299. Richard Reeves — Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
Shermer and Reeves discuss: • comparison method: U.S. vs. other WERID countries • education • work/labor market • family • marriage • Divorce/custody/spousal support/child support • intersectionality ...
29 Syys 20222h 17min
298. Neil deGrasse Tyson — Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Shermer and Tyson discuss: why he decided to write about social, cultural, and political issues now • conflict and resolution in science and society • moral progress in society and why it happens • me...
20 Syys 20221h 16min
297. Andrew Doyle — How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
Shermer and Doyle discuss: terminology of: PC, identity politics, woken, social justice, antifa, BLM, TERF, intersectionality • Critical Social Justice as a witch craze • Satanic Panic (1980s) • Recov...
13 Syys 20221h 44min
296. Stephen Bloom on Jane Elliott's Famous Experiment on Race and Brutality and What It Reveals About Today's Racial Divide
This conversation explores the never-before-told true story of Jane Elliott and the "Blue-Eyes, Brown-Eyes Experiment" she made world-famous, using eye color to simulate racism. Shermer and Bloom disc...
6 Syys 20222h 3min
295. Marian Tupy & Gale Pooley — Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet
Is it true that the world's rapidly growing population is consuming the planet's natural resources at an alarming rate that would require two Earths to satisfy the demand for natural resources by 2030...
30 Elo 20221h 54min
294. Sabine Hossenfelder — Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
What is time? Does the past still exist? How did the universe begin and how will it end? Do particles think? Was the universe made for us? Why doesn't anyone ever get younger? Has physics ruled out fr...
23 Elo 20221h 26min
293. Konstantin Kisin — An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
Shermer and Kisin discuss: growing up in Russia • "The Talk" Russian parents give their children • What is the "West" and how do Russians view it • Should Whites feel some guilt for slavery, racism, m...
19 Elo 20221h 20min
292. Gary Marcus — Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust
Despite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far more complicated than we have been led to believe. The achievements in the field thus far have occu...
16 Elo 20222h 3min
