#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about vaccine hesitancy and related misinformation. They discuss the...
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#255 — The Future of Intelligence
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jeff Hawkins about the nature of intelligence. They discuss how the neocortex...
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#254 — The Mating Strategies of Earthlings
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with David Buss about the differential mating strategies of men and women. They discuss...
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#253 — Corporate Courage
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jason Fried about the recent controversy over the “no politics” policy at his...
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#252 — Are We Alone in the Universe?
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Neil deGrasse Tyson about our place in the universe. They discuss our current...
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#251 — Corporate Cowardice
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Antonio García-Martínez about his recent firing at Apple. They discuss his...
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#250 — Broken Conversations
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jesse Singal about a variety of controversial topics. They discuss fragmentation in...
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#249 — Distance & Arrival
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and David Whyte further explore his work in his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and...
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#248 — Order & Freedom
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Michele Gelfand about the difference between tight and loose cultures. They discuss...
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Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
In this nearly 4-hour SPECIAL EPISODE, Rob Reid delivers a 100-minute monologue (broken up into 4 segments, and interleaved with...
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#247 — Constructing Minds
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Lisa Feldman Barrett about the origins and function of the human brain. They...
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#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Rener Gracie about police procedure and about the special relevance of Brazilian...
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#245 — Can We Talk About Scary Ideas?
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan about the newly launched Journal of...
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#244 — Food, Climate, and Pandemic Risk
In this episode of the podcast Sam Harris speaks with Bruce Friedrich and Liz Specht from the Good Food Institute about the way the...
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#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
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#242 — Psychedelics and the Self
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with James Fadiman about the psychedelic experience. They discuss who should and...
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#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris presents his full argument on the illusoriness of free will—and explores its ethical and...
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#240 — The Boundaries of Self
In this episode of the podcast, Sam speaks with poet David Whyte about his new and on-going series for the Waking Up app, based on his...
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#239 — Yet Another Call from Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais calls Sam to ask if AI will replace comedians. They also discuss the implications of not having free will and if a chimp has...
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#238 — How to Build a Universe
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Frank Wilczek about the fundamental nature of reality. They discuss the difference...
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