Podcast Episodes
Back to Search69. Dr. Barbara Tversky — Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought
Episode 69
An eminent psychologist offers a major new theory of human cognition: movement, not language, is the foundation of thought.
When we try to think abou…
6 years, 10 months ago
68. Dr. Michael Ruse — A Darwinian Meaning to Life
Episode 68
Dr. Michael Ruse is the Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science, at Flori…
6 years, 11 months ago
67. Dr. Christian Smith — Atheist Overreach: What Atheism Can't Deliver
Episode 67
In recent years atheism has become ever more visible, acceptable, and influential. Atheist apologists have become increasingly vociferous and confide…
6 years, 11 months ago
66. Dr. Christian List — Why Free Will is Real: A response to Sam Harris, Jerry Coyne, and Other Determinists
Episode 66
Philosophers have argued about the nature and the very existence of free will for centuries. Today, many scientists and scientifically minded comment…
6 years, 11 months ago
65. Jared Diamond — Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
Episode 65
For this special edition of the Science Salon Podcast Dr. Shermer took a camera crew to Jared Diamond's home in Los Angeles for an especially intimat…
6 years, 11 months ago
64. Michael Tomasello — Becoming Human
Episode 64
In this fascinating conversation with the evolutionary anthropologist Michael Tomasello, the Max Planck Institute scientist presents his new theory o…
7 years ago
63. Dr. Hector A. Garcia — Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide
Episode 63
Through the lens of evolutionary science, Dr. Garcia offers a novel perspective on why we hold our political ideas, and why they are so often in conf…
7 years ago
AMA-5. Dr. Michael Shermer — "Are the Miracles of Jesus
In this AMA special Dr. Shermer conducts a postmortem on his debate with the evangelical Christian theologian Luuk van de Weghe, with Windmill Minist…
7 years ago
62. Dr. Mark Moffett — The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Episode 62
In this riveting conversation, Dr. Shermer speaks with Dr. Mark Moffett, biologist (Ph.D. Harvard, under E. O. Wilson), wildlife photographer for Nat…
7 years ago
61. Dr. Richard Wrangham — The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution
Episode 61
We Homo sapiens can be the nicest of species and also the nastiest. What occurred during human evolution to account for this paradox? What are the tw…
7 years ago