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Apr 2
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March 2025
The New Moral Science & its Discontents
John Hamby outlines the difficulties in constructing a unified theory of morality, why there is so much disagreement between philosophers and…
Mar 28
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Michael Shermer
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In Memoriam: Bayard Brattstrom
Remembrances of one of my most influential professors and an obituary by his former students Erika M. Nowak, Marina M. Gerson, and Mary E. Shipman
Mar 25
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Michael Shermer
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The Shroud of Turin and the Meaning of Faith
Guest columnist Deacon David E. Pierce makes the case that treating religious relics as scientific evidence is a mistake, and why he thinks Leonardo da…
Mar 19
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Michael Shermer
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The Shroud of Turin and the Meaning of Faith
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Does the West Need a Religious Revival?
My notes and additional thoughts on the Free Press/FIRE debate with myself and Adam Carolla vs. Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Ross Douthat
Mar 9
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Michael Shermer
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold War
A brief history of spies, lies, and intelligence, from Stalin to Putin and from Truman to Trump, by guest columnist Michelle Ainsworth
Mar 6
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Michael Shermer
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February 2025
The Fallacy of the Enneagram Personality
Guest columnist John F. Howe debunks the highly popular enneagram of personality system, popular with corporations, intelligence agencies, and mental…
Feb 21
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Michael Shermer
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An Atheist Grief Observed
Skeptic religion editor Tim Callahan reflects on the loss of his home in the Altadena fires and the subsequent suicidal death of his daughter
Feb 12
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Michael Shermer
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December 2024
Extraterrestrial Governance
We are about to become a multi-planetary species. What type of government should be established on other planets, moons, and space-faring civilizations?
Dec 30, 2024
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Michael Shermer
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Wokeness Poisons Science
Part II of my series on why I am no longer woke
Dec 21, 2024
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Michael Shermer
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Science and Spirituality
The Search for Meaning in a Secular Age workshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA, April 18–20, 2025, led by Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. Ralph…
Dec 16, 2024
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The Great Drone Panic of 2024...and 1914
Guest columnist Robert Bartholomew, one of the world’s leading scholars of mass hysterias and social panics, considers the panic over the recent drone…
Dec 14, 2024
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Michael Shermer
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