Podcast Episodes
Back to Search48. Sir Martin Rees — On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
Episode 48
In this wide-ranging dialogue Michael Shermer talks to Martin Rees about: his early education and how he got interested in astronomy and cosmology • …
7 years, 8 months ago
47. Dr. Susan Blackmore — Altered States and Conscious Beings
Episode 47
Dr. Susan Blackmore is no stranger to skeptics. Dr. Shermer has known Dr. Blackmore since the early 1990s. When the Skeptics Society and Skeptic maga…
7 years, 8 months ago
46. Zac Sechler interviews Michael Shermer about Why People Believe in God
Episode 46
In this unusual Science Salon we bring you an interview of Dr. Shermer by Zac Sechler, a high school senior at Grace Prep High School in State Colleg…
7 years, 9 months ago
45. Daniel de Visé — On Comebacks in Sports and Life
Episode 45
In this unusual dialogue Dr. Shermer talks to author and journalist Daniel de Visé about one of the greatest athletes in American history, three-time…
7 years, 9 months ago
44. Dr. David P. Barash — Human Nature Through a Glass Brightly
Episode 44
Humans have long seen ourselves as the center of the universe, the apple of God's eye, specially-created creatures who are somehow above and beyond t…
7 years, 9 months ago
43. Dr. Jonathan Haidt — Coming Apart
Episode 43
A lecture by and follow-up discussion with Jonathan Haidt about the excessive divisiveness of American politics and culture the past several years. D…
7 years, 10 months ago
42. Dr. Clay Routledge — The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything
Episode 42
In this dialogue on life's deepest and most meaningful issues Michael Shermer talks with psychologist Clay Routledge about: the evolution of motivati…
7 years, 10 months ago
40. Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah — Who Am I? Who Are You? The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity
Episode 40
In this wide-ranging conversation Dr. Appiah and Dr. Shermer review the 5 "Cs" of identity—Creed, Country, Color, Class, and Culture—and what they te…
7 years, 11 months ago
39. Heather Mac Donald — The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture
Episode 39
In this riveting review of the campus craziness investigative journals, writer, and lawyer Heather Mac Donald and Michael Shermer dive deep into the …
7 years, 11 months ago
38. Dr. Yuval Noah Harari — 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Episode 38
In this dialogue with one of the most interesting minds of our time, the Hebrew University historian and best-selling author (Sapiens, Homo Deus), Dr…
7 years, 11 months ago