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.
202. Julia Galef — The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t
201. Michael Shermer on Evolution, I.D. Theory, Consciousness, Morality, Gullibility, and Nothing (AMA # 7)
200. Philip Zimbardo on the Nature & Nurture of Good & Evil
199. David Potter — Disruption: Why Things Change
198. Bernardo Kastrup on the Nature of Reality: Materialism, Idealism, or Skepticism
197. Yaron Brook on Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, and Objectivism
196. Annie Murphy Paul — The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain
195. Jamy Ian Swiss — The Conjuror’s Conundrum
194. John Mackey (Founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market) on Conscious Capitalism & Conscious Leadership
193. Chris Edwards on Educational Reform and Thought Experiments
192. Lesley Newson & Peter Richerson — A New Look at Human Evolution
191. Michael Gordin on the Fringe of Where Science Meets Pseudoscience
190. Jonathan Rauch — The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
189. Daniel Kahneman — Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
188. Legendary Undersea Explorer Robert Ballard — Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic
187. Robert Cialdini — Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
186. William Nordhaus on the Economics of Global Warming, Pandemics, and Corporate Malfeasance
185. Stephen Meyer — Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe (and why Shermer remains skeptical)
184. Alexander Green on Money & Why It Matters
183. Bari Weiss & Bion Bartning — The Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism
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