The Michael Shermer Show

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

Episodes

Total: 502

In this wide-ranging dialogue (recorded on September 1, 2017) on the nature of consciousness Dr. Mic

Out of the exploratory instincts that allowed our ancestors to prosper hundreds of thousands of year

In his most ambitious work yet—a scientific exploration into humanity’s obsession with the afterlife

Michael Shermer interviews Bill Nye the Science Guy about his new Netflix series “Bill Nye Saves the

In this remote Science Salon (recorded on February 19, 2018), Dr. Shermer converses with the great b

Join us for what promises to be one of the deepest and most profound conversations we’ve had in our

Dr. Robert Trivers and Dr. Michael Shermer have a lively conversation on everything from evolutionar

UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of

Dr. Nancy Segal, the world’s leading expert on twins, has a new book that sheds light on over 70 com

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality?

In this remote Science Salon, Michael Shermer talks with Derren Brown, a British magician and writer

Why do we catch colds? What causes seasons to change? And if you fire a bullet from a gun and drop o

Why is it so hard to say “I made a mistake”—and really believe it? Social psychologist Dr. Carol Tav

Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nea

Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan is a cosmologist and theoretical astrophysicist from Yale University, speci

Dr. Benjamin Bergen is a professor of cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego,

In The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe, physicist a

On Thursday, February 11, 2016, the National Science Foundation made a thrilling announcement: gravi

How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African sav

The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of exam