Michael Shermer
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Steven Pinker & Michael Shermer - Toronto - Sept 16th 2018 | Pangburn Philosophy on Patreon
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Michael Shermer Just posted: and I in conversation in Montreal hosted by in which we discuss moral progress (& regress—3 steps forward, 2 back), good & evil in secular morality, can science determine moral values?, Enlightenment Now, and more. 38h
Michael Shermer If you're searching for something to listen to while driving, walking, running, hiking, cycling, weeding, vacuuming etc. this weekend, this conversation with is one of the best I've ever had with anyone anywhere. We hit many of the biggest topics 41m
Female Cyclist Who Lost To Transgender 'Woman' Speaks Out: 'NOT Fair'
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On Sunday, biologically male cyclist Rachel McKinnon, competing against biological females, unsurprisingly took home a gold medal at Sunday's UCI Masters Track Cycling World Champions
Michael Shermer No not transphobic to question fairness of your victory. sports have gender divisions for a reason 50h
'There is no God,' Stephen Hawking writes in final book
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The late physicist's last book tackles Brief Answers to the Big Questions.
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Michael Shermer "There is no God" Stephen Hawking writes in final book. I guess this make it final. Can we move on now? 3d
Dr. Clay Routledge — The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything
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Science Salon Podcast # 42: The Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything. A dialogue between Michael Shermer and psychologist Clay Routledge (Supernatural: Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World) on life’s deepest and most...
Michael Shermer Science Salon #42 is up: Dr. Clay Routledge—The Meaning of Life, the Universe, & Everything. We discuss his new book, why people believe in God, why religious people live longer, free will as a useful fiction, & why men are more likely to win Darwin Awards 3d
Michael Shermer In case you missed it: Science Salon #42 is up. My dialogue with psychologist Dr. Clay Routledge on "The Meaning of Life, the Universe, & Everything" based on his new book Supernatural. We cover a lot of ground in this conversation & Clay has deep insights 20h
The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour
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Sex differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency hospital admissions, and mortality are well documented. However, little is known about sex differences in idiotic risk taking behaviour. This paper reviews the data on winners of the Darwin Award...
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Michael Shermer When science confirms our intuitions, in this case that men are idiots: "a marked sex difference in Darwin Award winners. Males thus made up 88.7% of Darwin Award winners, and this sex difference is highly statistically significant (χ2=190.30; P<0.0001)." 3d
How Exercise Might "Clean" the Alzheimer's Brain
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Hints at potential treatments for age-related dementia and memory loss
Peace Studies Events Calendar - Debate: “Does America Need Stricter Gun Control Laws?” - University of San Diego
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Michael Shermer Debate: “Does America Need Stricter Gun Control Laws?” I say yes. To hear why (or why not by my opponent Michael Huemer) Tuesday, Oct. 16, 4 - 6:00 p.m. San Diego University, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Theatre. Free & open to the public. 5d
Biological Male Wins World Championship In Women’s Cycling
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'This is bigger than sports'
Michael Shermer If you are concerned about fairness in sports (and life) re Performance Enhancing Drugs in sports (or cog meds studying for MCATs), then this bio male winning the women's world cycling championship is surely pushing the definition of a level playing field 6d
The latest report on global warming makes grim reading
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And what hope it does offer risks being frittered away
Michael Shermer Excellent summary of the latest IPCC report and why we need to aim for 1.5 degree C max warming instead of 2.0. The overwhelming evidence now looks like "luke warmism" (climate change is real & human caused but not catastrophic) may not be viable. 6d
Why people in rich countries are eating more vegan food
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The further they go, the better
Michael Shermer Have we reached Peak Meat? Once clean meat comes online as economically viable, culinarily practical, and gustatorily satisfying, IMO yes. Good analysis here from The 6d
10-01-06
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In this week’s eSkeptic, Ethan Winer (an audio engineer, musician, and skeptic), reveals that the worlds of audio engineering and consumer electronics are filled with pseudoscience.
