The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

355: Michael Shermer—Hunting for Anomalies

The Founding Publisher of <a href="https://www.skeptic.com/magazine/">Skeptic magazine</a>, podcaster, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University talks about why we believe weird things, how our brains seek patterns to stay safe, the state of science and journalism, intellectual humility vs. certainty, the surprising rise of antisemitism, and his book <a href="https://michaelshermer.com/conspiracy-why-rational-believe-irrational/"> Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational</a>.   

What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short attention span. Whether it’s a short mystery, a long conversation, or an audio book, The Way I Heard It is a veritable box of chocolates for the ears, because you never know what you’re going to get.