The Michael Shermer Show

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

Episodes

Total: 502

The Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major aspects

The Weirdness of the World

2024/3/16

Do we live inside a simulated reality or a pocket universe embedded in a larger structure about whic

A conversation with Leah Goldstein on becoming a kickboxing world champion, ultra-endurance cyclist,

Over a billion copies of the Qur’an exist – yet it remains an enigma. Its classical Arabic language

Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence

Could humans unknowingly be a part of a larger superorganism—one with its own motivations and goals,

Have you ever noticed that what is thrilling on Monday tends to become boring on Friday? Even exciti

To build electric vehicles, solar panels, cell phones, and millions of other devices means the world

As a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee and a former member of the Advisory Committee for

Rob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met, ultimately shuttling bet

The Covid-19 response was a crucible of politics and public health—a volatile combination that produ

In Against the New Politics of Identity, philosopher Ronald A. Lindsay offers a sustained criticism

Former Google data scientist and bestselling author of Everybody Lies Seth Stephens-Davidowitz turns

If you’ve ever wanted mental health support but haven’t been able to get it, you are not alone. In f

As a society we are self-censoring at record rates. Say the wrong thing at the wrong moment to the w

If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and then press play, would everything turn out t

As head of TED, Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world’s boldest thinkers sharing their

Our books, our movies—our imaginations—are obsessed with extra dimensions, alternate timelines, and

Michael Shellenberger explains the role of government agencies in social media censorship, his work

As it absorbs record numbers of new immigrants, the U.S. faces critical questions: is it better to p