The Colbert Report

Michael Shermer

Season 7 • 07/11/2011

Michael Shermer explains how the human brain works more like a lawyer than like a scientist.

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04:58

Formidable Opponent - Pakistan
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Stephen wants to give Pakistan an ultimatum to stop supporting terror or lose American aid, but Stephen doesn't think Stephen should choose his friends for him.
06/30/2011
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Colbert Super PAC - I Can Haz Super PAC!
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After a lengthy hearing, heavily peppered with arcane bureaucratic jargon, the FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC.
06/30/2011
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Sign Off - Super PAC Donations
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Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to sign up at colbertsuperpac.com, and donate coffee money.
06/30/2011
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Timothy Garton Ash
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Timothy Garton Ash talks about his book "Facts Are Subversive" and discusses the decline of the Western world in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
06/30/2011
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Intro - 6/30/11
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The FEC rules on whether Stephen can talk about his PAC on the air, and Timothy Garton Ash believes reporting the facts can change the course of history.
06/30/2011
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Intro - 7/11/11
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The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer claims to be the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine.
07/11/2011
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Colbert Super PAC - Pushing the Limits
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The Colbert Super PAC and “Transformers” have a lot in common: both can rake in millions of dollars for no reason.
07/11/2011
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05:33

Anti-frack Attacks
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To promote fracking, Talisman Energy releases Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus, the funnest energy extraction-based character since Mountaintop Mining Manny.
07/11/2011
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Sign Off - Super PAC Fundraising Goal
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Stephen wants to reach his Colbert Super PAC fundraising goal of infinite dollars.
07/11/2011
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05:33

Tip/Wag - Conservative John Lennon & Unfunny Germany
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John Lennon was a closet Republican, and a European poll ranks Germany as the world's least funny country in spite of the name of their breakfast cheese.
07/11/2011
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05:24

Michael Shermer
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Michael Shermer discusses his book "The Believing Brain," which explains how people form beliefs first, then filter data to reinforce them.
07/11/2011
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Dan Savage
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Dan Savage thinks monogamy shouldn't be the ultimate defining characteristic of a successful marriage because fooling around can sometimes save a marriage.
07/12/2011
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Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler
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Stephen goes under the desk to help Tad with the boiler.
07/12/2011
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04:13

Heterosexual Accountability Buddy
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A therapist at Dr. Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling firm recommends taking a straight accountability buddy to a same-sex wedding.
07/12/2011
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The Family Leader's Controversial Pledge
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Michele Bachmann responds to public backlash against the Family Leader pledge's insensitive slavery reference with a sensitive slavery reference.
07/12/2011
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03:58

Herman Cain Train
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In the GOP's all-you-can-eat superstar buffet of white bread and potato candidates, Herman Cain stands out as dessert.
07/12/2011
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00:32

Intro - 7/13/11
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America might have to crash on Canada's couch for a while, the Republican party gets a fresh young face, and David McCullough discusses his book about Americans in Paris.
07/13/2011
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Obama Calls the Republican Bluff
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Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing.
07/13/2011
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Sign Off - Pen Toss
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Stephen throws and catches a pen.
07/13/2011
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06:24

Republicans Choose None of the Above
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During debt ceiling negotiations with President Obama, the Republicans practice the old saying, “You scratch my back, I get my back scratched.”
07/13/2011
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03:17

Flagworth 2012
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Seeing an American flag can shift voters toward republicanism, so Franklin F. Flagworth should be the GOP's frontrunner.
07/13/2011
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