Michael Shermer has appeared on such shows as The Colbert Report, 20/20, Dateline, Charlie Rose, Oprah, and Larry King Live (but, proudly, never Jerry Springer!). He has been interviewed in countless documentaries aired on PBS, A&E, Discovery, The History Channel, The Science Channel, and The Learning Channel. He regularly contributes opinion editorials, essays, and reviews to: the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Science, Nature, and other publications.
The art of the con is as old as civilization, employing the skills of deception, misdirection, and the psychology of human greed and the desire to get something for nothing. In this episode Shermer employs a professional con artist to teach him the fine art of conning people.
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October 8th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for posting these, very informative!
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 am
I knew it was a con, but now I know the ‘how’ of it. Thanks! Very interesting.
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:45 am
Great video. Now I know. Thanks!
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:04 am
I asked you many times to be dropped form your email list. This video was interesting though, but it’s not worth all the spam that I get from you, Michael. See you again at the next Amazing Randi convention : )
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December 24th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Funny how Harald says he appreciated the free education he’s been given while at the same time complaining about receiving it.
December 25th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
It took somebody sending me these in connection with the Bernie Madoff (and perhaps Stanley Chais) Ponzi scheme to make me realize how much I missed getting eSkeptic online. I was mysteriously dropped from the lost several years ago. Pls reinstate me.
December 26th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Now if I could just CONvince my wife!