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Robert Cialdini — Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

William Nordhaus on the Economics of Global Warming, Pandemics, and Corporate Malfeasance

Stephen Meyer—Return of God Hypothesis: 3 Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe

Money & Why It Matters (Alexander Green & Michael Shermer)

Bari Weiss & Bion Bartning on the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)

A conversation with UFOlogist Alan Steinfeld on how believers and skeptics think about UFOs

When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault (David Buss)

Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think

Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (Michael Shermer with Niall Ferguson)

Science, Religion, and Moral Values: Religious vs. Secular Morality (Shermer w/ Hunter & Nedelisky)

25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature — Angus Fletcher

A New Social Contract for a Better Society — Minouche Shafik on What We Owe Each Other

How it All Began: Cosmic Inflation, the Multiverse, & the Nature of Scientific Proof (Brian Keating)

Jordan Peterson & Michael Shermer on Science, Myth, Truth, and the Architecture of Archetypes

Should we trust scientific consensus? Oreskes and Shermer
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