
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Sam is also the creator of the Waking Up app. Combining Sam’s decades of mindfulness practice, profound wisdom from varied philosophical and contemplative traditions, and a commitment to a secular, scientific worldview, Waking Up is a resource for anyone interested in living a more examined, fulfilling life—and a new operating system for the mind. Waking Up offers free subscriptions to anyone who can’t afford one, and donates a minimum of 10% of profits to the most effective charities around the world. To learn more, please go to WakingUp.com. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Previous episodes
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361 - #335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid Fri, 22 Sep 2023
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360 - #334 — The Low-Trust Society Mon, 18 Sep 2023 - 0h
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359 - #333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change Tue, 05 Sep 2023
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358 - #332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence? Mon, 28 Aug 2023 - 0h
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357 - #331 — A Golden Age for Assholes Sun, 20 Aug 2023 - 0h
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356 - #330 — The Doomsday Machine Wed, 16 Aug 2023
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355 - #329 — What Happened to the Republican Party? Sat, 12 Aug 2023
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354 - #328 — Health & Longevity Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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353 - #327 — Transformative Experiences Fri, 21 Jul 2023 - 0h
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352 - #326 — AI & Information Integrity Thu, 06 Jul 2023 - 0h
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351 - #325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 - 0h
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350 - #324 — Debating the Future of AI Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 0h
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349 - #323 — Science & Survival Thu, 22 Jun 2023 - 0h
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348 - Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris Sun, 18 Jun 2023 - 0h
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347 - #322 — Predicting Reality Tue, 13 Jun 2023 - 0h
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346 - #321 — Reckoning with Parfit Mon, 05 Jun 2023 - 0h
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345 - Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris Fri, 26 May 2023 - 0h
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344 - #320 — Constructing Self and World Mon, 22 May 2023 - 0h
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343 - #319 — The Digital Multiverse Mon, 15 May 2023 - 0h
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342 - Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris Fri, 05 May 2023 - 0h
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341 - #318 — Physics & Philosophy Mon, 01 May 2023 - 0h
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340 - #317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds? Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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339 - #316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 0h
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338 - Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris Wed, 12 Apr 2023 - 0h
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337 - #315 — The Great Derangement Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 0h
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336 - #314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling Fri, 31 Mar 2023 - 0h
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335 - #313 — Apocalypse Sat, 25 Mar 2023 - 0h
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334 - Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief | Episode 6 of The Essential Sam Harris Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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333 - #312 — The Trouble with AI Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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332 - #311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab? Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 0h
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331 - Making Sense of Free Will | Episode 5 of The Essential Sam Harris Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 0h
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330 - #310 — Social Media & Public Trust Wed, 01 Feb 2023
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329 - Making Sense of Encounters With Violence | Episode 4 of The Essential Sam Harris Thu, 26 Jan 2023 - 0h
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328 - #309 — Vulnerability, Politics, and Moral Worth Fri, 20 Jan 2023 - 0h
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327 - #308 — The Long Game Wed, 11 Jan 2023 - 0h
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326 - Making Sense of Foundations of Morality | Episode 3 of The Essential Sam Harris Thu, 05 Jan 2023 - 0h
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325 - #307 — Twitter, Elon, & Free Speech Fri, 30 Dec 2022 - 0h
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324 - Making Sense of Consciousness | Episode 2 of The Essential Sam Harris Thu, 15 Dec 2022 - 0h
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323 - #306 — Psychedelics & Mortality Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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322 - #305 — Moral Knowledge Thu, 08 Dec 2022
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321 - #304 — Why I Left Twitter Mon, 28 Nov 2022
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320 - Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence | Episode 1 of The Essential Sam Harris Tue, 22 Nov 2022
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319 - #303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried Tue, 15 Nov 2022 - 0h
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318 - #302 — Science & Civilization Fri, 11 Nov 2022 - 0h
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317 - #301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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316 - #300 — A Tale of Cancellation Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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315 - #299 — Steps in the Right Direction Mon, 03 Oct 2022 - 0h
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314 - #298 — Leaving the Faith (Rebroadcast) Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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313 - #297 — Preparing for the End Fri, 23 Sep 2022
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312 - #296 — Repairing Our Country Tue, 13 Sep 2022 - 0h