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Unbelievable? 20 Feb 2010 - "Is Christianity good for us?" Michael Shermer vs. David Robertson
Unbelievable? - June 05, 2014 14:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsAre societies better off with the influence of Christianity? Are Christians more caring than atheists? What role should faith play in society? Just some of the questions explored by atheist Michael Shermer and Christian David Robertson. Michael Shermer is president of the US Skeptics Societ...
Unbelievable? 25 Jul 2009 - Michael Shermer debates "Miracles"
Unbelievable? - June 05, 2014 13:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsYou don't have to look far for claims of the miraculous. But what constitutes a "miracle" and do Christian beliefs in this area make sense? Michael Shermer is a well-known atheist in the USA and Director of the Skeptics Society. He says miraculous claims always have a natural explanation. Ad...
Rationally Speaking #85 - Live From NECSS With Michael Shermer On the Role of Science in Morality
Rationally Speaking Podcast - April 21, 2013 14:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 464 ratingsIn a special live Rationally Speaking, taped at NECSS 2013, Julia Galef moderates a lively discussion between Massimo and Michael Shermer, head of the Skeptic Society and founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine. The topic: Can science tell us what is "moral"? This discussion comes after both men h...
Skepticality #200 - 200 Episodes! - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 29, 2013 22:18 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsIn this, the 200th episode, Derek sits down with Swoopy for a long while to ramble about the past (and future) of the podcast (and a bit about what Swoopy’s been up to while absent from the show). Derek then talks with Dr. Michael Shermer about the recent news surrounding Lance Armstrong and the...
Guest: Skeptic author Michael Shermer
Freethought Radio - July 11, 2011 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 527 ratingsScientific American columnist and author Michael Shermer discusses his new book, The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies -- How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths. The cohosts talk about the successful 2011 July gathering at Lake Hypatia, hosted by F...
Michael Shermer - The Believing Brain
Point of Inquiry - June 06, 2011 22:53 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsHost: Chris Mooney Our guest this week is Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skeptic magazine and head of the Skeptics Society, and a longtime commentator on issues relating to science, critical thinking, and the paranormal. Chris asked Michael on to discuss his new book, which is entitled The ...
Skepticality #157 - The Believing Brain - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 24, 2011 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsOver the past 30 years, Skeptics Society founder Dr. Michael Shermer has questioned how and why humans believe what we do in all aspects of our lives—from our suspicions and superstitions to our politics, economics and social beliefs. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with Dr. Shermer abo...
Michael Shermer - Science, Skepticism and Libertarianism
Point of Inquiry - May 23, 2009 03:17 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsMichael Shermer is one of the most well-known skeptics in America, working for decades to advance the scientific outlook in society. He is a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Scientific American, and is the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Lecture Series at Caltech. Since his foundi...
Guests: Activist Michael Shermer and Mike Smith
Freethought Radio - June 14, 2008 16:36 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 527 ratingsMichael Shermer, one of America's leading skeptics, will be interviewed, along with Denver FFRF activist Mike Smith, about the "Imagine No Religion" billboard he helped get posted for two months this summer in Denver.
Skepticality #074 - No Intelligence Allowed! - Interviews: Professor Richard Dawkins and Dr. Michael Shermer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - April 02, 2008 02:02 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsIn the upcoming a pro-Intelligent Design documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (starring comedy actor Ben Stein), several notable scientists speak in support of science and evolution, including evolutionary biologist (and outspoken atheist) Richard Dawkins, science blogger PZ Meyers, and ...
Skeptic Michael Shermer
Notebook on Cities and Culture - February 08, 2008 00:33 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 124 ratingsA conversation about economics, evolutionary biology and Ayn Rand with Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics.
Skepticality #069 - The Mind of the Market - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 23, 2008 04:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratings"Watch out for gorillas!" "Don't trade with strangers." "Buy this now!" Our brains are constantly bombarded with messages about how to behave, what to buy, and whom to trust. How do we parse these messages, and how do our choices affect the world economy? This week on Skepticality, Dere...
Skepticality #052 - Help Me Figure This Out: Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. Phil Plait
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 15, 2007 23:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsLast week on ABC's Nightline, british journalist Martin Bashir was set to moderate a debate between members of The Rational Response Squad and Christian ministers Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Comfort and Cameron claimed that they could prove scientifically, without invoking the Bible or faith, t...
Skepticality #049 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer talks to Philip Zimbardo.
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - April 03, 2007 19:50 - 54 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsSkepticality is pleased to bring our listeners another great interview conducted by the founder of the Skeptic's Society, Dr. Michael Shermer. In this nearly hour long meeting of the minds, Dr. Shermer talks to author and Stanford emeritus Professor Philip Zimbardo on the release of his new book...
Skepticality #045 - TAM Audio: James Randi, Tory Belleci, Julia Sweeney, Jill Sobule, Michael Shermer and God
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 31, 2007 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis week we'll begin sifting through four days of audio and video with some of the best candid moments from the four day brain expanding extravaganza of The Amazing Meeting 5, featuring a cast of familiar characters as well as some brave new voices in skepticism.
Skepticality #034 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer and James Randi
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - September 24, 2006 23:53 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsSkeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer provides us with a special one on one interview with the "Amazing" James Randi, recorded for Skepticality while at sea during the JREF's Amazing Adventure cruise to the Bermuda Triangle.
Michael Shermer - Why Darwin Matters
Point of Inquiry - September 22, 2006 22:56 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsMichael Shermer is one of the most well-known skeptics in America. He is a contributing editor and monthly columnist for Scientific American, and is the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Lecture Series at Caltech. He is also the co-host and producer of the Fox Family TV show, Exploring the Unkno...
Skepticality #033 - Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer, Why Darwin Matters
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - September 10, 2006 06:21 - 57 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsDerek and Swoopy wax nostalgic over Dragon*Con 2006, and Derek interviews Skeptic founder Dr. Michael Shermer about his new book, Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design.
Interview: Dr. Michael Shermer
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - July 15, 2005 19:51 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsIn this episode we talk with Dr. Michael Shermer about the Science of Good and Evil, Past Government Pseudoscience programs, and the Skeptics Society. Dr. Shermer is one of the most published Skeptics in the world, and has an incredible resume of work and appearences behind his name. This is one ...
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