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Michael Shermer Regarding my lighthearted tweet introducing my son to vinyl records...I know digital is superior to analog and we even published an article on "Audiophoolery" debunking the pseudoscience of bogus audio equipment. But some people like the hisses, pops, etc. 6d
22 July | Netflix Official Site
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After devastating terror attacks in Norway, a young survivor, grieving families and the country rally for justice and healing. Based on a true story.
Michael Shermer Watching film "22 July" on Netflix is hard. Norway's deadliest terrorist attack in which a right-wing extremist murders 77 teens at a youth camp in 2011. A reminder that ideas (anti-immigration, anti-Islam, anti-Marxism, white supremacy) can turn deadly. 8d
Racism: Getting to the Truth (Coleman Hughes Full Interview)
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Coleman Hughes (columnist at Quillette) joins Dave to discuss his political awakening towards truth and questioning what he was expected to think, his articl...
Michael Shermer This dialogue between & is off-the-charts luminous. I still can't believe this guy is an undergraduate! Another example of the Flynn Effect (IQ scores > 3 points/decade). "Kids these days" takes on new meaning—they're brilliant! 8d
Dr. Debra Lieberman — That’s Disgusting! Objection: Disgust, Morality and the Law
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In Science Salon # 41, Dr. Lieberman considers disgust and its impact on the legal system to show why the things that we find stomach-turning so often become the things that we render unlawful.
Michael Shermer Want to hear something really disgusting? Science Salon podcast #41 is up! My dialogue with Dr. Debra Lieberman on her new book Objection: Disgust, Morality and the Law. 10d
Michael Shermer In case you missed it: Science Salon #41 podcast dialogue with Dr. Debra Lieberman on her new book Objection: Disgust, Morality and the Law 7d
Monty Python's The life of Brian - I want to be a woman
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Stan doesn't like his sex
Michael Shermer The always poignant and in this case prescient Monty Python: "What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies when he can't have babies?" "It's symbolic of our struggle against oppression!" "It's symbolic of his struggle against reality." 11d
Ohio University Student Senate member who claimed to have received death threats arrested for making false alarms
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An OUPD investigation found Anna Ayers had placed the threatening messages herself.
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Michael Shermer An LGBTQ Ohio University Student Senate member arrested by OU Police Department on Monday & charged with 3 counts of making false alarms—she reported she received 3 threatening messages. Turns out she sent them herself. 11d
Senescence – Baba Brinkman Music Video
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Michael Shermer Senescence Music Video. The great science rapper explains the evolutionary origin of aging & answers the ultimate question Why do we die? I address this in Heavens on Earth. There's an evolutionary logic behind senescence well explained here 11d
The genius and legend of Anne Frank’s diary
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A new graphic adaptation is faithful to its spirit. But her proper medium is words
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Michael Shermer There's a graphic adaptation of Anne Frank's diary. Review in the Economist captures the power of the original. What a moving description of this classic work of literature. 12d
On free will: Daniel Dennett and Gregg Caruso go head to head – Daniel C Dennett & Gregg D Caruso | Aeon Essays
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Can we be held morally responsible for our actions? Yes, says Daniel Dennett. No, says Gregg Caruso. Reader, you decide
Michael Shermer "As [the American country singer] Ricky Skaggs once put it: ‘I can’t control the wind, but I can adjust the sails.’" explains why we can be held accountable for our actions in this excellent debate on free will with Good read. 13d
Which is higher in U.S.? Number of people or guns?
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Days after the Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead, Republican Kevin Nicholson was asked about the shooting and whether anything should be done. Nicholson, who touts his support of the Second Amendment, is running for the U.S. Senate...
Michael Shermer The larger problem is that there are ~250-300 million guns in the U.S. & enough loopholes & black market opportunities that if someone wants a gun to kill someone else or themselves they can get one and there's nothing we can do to prevent that. 14d