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Michael Shermer

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Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.

Books

Why People Believe Weird Things
Why People Believe Weird Things
Michael Shermer
The Believing Brain
The Believing Brain
Michael Shermer
Secrets of Mental Math
Secrets of Mental Math
Michael Shermer, Arthur Benjamin
The Science of Good and Evil
The Science of Good and Evil
Michael Shermer
The Moral Arc
The Moral Arc
Michael Shermer
Why Darwin Matters
Why Darwin Matters
Michael Shermer
Skeptic
Skeptic
Michael Shermer
The Borderlands of Science
The Borderlands of Science
Michael Shermer
The Mind of the Market
The Mind of the Market
Michael Shermer
How We Believe, 2nd Edition
How We Believe, 2nd Edition
Michael Shermer
Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracies & Conspiracy Theories
Michael Shermer
Skepticism 101
Skepticism 101
Michael Shermer
Denying History
Denying History
Michael Shermer, Alex Grobman
Heavens on Earth
Heavens on Earth
Michael Shermer
In Darwin's Shadow
In Darwin's Shadow
Michael Shermer
Arguing Science
Arguing Science
Rupert Sheldrake, Michael Shermer
Denying History
Denying History
Michael Shermer, Alex Grobman
Why Darwin Matters
Why Darwin Matters
Michael Shermer
Science Friction
Science Friction
Michael Shermer
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
Michael Shermer

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