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The Michael Shermer Show

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Michael Shermer

The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.

#576

Can You Spot a Killer? The Dangerous Fantasy of Criminal Profiling

Criminal profiling promises certainty in the face of horror: this is what a killer looks l... more

Yesterday

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:10

Yesterday

#575

Why Wars Last Longer Than Experts Predict

For nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the "G... more

08 Dec 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:39

08 Dec 2025

#574

The Emergent Mind: From Ant Colonies to Human Thought to Artificial Intelligence

In this episode of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael sits down with two giants of mind and... more

06 Dec 2025

1 HR 44 MINS

1:44:30

06 Dec 2025

#573

Are We Meant to Leave Earth? Why Humanity May Have No Choice but to Go to Space

Astrobiologist Caleb Scharf joins Michael Shermer for a wide-ranging conversation about th... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:34

02 Dec 2025

#572

Cosmology, Creation, and the Evidence for God

In this episode, Michel-Yves Bolloré lays out his case for why modern cosmology, fine-tuni... more

29 Nov 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:23

29 Nov 2025

#571

Why Eastbound Flights Are Faster, and Other Strange Things About Wind (Simon Winchester)

Have you ever thought about the science and history of … wind? In this episode, Simon Winc... more

22 Nov 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:41

22 Nov 2025

#570

Logic, Creativity, and the Limits of AI: How Humans Think in Ways Machines Never Will

In this episode, Angus Fletcher explains why the human brain doesn't work like a computer ... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 49 MINS

1:49:41

18 Nov 2025

#569

The Psychology of War: Could YOU Make a Moral Choice in Wartime?

War begins in the human mind long before it unfolds on the battlefield. In this episode, M... more

16 Nov 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:34

16 Nov 2025

#568

Tribes, Teams, and Cults: How Groups Shape What We Believe

Why do smart people join dangerous cults, follow bad leaders, or stay silent when they kno... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:52

11 Nov 2025

#567

Shermer Says 3: Weird Experiences, the Meaning of Dreams, and What Mark Twain Knew About Reality

In this episode, Michael Shermer explores anomalous experiences through personal anecdotes... more

08 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:50

08 Nov 2025

#566

A Former Spy Explains How AI is Changing Espionage

A former senior intelligence officer explains how espionage is evolving in the age of AI a... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:41

04 Nov 2025

#565

Did Lost Civilizations Really Exist? An Archaeologist Explains

Archaeologist Ken Feder sheds light on how archaeology separates evidence from wishful thi... more

02 Nov 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:19

02 Nov 2025

#564

Charles Murray: Why I'm Taking Religion Seriously

Michael Shermer sits down with Charles Murray (author of The Bell Curve, Coming Apart, and... more

25 Oct 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:55

25 Oct 2025

#563

The Myth of Human Exceptionalism: Why Humans Aren't as Special as We Think

In this episode, Harvard primatologist Christine Webb challenges one of our deepest belief... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:27

21 Oct 2025

#562

Shermer Says: Why Secularists Are Turning to Religion, The Substitution Hypothesis, Sleep Paralysis

Are we entering a Fifth Great Awakening—a cultural swing back toward religion? An increasi... more

18 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:54

18 Oct 2025

#561

The Serial Killer Era of the 70s/80s: Lore, Patterns, and Plausible Explanations

Pulitzer-winner Caroline Fraser maps the lives and crimes of Ted Bundy and his infamous pe... more

15 Oct 2025