In this episode, Michael Shermer speaks with explorer of consciousness and the emcee of Contact in the Desert (the largest UFO event in the country), Alan Steinfeld, who for over 30 years has hosted and produced the weekly television series New Realities in New York City. In his book, Making Contact, Steinfeld has edited together multiple perspectives on what he claims can no longer be denied: UFOs and their occupants are visiting our world. The volume contains original writings by the leading experts of the phenomena such as: the former head of the Harvard Medical school of psychiatry and an alien abduction investigator, Darryl Anka, internationally known for his communication with the extraterrestrial Bashar; Nick Pope, former UK Ministry of Defense UFO investigator; Grant Cameron, expert on American presidents and UFOs; Caroline Cory, director of Superhuman and ET: Contact; Mary Rodwell, author of The New Human about star-seed children, and many others.
Note: It is Dr. Shermer’s intention in his podcast to periodically talk to people with whom skeptics and scientists may disagree. In some episodes Dr. Shermer tries to “steel man” a position held by someone with differing views — that is, he says in his own words what he thinks the other person is arguing — but in this case the other person is in the conversation and can represent his own position clearly, which is what happens. As well, such conversations enable principles of skepticism to be employed in ways constructive to those who hold views not necessarily embraced by skeptics and scientists. Such principles should be embraced by all seekers of truth, and that is why we want to talk to people with whom we may disagree.
242. Jonathan Gottschall — The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down
241. Jeff Maurer — I Might Be Wrong
240. Leonard Mlodinow — Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking
239. Richard Firth-Godbehere — A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
238. Brian Klass — Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us
237. David Wengrow on The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
236. Fernanda Pirie on The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World
235. Thomas Sowell: The Life and Work of the Legendary Social Theorist (Jason Riley)
234. Matt Ridley on the Search for the Origin of COVID-19
233. Goodbye Pat Linse, Skeptic Co-founder and My Best Friend…
232. Amishi Jha on Learning How to Pay Attention to Your Attention
231. Jason Hill on What White Americans Owe Black People
230. Bart Ehrman — Did the Christmas Story Really Happen? The Birth of Jesus in History & Legend
229. Fritjof Capra on Patterns of Connection: Is there a Tao of physics? Is life a web? Is humanity at a turning point?
228. Steven Koonin on what climate science tells us, what it doesn’t, and why it matters, based on his book Unsettled
227. Richard Nisbett on Thinking & Reason
226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak
225. Nancy Segal — Deliberately Divided: Inside the Controversial Study of Twins and Triplets Adopted Apart
224. Bobby Duffy on The Generation Myth: Why When You’re Born Matters Less Than You Think
223. Paul Bloom on the pleasures of suffering and the meaning of life
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