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The Mind of the Market

Evolutionary economics explains why irrational financial choices were once rational Since 99 percent our evolutionary history was spent as … (Feb 08)

Evonomics

Evolution & economics are both examples of a larger mysterious phenomenon Living along the Orioco River that borders Brazil & Venezuela are the … (Jan 08)

An Unauthorized Autobiography of Science

Journal article explanations of how science works often differ from the actual process According to 55 percent of 350,000 people from 70 countries … (Dec 07)

Why People Don’t Trust Free Markets

The new science of evolutionary economics offers an explanation for capitalism skepticism In his magnum opus on the power of free markets, Human … (Jan 08)

9/11 “Truthers” Harass Shermer on Book Tour

The latest mother of all conspiracy theories — that 9/11 was an inside job by the Bush administration — finds its members following Michael … (Jan 08)

Why We Should Trade with Cuba

The new science of neuroeconomics offers new insights into old political problems The 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat expressed a … (Jan 08)

Faith Healing

A torrid tale of quackbusting in 1920s America sheds light on modern medical scares A review of Pope Brock’s Charlatan. America’s Most … (Feb 08)

Darwin’s Duomo & Gould’s Pinnacle

A review of Stephen Jay Gould’s The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. We live in the Age of Science. Scientism is our worldview, our mythic … (Apr 02)

Is God All in the Mind?

A review of Andrew Newberg, Eugene D’Aquili, & Vince Rause’s Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science & the Biology of Belief. About … (Jul 01)

Anti-science propaganda: how Ben Stein’s new ‘documentary’ film entitled Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed equates evolution with Nazism. Was anyone really fired for their belief in Intelligent Design? Read these four articles and listen to the Skepticality podcast to find out!

1. Ben Stein’s Blunder
2. The Richard Sternberg Affair
3. The Expelled Case
   of Caroline Crocker
4. Was Guillermo Gonzalez Expelled?
5. READ Dawkin’s open letter to a victim of Ben Stein’s propaganda
6. LISTEN to Skepticality episode 74 (51MB MP3)
7. LISTEN to Skepticality episode 76 (41MB MP3)
8. WATCH a parody of the film
   on RichardDawkins.net: Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Scientology, Anonymous

Imagine reading the following press release: Hello, Jews. We are anonymous. Over the years, we have been watching you. Your campaigns of … (Feb 08)

Why People Believe Weird Things About Money

Would you rather earn $50,000 a year while other people make $25,000, or would you rather earn $100,000 a year while other people get $250,000? … (Jan 08)

Testing Tenure: Let the Market Decide

This article was part of an invited open peer commentary on an article entitled “Is Tenure Justified? An Experimental Study of Faculty Beliefs … (Jul 06)

Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed

Anticipating success with their feature film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Producers Mark Mathis, Logan Craft & Walt Ruloff have already … (Apr 08)

Authors @ Google presents Michael Shermer

Michael Shermer discusses his book The Mind of the Market as part of the Authors @ Google series. How did we evolve from ancient hunter-gatherers to … (Jan 08)

9/11 “Truthers” Harass Shermer on Book Tour

The latest mother of all conspiracy theories — that 9/11 was an inside job by the Bush administration — finds its members following Michael … (Jan 08)