Are We Risking Our Ability to Think?
How humans transfer knowledge through time might affect our ability to think. With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone but...
27 Touko 20231h 34min
Quantum Computers Will Change Everything (Michio Kaku)
The quantum computer, which harnesses the power and complexity of the atomic realm, promises to be every bit as revolutionary as the transistor and microchip once were. Its unprecedented gains in comp...
25 Touko 20231h 21min
What Happened to Women's Rights?
My guest today is Inga Thompson, one of the most decorated cyclists in American history. You might ask, besides being aware I'm something of a bike geek, why am I having a cyclist on the show? Well, w...
23 Touko 20232h 21min
My Final Lecture: What I Learned About Living a Good Life
In the final minutes of the final lecture of Dr. Shermer's final semester at Chapman a student asked what practical lessons for life he might share with them. Dr. Shermer offered as much as he could t...
18 Touko 202343min
Could the American Economy Collapse Like Venezuela's? (Mark Skousen)
Shermer and Skousen discuss: whether economics is politicized • Adam Smith and what he really said • how the economy really works • fiat money vs. gold standard money • inflation and what to do about ...
16 Touko 20231h 49min
Scams and Frauds: A Skeptic's Survival Guide
Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are...
13 Touko 20231h 13min
What if You Were Born 50 Years Earlier?
The United States is currently home to six generations of people. With her clear-eyed and insightful voice, Twenge explores what the Silents and Boomers want out of the rest of their lives; how Gen X-...
9 Touko 20231h 40min
How Can God Feel So Real?
How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people — as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has s...
6 Touko 20231h 28min
