Michael Shermer
Publisher Skeptic Magazine, Monthly columnist Scientific American, Presidential Fellow Chapman University
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Skepticism and Open-mindedness in Science Workshop
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Pseudoscience is very harmful to society, but is it sometimes a by-product of scientific creativity? How should we balance gullibility and cynicism? These questions and others will be addressed in this free public workshop organized by Craig Callende
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Michael Shermer I'm on with the great neuroscientist VS Ramachandran at this workshop Fri, Oct 6, 9:30–5:00 PDT UC San Diego. Free!  2d ago
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05-05-03
Michael Shermer — Skeptic 2d 1 tweets
In this week’s eSkeptic, Michael Shermer examines the Faustian Bargain of David Irving.
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Michael Shermer Enigma: The Faustian Bargain of David Irving. My analysis of him & other deniers & far right extremists.  2d ago
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Patreon: A New Way to Support the Things SKEPTIC Creates
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If it weren’t for patrons, we might not have had Mozart, Shakespeare, or Leonardo da Vinci. They all had patrons! That’s why Skeptic has created a Patreon page, which provides a new way for you to support the things we create that promote science and
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Michael Shermer In case you missed the Wall Street Journal profile in conjunction with our 25th anniversary celebration of Skeptic  2d ago
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Undercover With the Alt-Right
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A Swedish graduate student infiltrated far right groups in the United States and Europe. This is what he saw.
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Michael Shermer David Irving still denying Holocaust-end of clip Auschwitz "not much happened." 960,000 Jews unavailable for comment  2d ago
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Skeptic is creating resources for promoting science & reason.
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Become a patron of Skeptic today: Read 2 posts by Skeptic and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.
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Michael Shermer Skeptic is on creating resources for promoting science & reason, & combating fake news & alternative facts  3d ago
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Michael Shermer If you appreciate the work we do to counter/debunk extremism, pseudoscience, & pseudohistory please support us here  2d ago
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Readers Respond to the June 2017 Issue
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Letters to the editor from the June 2017 issue of  Scientific American
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Michael Shermer My exchange w on alternative archaeology in Scientific American on falsifiability in science  3d ago
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Belief in Aliens May Be a Religious Impulse
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Is belief in aliens a religious impulse?
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Michael Shermer Sky Gods for Skeptics. Is belief in aliens a religious impulse? My latest Scientific American column.  3d ago
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The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. A bold and provocative history of the men who fought to outlaw war and how an often overlooked treaty signed in 1928 was among the most transformative events in modern history. On a hot summer afternoon in
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Michael Shermer This week's audio book is phenomenal. History of war justifications & how we can get to Zero War by legal means.  5d ago
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20 Free Will with Michael Shermer
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Michael Shermer talks about free will, artificial intelligence, and the fundamental flaws in scienc, but first, Zack Law plays a game of atheist trivia. 
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Michael Shermer On this podcast I defend the compatibilist position (free will/determinism), why AI ≠ doomsday, science limits, etc.  5d ago
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How to Convince Someone When Facts Fail
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Why worldview threats undermine evidence
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Is The Apocalypse Coming? No, It Isn't!
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Biblical literalists affirm in The Sign that Sept. 23 is the day the end comes as prophesied in Revelation. Fortunately, the film doesn't only present this version of the story, says Marcelo Gleiser.
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Michael Shermer New documentary "The Sign" says the end coming Sept. 23. What will happen when prophecy fails? Cognitive dissonance  8d ago
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John Cleese - Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwellian Nightmare
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Michael Shermer If you can't control your emotions you have to control other peoples' behavior. quoting a psychologist  9d ago
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Goalkeepers – The Stories Behind the Data
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For years, we’ve heard people question whether investments in the fight against global poverty and disease do any good. Clearly, we believe they do.
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Michael Shermer More data on moral progress courtesy of Gates Foundation. Stunning what we are capable of doing: incremental goals.  9d ago
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Michael Shermer In 5.5 million games of competitive chess women outperform expectations vs. men (& women) opponents. Moral progress?  9d ago
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Radically Wrong in Berkeley
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Is Antifa an enemy of free speech? Raymond Barglow discusses the recent violent demonstrations in Berkeley, which purported to “fight fascism,” while fueling it instead.
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Michael Shermer Radically Wrong in Berkeley. Excellent article by one-time Berkeley free-speech liberal, just published in eSkeptic  9d ago
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Michael Shermer Compare these 2 images: Mario Savio took his shoes off so as not to cause damage to cop car. Today: damage is goal.  9d ago
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Listen To Buck, Use your Nukes
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Scene from Dr. Strangelove where General Buck Turgidson wants to kill million by launching an all out offensive.
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Michael Shermer New survey reminds me of Dr. Strangelove's General Buck Turgidson: "no more than 10 to 20 million killed, tops!"  10d ago
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Americans Are a Little Too Relaxed About Nukes
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A majority say they'd be fine with dropping a nuclear weapon on an Iranian city. What?
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Michael Shermer The "nuclear taboo" seems to be fading in U.S. What's a few million dead in some foreign country? Say what?  10d ago
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Paradoxes of stability: how life began and why it can’t rest – Addy Pross | Aeon Essays
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Why does life resist disorder? Because ever since the first replicating molecules, another kind of stability has beckoned
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Michael Shermer What is the purpose of life? Greater stability in the drive against entropy. Similar to my answer in my next book.  11d ago
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The mysterious Voynich manuscript has finally been decoded
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History researcher says that it's a mostly plagiarized guide to women's health.
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Michael Shermer Voynich Manuscript has finally been decoded. Women's health guide, not key to the universe or secret cabalistic plot  11d ago
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Skeptic » Lectures » Science Salon
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This page lists all of the upcoming Science Salon lectures hosted by the Skeptics Society.
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Michael Shermer We have patron support for Science Salon events so we can comp student tix. Teachers/students email me if interested  11d ago