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.
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321. William Magnuson — For Profit: A History of Corporations
320. Massimo Pigliucci — How to Live a Good Life and Create a Just Society
319. Steven Hassan — Combatting Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump
318. Suzie Sheehy — The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World
317. Dacher Keltner — Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
316. Daniel Akst on the Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance
315. David Bernstein — Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America
314. Martin Rees — Can Science Save Us?
313. Matthew Cobb — As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age
312. Louise Perry — The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century
311. Meghan Daum — The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars
310. Todd Kashdan — The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively
309. India Thusi on Sex Work, Critical Race Theory, and Moral Progress
308. Iris Berent — The Blind Storyteller: How We Reason About Human Nature
307. Nicholas Dirks on Science Denial, Distrust, and Skepticism
306. Stephon Alexander — Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics
305. Bethanne Patrick — Book World
304. Justin Gregg — If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
303. Michael Shermer — Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational
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