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Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focuses on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. We discuss the limitations of certainty in science, the pitfalls of reliance upon consensus, and the benefits and dangers of supernatural beliefs, and the association of science with state-crafting.
(00:08:08) real ASK
(00:09:12) Patreon Ask
(00:24:58) Is Woo Stuff Good for People?
(00:32:23) Replication Crisis & Misplaced Faith in Science
(00:50:09) Trust the Science
(01:02:12) Centralizing Narratives
(01:13:17) Marker 15
(01:22:26) What's in the water?
(01:37:30) There's more to life than Algebra
(01:45:13) Rationality isn't everything
(01:55:18) Nurturing intuition
(02:04:55) Mass hysteria
(02:16:44) The Overswing
(02:28:15) Closing thoughts
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Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focuses on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. We discuss the limitations of certainty in science, the pitfalls of reliance upon consensus, and the benefits and dangers of supernatural beliefs, and the association of science with state-crafting.
(00:08:08) real ASK
(00:09:12) Patreon Ask
(00:24:58) Is Woo Stuff Good for People?
(00:32:23) Replication Crisis & Misplaced Faith in Science
(00:50:09) Trust the Science
(01:02:12) Centralizing Narratives
(01:13:17) Marker 15
(01:22:26) What's in the water?
(01:37:30) There's more to life than Algebra
(01:45:13) Rationality isn't everything
(01:55:18) Nurturing intuition
(02:04:55) Mass hysteria
(02:16:44) The Overswing
(02:28:15) Closing thoughts

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