our reporters from mashable, ben parr and the bbc's maggie shields, this week on "press: here." good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. never before in human history have we had so much access to information. which means never before in human history have we had such a need for skeptics. >> the world is going to be destroyed altogether. >> it's easy to be skeptical about some things. most of us did not expect the world to end earlier this month. and you're probably pretty skeptical about new promises the world will end in october. but plenty of parents still believe vaccines can cause autism. despite a complete refutation of a study conducted by a shicyste doctor. >> and we investigate claims that the paranormal and cults of claims of all kinds between. >> michael shermer has made a career as a skeptic. taking on intelligent design, ufos, even wall street. his latest book, the believing brain, examines not just what we believe, but why. looking at the human brain's preference to find patterns and then trust those patterns. and the brain's ability to filter out evidence that contradicts