Podcast Episodes
Back to Search60. Nicholas A. Christakis — Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Episode 60
In this exceptionally important conversation Dr. Shermer discusses at length the background to and research of Dr. Nicholas Christakis, a physician a…
7 years, 1 month ago
59. Cass R. Sunstein — On Freedom
Episode 59
In this pathbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Cass Sunstein asks us to rethink freedom. He shows that freedom of choice isn't nearly e…
7 years, 1 month ago
58. Ben Shapiro — The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
Episode 58
In this wide ranging conversation, the noted conservative political commentator and public intellectual Ben Shapiro makes the case that what makes th…
7 years, 1 month ago
57. Dr. Frans de Waal — Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Episode 57
Based on his latest book — Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves — the legendary biologist and primatologist Frans d…
7 years, 1 month ago
56. Dr. Tyler Cowen — How an Economist Views the World
Episode 56
In this wide ranging dialogue Dr. Shermer speaks with the famed economist Dr. Tyler Cowen, whose new book, Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Socie…
7 years, 1 month ago
AMA-4. Dr. Michael Shermer — The Problem of Evil
In this Ask Me Anything, Dr. Shermer performs a postmortem on his debate/dialogue on with Dr. Brian Huffling at the Southern Evangelical Seminary in …
7 years, 2 months ago
55. Dr. David Sloan Wilson — This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution
Episode 55
In this dialogue Dr. Shermer speaks with Dr. David Sloan Wilson, the renowned evolutionary biologist and Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthr…
7 years, 2 months ago
54. Dr. Michele Gelfand — Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
Episode 54
In this wide-ranging conversation Dr. Shermer talks with the author of the new book, Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Ou…
7 years, 2 months ago
53. Adam Higginbotham — China Syndrome II: The True Story of What Happened at Chernobyl
Episode 53
In this discussion with the author of the newly published book Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster, Adam…
7 years, 2 months ago
52. Bruce Schneier — Hacked! Security and Survival in a Hyper-Connected World
Episode 52
Bruce Schneier is a fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. He is a special advisor …
7 years, 2 months ago