Michael Shermer January 17, 2008

Dr. Michael Shermer is the author of ten books, including the bestselling _Why People Believe Weird Things_. He is a columnist for _Scientific American_, the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, and the founder and Executive Director of the Skeptics Society.

Shermer will discuss and sign his new book _The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics_ (Henry Holt).

Official Website: http://www.michaelshermer.com/tour/