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Making Sense with 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.

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Latest Episodes:

#40 — Complexity & Stupidity Jul 12, 2016

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Sam Harris talks to biologist David Krakauer about information, complex systems, and the future of humanity.

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#39 — Free Will Revisited Jul 04, 2016

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Sam Harris speaks with philosopher Daniel Dennett about free will.

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#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2 Jun 15, 2016

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Sam Harris reads and discusses the second chapter of "The End of Faith."

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#37 — Thinking in Public May 31, 2016

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Sam Harris speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about the public understanding of science, his career as an educator, political atheism, racism, artificial intelligence, alien life, and other topics.

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#36 — What Makes Us Safer? May 02, 2016

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Sam Harris speaks with Juliette Kayyem, a leading expert on homeland security, about the war on terror, profiling, Islamism, and other topics.

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#35 — The End Of Faith Sessions 1 Apr 25, 2016

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Sam Harris reads and discusses the first chapter of "The End of Faith."

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#34 — The Light of the Mind Apr 18, 2016

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Sam 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.

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#33 — Ask Me Anything 4 Mar 26, 2016

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Sam 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.

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#32 — The Best Podcast Ever Mar 12, 2016

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Sam Harris talks to Omer Aziz about Islam, Islamism, free speech, and related topics.

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#31 — Evolving Minds Mar 09, 2016

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Sam 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.

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