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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
The Colbert Report
S7
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
04:06
Colbert Super PAC - I Can Haz Super PAC!
The Colbert Report
S7
After a lengthy hearing, heavily peppered with arcane bureaucratic jargon, the FEC allows Stephen to form his Super PAC.
06/30/2011
00:16
Sign Off - Super PAC Donations
The Colbert Report
S7
Stephen reminds Colbert Nation to sign up at colbertsuperpac.com, and donate coffee money.
06/30/2011
05:38
Timothy Garton Ash
The Colbert Report
S7
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
00:39
Intro - 6/30/11
The Colbert Report
S7
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
00:34
Intro - 7/11/11
The Colbert Report
S7
The natural gas industry tries to counter bad press, and Michael Shermer claims to be the founding publisher of Skeptic Magazine.
07/11/2011
03:17
Colbert Super PAC - Pushing the Limits
The Colbert Report
S7
The Colbert Super PAC and Transformers have a lot in common: both can rake in millions of dollars for no reason.
07/11/2011
05:33
Anti-frack Attacks
The Colbert Report
S7
To promote fracking, Talisman Energy releases Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus, the funnest energy extraction-based character since Mountaintop Mining Manny.
07/11/2011
00:10
Sign Off - Super PAC Fundraising Goal
The Colbert Report
S7
Stephen wants to reach his Colbert Super PAC fundraising goal of infinite dollars.
07/11/2011
05:33
Tip/Wag - Conservative John Lennon & Unfunny Germany
The Colbert Report
S7
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
05:24
Michael Shermer
The Colbert Report
S7
Michael Shermer discusses his book "The Believing Brain," which explains how people form beliefs first, then filter data to reinforce them.
07/11/2011
06:10
Dan Savage
The Colbert Report
S7
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
00:09
Sign Off - Fixing the Boiler
The Colbert Report
S7
Stephen goes under the desk to help Tad with the boiler.
07/12/2011
04:13
Heterosexual Accountability Buddy
The Colbert Report
S7
A therapist at Dr. Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling firm recommends taking a straight accountability buddy to a same-sex wedding.
07/12/2011
05:40
The Family Leader's Controversial Pledge
The Colbert Report
S7
Michele Bachmann responds to public backlash against the Family Leader pledge's insensitive slavery reference with a sensitive slavery reference.
07/12/2011
03:58
Herman Cain Train
The Colbert Report
S7
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
00:32
Intro - 7/13/11
The Colbert Report
S7
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
04:39
Obama Calls the Republican Bluff
The Colbert Report
S7
Stephen asks Naftali Bendavid if Barack Obama is calling the Republicans' bluff because they've publicly said they're bluffing.
07/13/2011
00:06
Sign Off - Pen Toss
The Colbert Report
S7
Stephen throws and catches a pen.
07/13/2011
06:24
Republicans Choose None of the Above
The Colbert Report
S7
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
03:17
Flagworth 2012
The Colbert Report
S7
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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