Podcast Episodes
Back to Search23. Dr. Kenneth R. Miller — The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will
Episode 23
Ken Miller is well known for his work in debunking Intelligent Design Creationism, most notably for his testimony in the Dover Pennsylvania trial tha…
7 years, 11 months ago
22. Dr. Gregory Berns — What It's Like to Be a Dog…and Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience
Episode 22
In this wide-ranging dialogue (recorded on September 1, 2017) on the nature of consciousness Dr. Michael Shermer talks with Dr. Gregory Berns, Distin…
8 years ago
21. Dr. Leonard Mlodinow — Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of Change
Episode 21
Out of the exploratory instincts that allowed our ancestors to prosper hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans developed a cognitive style that Ml…
8 years ago
20. Dr. Michael Shermer — Heavens on Earth: The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
Episode 20
In his most ambitious work yet—a scientific exploration into humanity's obsession with the afterlife and quest for immortality—bestselling author and…
8 years, 1 month ago
19. Bill Nye the Science Guy Saves the World on Netflix
Episode 19
Michael Shermer interviews Bill Nye the Science Guy about his new Netflix series "Bill Nye Saves the World," which aired Friday, April 21, 2017.
The …
8 years, 1 month ago
18. Dr. Bart Ehrman — How a Forbidden Religion (Christianity) Swept the World
Episode 18
In this remote Science Salon (recorded on February 19, 2018), Dr. Shermer converses with the great bible scholar and historian Dr. Bart D. Ehrman, th…
8 years, 2 months ago
17. Dr. Kip Thorne — Gravitational Waves, Black Holes, Time Travel, and Hollywood
Episode 17
Join us for what promises to be one of the deepest and most profound conversations we've had in our Science Salon series as Dr. Thorne reflects on hi…
8 years, 2 months ago
16. Dr. Robert Trivers — Evolutionary Theory & Human Nature
Episode 16
Dr. Robert Trivers and Dr. Michael Shermer have a lively conversation on everything from evolutionary theory and human nature to how to win a knife f…
8 years, 5 months ago
15. Donald Prothero & Timothy Callahan — UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens: What Science Says
Episode 15
UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Str…
8 years, 6 months ago
14. Dr. Nancy Segal — Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts about Twins
Episode 14
Dr. Nancy Segal, the world's leading expert on twins, has a new book that sheds light on over 70 commonly held ideas and beliefs about the origins an…
8 years, 7 months ago