The Michael Shermer Show

The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and lead

Episodes

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Shermer and Tyson discuss: why he decided to write about social, cultural, and political issues now

Shermer and Doyle discuss: terminology of: PC, identity politics, woken, social justice, antifa, BLM

This conversation explores the never-before-told true story of Jane Elliott and the “Blue-Eyes, Brow

Is it true that the world’s rapidly growing population is consuming the planet’s natural resources a

What is time? Does the past still exist? How did the universe begin and how will it end? Do particle

Shermer and Kisin discuss: growing up in Russia • “The Talk” Russian parents give their children • W

Despite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far

Shermer and Ashton discuss: what it’s like advising Google and Buckingham Palace on how to communica

Shermer and de Salcedo discuss: her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at age 27 • her long-term psycho

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Since Charles Darwin, evolutionary biologists have been convinced that the males of the animal kingd

In this conversation based on his new book, The Romance of Reality, cognitive neuroscientist Bobby A

Since the dawn of social science, theorists have debated how and why societies appear to change, dev

Biological sex is no longer accepted as a basic fact of life. It is forbidden to admit that female p

In this conversation based on his new book, political theorist Yoram Hazony argues that the best hop

Shermer and Strevens discuss: irrationality and how it drives science • the scientific method • the

Shermer and Seth discuss: “mind” and “consciousness” in context of understanding how molecules and m

Most people rely on their gut instinct to decide how to date, who to marry, where to live, what care

Shermer and Rosenfeld discuss: why we have a duopoly • gerrymandering • voting restrictions • how we

Shermer and Morris discuss: the history of Big/Deep History • the US, UK, Europe and the West in the