Podcast Episodes
Back to Search64. 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months ago
60. 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months ago