169. Jeff Hawkins — A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
Michael Shermer speaks with Jeff Hawkins, cofounder of Numenta: a neuroscience research company, about his new book A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence in which Hawkins explains how simple...
3 Apr 20211h 47min
168. Daniel Dennett & Gregg Caruso — Just Deserts: Debating Free Will (moderated by Michael Shermer)
The concept of free will is profoundly important to our self-understanding, our interpersonal relationships, and our moral and legal practices. If it turns out that no one is ever free and morally res...
30 Mar 20212h 6min
167. Gary Taubes — The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating
For years, health organizations have preached the same rules for losing weight: restrict your calories, eat less, exercise more. So why doesn't it work for everyone? The Case for Keto puts the ketogen...
23 Mar 20211h 50min
166. Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives (Michael Heller & James Salzman)
"Mine" is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop u...
20 Mar 20211h 34min
165. John McWhorter — The Elect: Neoracists Posing as Antiracists and Their Threat to a Progressive America
Dr. Shermer speaks with John McWhorter about his new online book on how the antiracism movement poses a threat to progressive America. Shermer and McWhorter discuss: antiracism as a religion; the 3 wa...
16 Mar 20211h 20min
164. Neil deGrasse Tyson — Cosmic Queries: StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going
In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cu...
13 Mar 20211h 47min
163. Helen Pluckrose — Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
Have you heard that language is violence and that science is sexist? Have you read that certain people shouldn't practice yoga or cook Chinese food? Or been told that being obese is healthy, that ther...
9 Mar 20212h 11min
162. Benjamin Friedman — Religion and the Rise of Capitalism
In episode 162 of The Michael Shermer Show, Michael speaks with one of the nation's preeminent experts on economic policy, Benjamin Friedman, about his new book Religion and the Rise of Capitalism — ...
6 Mar 20211h 52min
