The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and lead
Shermer and Brin discuss: AI and AGI • are they existential threats? • the alignment problem • Large
Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the u
For many of us, the great scientific discoveries of the modern age — the Big Bang, evolution, quantu
We have calendars to mark time, communal spaces to bring us together, bells to signal hours of conte
You’ll find nearly everything the Bible has to say about the end in the Book of Revelation: a mystif
On his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly began to write down for his young adult children some things he ha
Amanda Knox spent four years in an Italian prison for a crime she did not commit. In the fall of 200
The world is rapidly transforming into an experience economy as people increasingly crave extraordin
Why do we feel like in order to be productive, happy, or good, we must sacrifice everything else? Is
Shermer and Schulz discuss: an operational definition of the “good life” or “happiness” or “well bei
How does the brain — a three-pound gelatinous mass — give rise to intelligence and conscious experie
Shermer and Moran discuss: her dysfunctional family background • her boyfriend who pimped her • the
Shermer and Oreskes discuss: the myth of market magic • market fundamentalism • market absolutism •
Shermer and Päs discuss: monism vs. dualism • What is time? • What is a field? • Is math all there i
Shermer and Gold discuss: diversity, equity, and inclusion in the media • social justice movements a
Shermer and Hardy discuss: Hardy’s religious journey (raised Catholic, now agnostic) • origin of Pen
Shermer and Klein discuss: sex therapist and the reasons people seek therapy • self-help sex books •
Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and that skepticism has only grown more intense
In this episode Michael Shermer speaks with the stoic philosopher and evolutionary biologist Massimo
In this conversation, based on a leading cult expert Steven Hassan’s books (Combatting Cult Mind Con
