Why do people ignore facts? An interview with Michael Shermer.

On this episode, Iona Italia interviews Michael Shermer, who 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. Michael and Iona discuss everything, from why people ignore facts to why Smart People believe false things.
00:00 – Introduction & The Problem of Truth
01:00 – Why People Ignore Facts (Real-World Examples)
05:00 – Evolution & Why We Believe False Things
07:00 – Are Humans Wired for Truth or Tribalism?
10:00 – Social Media, Misinformation & Signal vs Reality

12:00 – Are We Living in a “Post-Truth” World?
14:00 – Can Truth Still Be Objective?
16:00 – The Collapse of Trust in Institutions
18:00 – Media, Wikipedia & Bias in Information

22:00 – Can Science Explain Morality?
25:00 – Building Morality from Human Nature
27:00 – Are Some Moral Truths Universal?

30:00 – Empathy, Suffering & Moral Reasoning
33:00 – Cooperation, Game Theory & Society

35:00 – Hitler, Myth & Dangerous Belief Systems
39:00 – Individual Rights vs Collective Thinking

42:00 – Religion, Myths & “Truth”
43:30 – Carl Sagan’s Dragon Analogy
46:00 – Faith vs Evidence

49:00 – Why Humans Need Belief Systems
51:00 – Aliens, Religion & the Need for Meaning

55:00 – What Leads Us Astray? Cognitive Biases
58:00 – How to Think Better (Critical Thinking Tools)

01:00:00 – Superforecasters & Rational Decision-Making
01:02:00 – Incentives, Betting & Truth

01:06:00 – Why Smart People Believe False Things

01:07:30 – Consciousness & the Limits of Knowledge
01:10:00 – Are There Unknowable Truths?

01:13:00 – Free Will: Do We Really Have It?

01:16:00 – Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up

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