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Pascal Boyer (St. Louis) is one of the greats! We talk about his shifting thinking in terms of belief selection to belief production, and why this is a subversive idea. Other topics include birthdays, shamanism and magic, and why we should remain optimistic about the future of science.
More about Pascal Boyer:
http://www.pascalboyer.net/
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7OaZg10AAAAJ&hl=en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Boyer
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