason D. Hill shares an immigrant's appreciation for the American Dream.
We Have Overcome
01:38:04
Feb 16, 2021 · 02:02:09
Avi Loeb presents evidence for extraterrestrial intelligent life.
02:02:09
Feb 9, 2021 · 01:36:41
Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses immigration, Islam, and women's rights in Europe.
01:36:41
Feb 2, 2021 · 01:43:06
Martin Sherwin details the Cuban Missile Crisis and nuclear risks.
01:43:06
Jan 26, 2021 · 01:59:02
David Sloan Wilson critiques Ayn Rand's Objectivism in his novel.
Atlas Hugged
01:59:02
Jan 19, 2021 · 01:46:31
Discusses black-and-white thinking's impact on physics, politics, and society.
01:46:31
Jan 17, 2021 · 21:54
Michael Shermer responds to criticisms of his commentary on January 6th.
21:54
Jan 12, 2021 · 46:36
Shermer analyzes Trump's speech and the Capitol assault using causal inference.
46:36
Jan 5, 2021 · 01:30:11
Explores why humans evolved not to exercise voluntarily for health.
01:30:11
Dec 29, 2020 · 43:35
Reflects on 2020, including the Black Lives Movement and books on race.
43:35
Dec 22, 2020 · 41:18
Analyzes the resurgence and criticism of Jordan Peterson.
Will Travel
41:18
Dec 15, 2020 · 01:49:46
Discusses threats, intimidation, and their discontents in a momentous year.
01:49:46
Dec 8, 2020 · 01:18:08
Debunks fringe ideas about Earth, including flat and hollow Earth theories.
Weird Earth
01:18:08
Dec 1, 2020 · 01:10:30
Focuses on the state of free speech and student coddling.
01:10:30
Nov 24, 2020 · 01:40:25
Examines evolutionary explanations for religion, ritual, and faith.
Why We Believe
01:40:25
Nov 17, 2020 · 01:22:34
Nicholas Christakis discusses the profound impact of coronavirus on society.
Apollo's Arrow
01:22:34
Nov 9, 2020 · 01:52:58
Philip Goff explores the challenge of understanding consciousness and the brain.
Galileo's Error
01:52:58
Nov 2, 2020 · 01:31:27
Richard Kreitner argues the U.S. has always had a disunionist impulse.
01:31:27

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