100. Episode Special: Ask Me Almost Anything

The Zodiac Killer has been treated for decades as America's ultimate unsolved true crime mystery: one mysterious killer, taunting letters, cryptic ciphers, a strange costume, and a trail of victims across Northern California. Eddie McNamara thinks that story is wrong. The victims ...  Show more

Michael Shermer speaks with Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz about the long human desire to know the future—from ancient oracles and astrology to AI, surveillance capitalism, predictive policing, and "data-driven" decision-making. Véliz argues that prediction is rarely neutral: t ...  Show more

Doctor Michael Keas is a Ph.D. holder in the history of science from the University of Oklahoma. He is an adjunct professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Biola University. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute. Doctor Michael Keas experienced some of the ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Questions answered:</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Why won't you discuss COVID vaccines and Ivermectin with Bret Weinstein on the podcast?</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">What do you think about the recent prosecutio ...

How do we stop anti-science? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins to talk about religion, the importance of science communication, and Dawkins’ new book, Books Do Furnish a Life.

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Legendary weird fiction author H.P. Lovecraft revolutionized our understanding of supernatural horror in the early 20th century, but he was also a science writer and lived in a time of tremendous scientific advancement and global war. Join Robert and Julie as they chat with S. ...