Michael Shermer talks (Skeptic magazine)

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This is really fun

Michael Shermer takes us on a hilarious romp through the strange claims we humans put forth as truth — from alien encounters to Virgin Mary sightings on pizza pies, to hidden messages revealed while playing "Stairway to Heaven" backwards — and explains the evolutionary and cognitive basis for these lapses in reason. Don't miss the one-minute challenge testing your own observational skills...

http://www.exchristian.net/exchristian/2006/11/michael-shermer-on-tedtalks.html

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If one goes to Sceptic.com (http://www.skeptic.com/) they are always offering a hard bound, often first edition of one of Shermer's books, autographed. You can even designate a personal note so they are not just mass signed by Shermer. And they're but $10. Such a deal. This month is his "Science of Good and Evil" check it out.