The Michael Shermer Show is primarily conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and invited guests.
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9 Sept 2026
"Honesty, a vital moral virtue beyond truth-telling, sustains trust and social stability, though debates arise over exceptions, technological challenges, and its psychological and societal consequences."
Open episode1 Sept 2026
"Explores progress's evolution, critiques blind adherence to science, traces optimism's roots, and advocates embracing uncertainty in a probabilistic, contingent world."
Open episode20 Jun 2026
The text examines ancient philosophies like Epicureanism and Stoicism, critiques New Atheism's societal influence, challenges deontological and utilitarian ethics, advocates for virtue ethics centered on character and intention, and explores moral dilemmas, secular humanism's limits, empathy, free will, and the interplay between individual and global ethics.
Open episode18 Apr 2026
Recommended: Competition is a way to motivate growth, not a zero sum game.
Explores self-organized leadership and autonomy in dynamic systems, emphasizing community, shared goals, and human collaboration over rigid control and technological disconnection, advocating adaptability, collective action, and flourishing over algorithmic determinism and simplistic success measures.
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