Synopsis
Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing has been published in more than 20 languages. Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, Newsweek, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere.Mr. Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.
Episodes
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#34 — The Light of the Mind
18/04/2016 Duration: 47minSam Harris speaks with philosopher David Chalmers about the nature of consciousness, the challenges of understanding it scientifically, and the prospect that we will one day build it into our machines. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#33 — Ask Me Anything 4
26/03/2016 Duration: 28minSam Harris answers questions from listeners about the recent attacks in Brussels, dealing with anxiety, the science of immortality, fame, liberalism, the Golden Age of Islam, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#32 — The Best Podcast Ever
12/03/2016 Duration: 01h36minSam Harris talks to Omer Aziz about Islam, Islamism, free speech, and related topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#31 — Evolving Minds
09/03/2016 Duration: 42minSam Harris responds to Omer Aziz and Salon magazine, and then speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the scientific study of morality, the problem of political correctness, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#30 — Inside the Crucible
06/03/2016 Duration: 42minSam Harris briefly revisits the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Michael Weiss about ISIS and the ongoing civil war in Syria. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#29 — Throw Open the Gates
24/02/2016 Duration: 51minSam Harris responds to criticism of his views on the Apple-FBI controversy and then speaks with Maryam Namazie about friendly fire among secularists, profiling, the immigration crisis in Europe, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#28 — Meat Without Misery
20/02/2016 Duration: 20minSam Harris offers a few more thoughts on Clinton vs Sanders, as well as on the ethics of strong encryption. He then speaks with Uma Valeti, cardiologist and CEO of Memphis Meats, about the future of food production. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#27 — Ask Me Anything 3
13/02/2016 Duration: 29minSam Harris answers questions from listeners about free will, meditation, Noam Chomsky, the illusion of the self, Clinton vs. Sanders, the de-platforming of Richard Dawkins, wealth inequality, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#26 — The Logic of Violence
19/01/2016 Duration: 42minSam Harris speaks with retired Navy SEAL and author, Jocko Willink. They discuss U.S. foreign policy, war, human evil, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#25 — Behind the Gun
14/01/2016 Duration: 44minSam Harris speaks with former SWAT operator and lead weapons and tactics instructor for the LAPD Metro Division, Scott Reitz. They discuss guns, gun control, police violence, and related topics. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#24 — Ask Me Anything 2
04/01/2016 Duration: 45minSam Harris answers questions from listeners about Islamism, free will, honesty, vegetarianism, why he doesn’t publish more in academic journals, and other topics. SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#23 — Islam and the Future of Tolerance (Audiobook Excerpts)
21/12/2015 Duration: 37minSam Harris introduces the audio edition of his book with Maajid Nawaz, "Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#22 — Surviving the Cosmos
16/12/2015 Duration: 48minSam Harris talks to physicist David Deutsch about the reach and power of human knowledge, the future of artificial intelligence, and the survival of civilization. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#21 — On the Maintenance of Civilization
22/11/2015 Duration: 57minSam Harris speaks with author Douglas Murray about Islamism, liberalism, civil society, and the migrant crisis in Europe. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon
15/11/2015 Duration: 09minSam Harris reflects on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)
08/10/2015 Duration: 38minSam Harris discusses his views about guns and gun control in light of a recent mass shooting. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...)
23/09/2015 Duration: 43minSam Harris speaks with MIT cosmologist Max Tegmark about the foundations of science, our current understanding of the universe, and the risks of future breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#17 — What I Really Think About Profiling
16/09/2015 Duration: 12minIn this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris responds to misrepresentations of his views (again). SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#16 — The Dark Side
26/08/2015 Duration: 41minSam Harris and Paul Bloom talk about Donald Trump, torture, trophy hunting, and other terrors. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.
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#15 — Questions Along the Path
11/08/2015 Duration: 45minSam Harris and Joseph Goldstein discuss the practice of meditation and answer questions that came from listeners in response to their first conversation, "The Path and the Goal." SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe.