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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An exploration of the scientific mindset — such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiven

In this revealing conversation Amber Scorah opens the box into the psychology of religious belief to

In this wide-ranging conversation the philosopher Catherine Wilson makes the case that if the pursui

John Martin Fischer’s Death, Immortality, and Meaning in Lifeoffers a brief yet in-depth introductio

This is the first book to explain why people misunderstand economics. From the cognitive shortcuts w

Michael Shermer talks with the polymathic polyamorous sapiosexual classically liberal evolutionary p

If ever there was an urgent need for a frank understanding of what’s going on with men, it is now. M

In this wide-ranging conversation James Traub and Michael Shermer discuss: the changing meaning of

World renowned biological anthropologist Mel Konner examines the nature of human nature, including a

In 12 fiercely funny, mind-expanding chapters, Richard Dawkins explains how the natural world arose

The endlessly fascinating question of whether we are alone in the universe has always been accompani

In his devastating new book The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray examines the 21st century’s most d

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world’s largest online followings with h

In this conversation long-time adversaries and now friends Michael Shermer and Deepak Chopra make an

In this fascinating discussion of one of the hardest problems in all of science — the hard problem o

In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone

In What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life, Phil Zuckerm

You may not believe it, but there is a link between our current political instability and your child

End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peel

The former dean of Yale Law School argues that the feverish egalitarianism gripping college campuses