The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and lead
The future is uncertain, a bit spooky, possibly dangerous, maybe wonderful. We cope with this never-
As we approach the sixtieth anniversary of the violent public assassination of President John F. Ken
Michael Shermer speaks with Andrew Yang about the Forward Party, the future of politics in a party d
Shermer and Arikha discuss: what it means for a mind to be disrupted • dementia, senility, and Alzhe
What is gender? How different are men and women? Are differences due to biological sex or to culture
Shermer and Young discuss: Florida’s “Don’t say ‘gay’” law • What is the appropriate age to discuss
Shermer and Vyse discuss: What is a delusion? • veridical perception • perceptual illusions and irra
Shermer and Ward discuss: religious immortality • Church of Perpetual Life in Florida • what it mean
Shermer, Hoffman, and Yoeli discuss: the problems game theory was developed to solve • How rational
Do you sometimes dream you can fly like a bird? Gliding effortlessly above the treetops, soaring and
Shermer and Murray discuss: what it takes to become a successful writer • Is this “war” on Western c
Shermer and Theroux discuss: how documentary films are made • religious fanaticism and why people be
Michal Shermer and Jesse Singal discuss: how social scientists determine causality • Primeworld: cog
Shermer and Blattman discuss: Putin, Russia, and Ukraine • game theory and violent conflict • 5 Reas
Increasingly, identity theft is a fact of life: from fake companies selling “credit card insurance”;
In this conversation, Shermer speaks with Dave Rubin: New York Times bestselling author, and creator
In episode 262, Shermer speaks with Oliver Stone about: the relationship with truth in dramatic film
In this conversation with quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-
Something is wrong with American journalism. Long before “fake news” became the calling card of the
Why do you exist? How did atoms and molecules transform into sentient creatures that experience long
