“The Genius of Good and Evil” – A Conversation with Michael Shermer at the 92nd St. Y

March 12, 2015 by Michael Shermer, PhD, Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

It’s easy to identify history’s evil geniuses — the Hitlers and Stalins — but who are the moral geniuses among us?

As part of the 92nd St. Y’s “7 Days of Genius” Festival, get to the very heart of right and wrong with Professor Michael Shermer and Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman on “The Genius of Good and Evil.”

Science, Religion and the Moral Arc – An Interview with Michael Shermer

March 4, 2015 by Michael Shermer, PhD, Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

Is the world becoming more just? Michael Shermer, author of the new book “The Moral Arc” thinks so. But can science truly make the world better? And if so, what role does religion play?