why people believe strange things

This video is 17min long. (I’ll understand if you skip it.)

But you and I will never be invited to the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference. To hear Skeptic Society founder Michael Shermer address a room full of people all convinced they are smarter than anyone else there.

This is your chance.

Click PLAY or watch it on the TED site.

My friend, sport scientist, Dr. Jeni has been a card carrying member of the Skeptics Society. She will appreciate it.

Bio:

Skeptic Society founder Michael Shermer dedicates his life to debunking myths, superstitions and urban legends, and also explaining why we believe them. Along with publishing Skeptic Magazine, he’s author, most recently, of Why People Believe Weird Things.

Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

TED | Speakers | Michael Shermer

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