#146: Dr Michael Shermer - The Sceptical Approach To Forming Helpful Beliefs

Dr Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and editor-in-chief of its magazine Skeptic. Very sorry about the audio problems within this episode. Had a major microphone problem on my part (Not on Michael's.). I sincerely apologise. Michael Shermer is the best-selling author of numerous books that include The Moral Arc, The Believing Brain and most recently 'Giving The Devil His Due'. Topics discussed: - Reinventing the education system - Deepak Chopra - The sceptic philosophy - Whether we should cancel student debt - Why people believe in UFO’s and conspiracy theories - Jordan Peterson and much much more Links: Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://michaelshermer.com https://twitter.com/michaelshermer?s=20

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