This Is Not Fake News (audio)
The St. Louis Ethical Society has released the audio of the Fake News speech I gave on July 16th, and has given me permission to post it on this site and as a podcast. Listen to the audio or if you prefer to read the speech, there's a written transcript here.
Fired For Being Accused
This report from NFL.com a couple of days ago caught my eye. It's about a man who was fired from his job for being accused of a crime he didn't commit... Lucky Whitehead didn't do it. One day after the wide receiver was informed he had been cut by the Cowboys for...
Adam Conover Returns
After a successful 26-episode run of the first season of "Adam Ruins Everything," Adam Conover returned to my show to discuss the upcoming second season, which premieres on TruTV on July 11th. We talked about what he'll take on this year, whether he'll be ruining the...
Alan Alda Improvises With Scientists
Here's my conversation with Alan Alda, who you may know from his 11 years on "M*A*S*H," or his 11 years on "Scientific American Frontiers," or his movies "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and "Sweet Liberty," or his Oscar-nominated role in "The Aviator." He now runs the...
Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. A Barista
Do you really want to argue with Dr. Tyson about the whipped cream you forgot to put on his hot cocoa? Previously on Harris Online... My conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" (5/6/17).
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
Kavin Senapathy is irked by the proliferation of products with the ridiculous Non-GMO Project sticker, which is ruining her shopping experience: As a critical thinker and champion of social and environmental justice, seeing the butterfly seal everywhere I shop -- from...
Jim Al-Khalili on Alien Life
Here's my conversation with quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili about his book, "Aliens: The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life." Among the questions I asked him: Can we say definitively that there’s no other life in our solar system other...
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is America's favorite science educator. He is an astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, hosted the Fox series "Cosmos," and does the podcast/radio/TV show "StarTalk." I was delighted a few years ago when he came to town and 3,000...