#1888 - Michael Shermer

“The discussion references Michael Shermer's book, emphasizing the importance of reading it to understand the conclusions drawn in the conversation.”

“Tom O'Neill spent 20 years covering the Manson case, uncovering more evidence and eventually publishing the book 'Chaos', which is described as phenomenal and riveting.”

“Vincent Bugliosi's book 'Reclaiming History' is referenced, noted for its extensive dissection of conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination.”

“Gerald Posner's book 'Case Closed' is mentioned, which discusses the life of Lee Harvey Oswald and the evidence pointing to him acting alone.”

“The discussion revolves around the complexity of the book titled 'Why the Rational Believe the Irrational', suggesting that its content is not simple.”

“Reinhold Messner, the great alpinist, wrote a book about Bigfoot, Yeti, because he heard all about Yeti in the Himalayas.”

“The mention of 'The Moral Arc' relates to the shift in norms of acceptable behavior and moral progress over the centuries.”

“John Mack, who was a psychologist out of Harvard, wrote a book called, it was called Abduction, I believe it was. It was all about UFO abductees.”

“Leslie Keen's book on UFOs discusses that 90 to 95% of all sightings have perfectly normal explanations, raising questions about the remaining anomalies.”

“The speaker mentions reading Oliver Sacks's memoir where he discusses his experiences with hallucinogens and concludes it was all brain chemistry.”

“The speaker references one of Sam Harris's books where he talks about taking LSD and having a profound sense of love for his friend.”

“Steve Pinker's works are referenced in the context of discussing the shift in norms of acceptable behavior.”