Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Health and Physical Fitness Michael Shermer: The pattern behind self-deception 06-19-2010 • Ted Talks Michael Shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things -- from alien abductions to dowsing rods -- boils down to two of the brain's most basic, hard-wired survival skills. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: