Abortion Is a Problem to Be Solved, Not a Moral Issue
Education and birth control are slowly making the politics less relevant
Stories by Michael Shermer
The Singular of "Data" Is Not "Anecdote"
Why the singular of “data” is not “anecdote”
Why Do People Kill Themselves?
Why do people die by suicide?
What Personal Genome Testing Can and Can't Do
The limitations of personal genome service testing
Mysterianism Redux
A follow up to my Scientific American column on consciousness, free will and God…the final mysteries?
Will Science Ever Solve the Mysteries of Consciousness, Free Will and God?
Are consciousness, free will and God insoluble mysteries?
Web Searches Reveal (in Aggregate) What We're Really Thinking
Google as a window into our private thoughts
The Number of Americans with No Religious Affiliation Is Rising
The rise of the atheists
Is Truth an Outdated Concept?
Are we living in a post-truth world?
Our Actions Don't Matter in a Cosmic Sense--but That Doesn't Mean They Don't Matter
Science reveals our deepest purpose
Can We Agree to Outlaw War--Again?
Why “outcasting” works better than violence
Does Success Come Mostly from Talent, Hard Work--or Luck?
Does it come from talent, hard work—or luck?
Belief in Aliens May Be a Religious Impulse
Is belief in aliens a religious impulse?
The Unfortunate Fallout of Campus Postmodernism
The roots of the current campus madness
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
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?