Michael Shermer
Publisher Skeptic Magazine, Presidential Fellow Chapman University, author Heavens on Earth, The Moral Arc, & more.
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Kelly Stafford, wife of Lions QB, returns home after 12 hours of brain surgery
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An abnormal vein reportedly complicated Kelly Stafford's surgery, but she's home now.
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Michael Shermer Woman survives 12-hour brain surgery after surgeon discovered abnormal vein, on which he had recently published a paper. Who gets credit for this miraculous surgery? God. Had it not gone well who would get the blame? Not God. Full proof belief. 5h
Michael Shermer - Death, How To Avoid It, and Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid | CS Podcast #2
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Dr. Michael Shermer — “Are the Miracles of Jesus Unbelievable?” Debate Postmortem (AMA # 5)
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In this AMA special, Dr. Michael Shermer conducts a postmortem on his debate with the evangelical Christian theologian Luuk van de Wegheelaborates, elaborating on his notes from the debate, and suggesting ways to think about miracles from a...
Michael Shermer Happy Easter everyone. My take on miracles, especially the biggest miracle of all: the resurrection Science Salon AMA #5 “Are the Miracles of Jesus Unbelievable?” Debate Postmortem 36h
Stossel: Academic Hoax
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Michael Shermer What happens when you put ideology over truth... 52h
Three Decades of School Shootings: an Analysis
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A comprehensive review of nearly three dozen mass shootings, including Columbine, reveals some notable similarities
Michael Shermer Phenomenal research by the on School Shootings. 39 shooters, 116 dead, 229 injured. Deadly combo: planned in advance, bullied/revenge, easy gun access, told someone, suicidal. 57h
Republic of Lies
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. This program includes an introduction read by the author. A riveting tour through the landscape and meaning of modern conspiracy theories, exploring the causes and tenacity of this American malady, from...
Michael Shermer This week's audio book as I continue my journey down the rabbit hole of conspiracies and conspiracy theories for the Teaching Company Great Courses course I'm writing. Further suggestions are welcome. 3d
Peterson vs. Zizek - Sign in
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Michael Shermer Rules of Public Speaking: Rule #1: make sure your socks go up to your pants. Rule #2: you don't have to wear a tie but at least don a jacket. Rule #3: don't drink all 5 bottles of water if the event last >2 hours 3d
Cowardice at Columbia
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On Thursday 11 April, shortly after 11pm, a black Columbia student named Alexander McNab walked through the gates of Barnard college—the undergraduate all-women’s school at Columbia University—after ignoring a security guard’s request to show his...
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Michael Shermer If an unknown man entered Barnard College after 11pm & security didn't card him & let him through & he shot up the place in a terrorist attack, would Columbia admin have a different response to security? on the latest scandal over alleged racism 3d
When is dead really dead? Study on pig brains reinforces that death is a vast gray area
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A recent study on the brains of pigs suggested that some activity could be restored even after the porkers had been dead for four hours. A neuroscientist who specializes in brain death explains.
Michael Shermer More evidence that in an NDE—Near Death Experience—the person is not actually dead, just "near" death. So the OBE, tunnel, white light, etc. is neurally possible. So when people say "I was dead" when they recount going to heaven, they weren't actually dead 4d
Are the miracles of Jesus unbelievable? Michael Shermer vs Luuk Vandeweghe
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Atheist sceptic Michael Shermer debates Chrisitan apologist Luuk Vandeweghe on whether the miracles of Jesus recorded in the gospels can be treated as histor...
Michael Shermer Are the miracles of Jesus unbelievable? Michael Shermer vs Luuk Vandeweghe My opening statement: "Yes. Thank you." 4d
Sign the Petition
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Protect Professor Camille Paglia From Political Persecution
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Michael Shermer I'm on board... who's with me? 5d
Middlebury College Cancels Conservative Philosopher's Lecture on Totalitarianism
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Middlebury College has canceled a campus speech by Catholic philosopher and politician Ryszard Legutko in response to planned protests by liberal activists.
Michael Shermer "In the interest of ensuring the safety of students, faculty, staff, and community members, the lecture by Ryszard Legutko scheduled for later today will not take place." Shooting threat? Bomb scare? Terrorism risk? Nope. Conservative speaker. Middlebury. 5d
Believe in Atlantis? These archaeologists want to win you back to science
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Researchers confront rising belief in ancient aliens and other myths
Michael Shermer Belief that ancient aliens or people from Atlantis built the pyramids, Göbekli Tepe, Easter Island statues, early American structures, etc. is bigotry of low expectations: those dummies couldn't have done this so smart aliens/Atlantians did. Also wrong. 5d
Woman claims to spot Jesus in photo of flaming Notre Dame Cathedral roof
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A woman who was reading about the Notre Dame Cathedral fire couldn't believe it when she spotted a figure in a photo of the historic church's flaming roof.
Michael Shermer Patternicity: "The tendency to find meaningful patterns in both meaningful and meaningless noise." Example: "Woman claims to spot Jesus in photo of flaming Notre Dame Cathedral roof." 5d
John McWhorter: America Has Never Been Less Racist
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Columbia University linguist John McWhorter on the Jussie Smollett hoax, Donald Trump, and "antiracism" as a new secular religion. Subscribe to our YouTube c...
Michael Shermer Phenomenal conversation on identity politics as a religion with “cranky liberal Democrat” and “leather jacket libertarian” (my attribution) 5d
Dr. Mark Moffett — The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
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In Science Salon # 62, Dr. Shermer has a riveting conversation with Dr. Mark Moffett, biologist (Ph.D. Harvard, under E. O. Wilson), wildlife photographer for National Geographic, cave explorer, and world traveler about his new book, The Human...
Michael Shermer Dr. Mark Moffett has a new and important book out today. The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall. Order here: Listen to my dialogue with him. Science Salon #62: 6d
Michael Shermer ICYMI: Science Salon #62 Dr. Mark Moffett The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall 36h
Fire at Notre Dame cathedral: Live updates
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Police in Paris say the Notre Dame cathedral is on fire. Follow for live updates.
Michael Shermer Notre Dame was one of the great cathedrals of Europe. Terrible loss. And I say that as a nonbeliever who appreciates the magnificent architectural and artistic creativity that went into those centuries-long projects that represent our collective humanity. 7d
The 10 steepest roads in the world
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Ups that make you get off. You’ll need a compact chainset and a mountain bike cassette for these bad boys. What classifies as a steep road is up for debate. The Guinness Book Of Records have their own classification (minimum length, straightness...
Michael Shermer Welp, New Zealand's "world's steepest street" at 35% is actually only #7 on this list, which goes up to 40%. Those are some bad boys indeed! 8d
2019 Masters: Tiger Woods storms leaderboard, wins fifth green jacket in furious finish
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After an uneven first nine, Woods got it done through the final round to win his first Masters since 2005
Michael Shermer Tiger! Tiger! Tiger! Congrats on #15. Stunning comeback. 8d
ScienceTeller19 Sunday April 14th Live Stream
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Sunday live stream for the ScienceTeller19 conference.
Michael Shermer Going live in 30 minutes (1:30pm New Zealand time, 6:30pm Pacific Time) with my keynote on the afterlife and how to find meaning in this life. Give a listen if you're so incline, or watch later in archived video: 9d
Michael Shermer My talk for on NDEs, immortality, heaven, the problem of identity (are "you" material or information?), the illusion of the self, why a copy of your connectome isn't "you", happiness & meaningfulness, & Alvy's Error 8d