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Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, discussed his collection of writings on free speech, religion, politics, and controversial intellectuals. This interview was conducte…

Brigham Young University’s Daniel Peterson and Scientific American columnist Michael Shermer debate whether faith and reason are compatible.

Michael Shermer, founder of Skeptic magazine, talked about his book Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye, a collection of his columns going back to 2001. He also spoke about his fo…

Michael Shermer talked about his book The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom, in which he discusses how science has influenced the way we thin…

Amir Alexander, Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World; Michael Benson, Cosmigraphics: Picturing Space Through Time; and Martin Blaser, Missing Microbes: …

Michael Shermer talked about his book The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom, in which he discusses how science has influenced the way we thin…

David Brin, author of The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom, and Michael Shermer, author of The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Pol…

Authors talked about their books about secrets and intelligence affairs, Internet privacy, and how the mind works. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Richard Rayner mo…

Michael Shermer talked about how irrational beliefs are formed and reinforced. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a talk at FreedomFest, a libertarian conferenc…

From FreedomFest 2010 held at Bally’s in Las Vegas, a debate on religion featured authors Dinesh D’Souza (Life After Death) and Steven Landsburg (The Big Questions). The debate was structure…

A debate on the merits of intelligent design theory was held at FreedomFest 2008. George Gilder Stephen Meyer, both from the Discovery Institute, argued for intelligent design, and Michael S…

Michael Shermer talked about his book Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design, published by Times Books. He was joined in discussion by Mr. Wells. Mr. Shermer, a former evang…

Michael Shermer talked about his book The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics, published by Times Books. In his book Mr. S…

Panel members talked about the future of science and technology, including the cultural implications of evolution, creationism, and intelligent design. They also debated whether the purpose …

Participating by remote link from Denver, Michael Shermer talked about conspiracy theories concerning the September 11 terrorist attacks. Mr. Shermer has debunked many of the conspiracy theo…

William Dembski and Niall Shanks talked about whether or not the complexities of nature imply an intelligent designer, i.e. God. Mr. Dembski claimed that evidence exists to suggest that such…

A panel discussed various forms of misinformation and deception practiced by politicians and academics. They talked about why people lie, why they get away with it, and the consequences of l…

Jeffrey Schwartz and Michael Shermer debated the limits of science in addressing spiritual questions. Mr. Shermer argued that such issues will either eventually be addressable using conventi…

Panel members talked about fear in U.S. culture, including conspiracy theories, cults, cabals, medicine, and politically manufactured fear. After their presentations, the authors answered au…

Author Michael Shermer talked about his book, "The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule", published by Henry Holt and Company. Shermer …