Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer

Science Writer & Skeptic | Founding Publisher of Skeptic Magazine

🇺🇸United States2 talks1 with video
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer

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Challenging pseudoscience and supernatural claims, Michael Shermer has become America's leading scientific skeptic. As the executive director of The Skeptics Society and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, he has authored over a dozen books investigating extraordinary claims through rigorous scientific inquiry. Shermer's work deconstructs irrational beliefs by applying critical thinking and evidence-based analysis, helping audiences understand how to evaluate complex claims and distinguish between scientific fact and fiction.

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The pattern behind self-deception

Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble.

TED2010🇺🇸Long BeachFeb 2010

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Why people believe weird things

TED2006🇺🇸MontereyNov 2006
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