It Was Necessary to Use Nukes against Japan--but North Korea Is More Complicated
Kim Jong-un's increasing threats bring to mind the world's only nuclear attack, which happened 72 years ago this week
Stories by Michael Shermer
Are We All Racists Deep Inside?
Private thoughts and public acts
Why the "You" in an Afterlife Wouldn't Really Be You
Memories, points of view and the self
No, There Wasn't an Advanced Civilization 12,000 Years Ago
Did an advanced civilization disappear more than 12,000 years ago?
We've Known for 400 Years That Torture Doesn't Work
Why torture doesn't work
What Would It Take to Prove the Resurrection?
How to think about claims, even the Resurrection
Artificial Intelligence Is Not a Threat--Yet
Artificial intelligence as existential threat
Why Humans Prefer to Be the Center of the Universe
Science contemplates the incomprehensible
How to Convince Someone When Facts Fail
Why worldview threats undermine evidence
Beware Bogus Theories of Sexual Orientation
A new battle over sexual orientation
These Truths Are Not Self-Evident—but They've Been Firmly Established Over and Over by Scientific Research
A compendium of irrefutable facts for these fact-starved times
Why Political Pessimism Trumps Optimism
The psychology of political pessimism
Radical Life-Extension Is Not around the Corner
Can science and Silicon Valley defeat death?
Is It Possible to Measure Supernatural or Paranormal Phenomena?
Where the known meets the unknown we are tempted to inject paranormal and supernatural forces to explain unsolved mysteries. We must resist the temptation because such efforts can never succeed
If "Facilitated Communication" Is a Canard, Why Teach It?
Facilitated communication, autism and patients' rights
Charlie Sheen and the Danger of False Cures
Charlie Sheen's misadventure with a false cure for HIV/AIDS
Why Do Death-Row Inmates Speak of Love?
What would be your final words?
Why Malthus Is Still Wrong
Why Malthus makes for bad science policy
The True Meaning of BS
Would you know it if you saw it?
Is Social Science Politically Biased?
Political bias troubles the academy
