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Mentioned in 3 episodes

The believing brain

Book • 2011

Michael Shermer

Mentioned by

Michael Shermer

Peter Boghossian

Jordan Harbinger

Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned as one of

Michael Shermer

's best-selling books.

EP 331 Worldviews: Michael Shermer

Mentioned by

Michael Shermer

as a book where he wrote a chapter on Galileo's important observations.

The Original Alien Craze: When People Believed in Martians

Recommended by

Peter Boghossian

as a favorite book explaining why intelligent people can believe strange or unsupported ideas.

Has the West Lost Its Moral Compass? (or Should the West Allow Islam to Spread?) | Raymond Ibrahim

Mentioned by

Glenn Loury

as one of

Michael Shermer

's New York Times bestsellers.

Michael Shermer – A Skeptic's Guide to 2026

Mentioned by

Scott Scheall

when discussing philosophers spending time on arguments of no abiding significance.

Burn Baby Burn: LA's Fire Department, As the People Willed It

Mentioned by

Jordan Harbinger

when discussing how our brain looks for evidence to confirm conclusions or meaning in beliefs that we already have.

492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things

Mentioned as a possible follow-up reading on how people develop beliefs and reinforce mistaken interpretations.

#75 How to Have Impossible Conversations Part II - Book Summary

Mentioned by

Gad Saad

as one of

Michael Shermer

's previous books.

Dr. Michael Shermer-"Truth: What It Is, How to Find It & Why It Still Matters" (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_958)

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