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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:

#20 — Still Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon Nov 15, 2015

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Sam Harris reflects on the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

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#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited) Oct 08, 2015

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Sam Harris discusses his views about guns and gun control in light of a recent mass shooting.

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#18 — The Multiverse & You (& You & You & You...) Sep 23, 2015

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Sam 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.

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#17 — What I Really Think About Profiling Sep 16, 2015

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Sam Harris responds to misrepresentations of his views (again).

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#16 — The Dark Side Aug 26, 2015

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Sam Harris and Paul Bloom talk about Donald Trump, torture, trophy hunting, and other terrors.

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#15 — Questions Along the Path Aug 11, 2015

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Sam 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."

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#14 — The Virtues of Cold Blood Jul 29, 2015

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Sam Harris speaks with psychologist Paul Bloom about the limitations of empathy as a guide to moral reasoning.

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#13 — The Moral Gaze Jul 21, 2015

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Sam Harris speaks with the filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer about his remarkable documentaries, "The Act of Killing" and "The Look of Silence."

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#12 — Leaving the Church Jul 03, 2015

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Sam Harris speaks with Megan Phelps-Roper, granddaughter of Fred Phelps of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church.

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#11 — Shouldering the Burden of History Jun 27, 2015

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Sam Harris and Dan Carlin (host of the Hardcore History and Common Sense podcasts) discuss American interventionism, the war on terror, and related topics.

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