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Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris
In this episode, we traverse a decade of Sam's conversations on the topic of meditation.
We start with the very first recorded episode from the arch…
3 years, 2 months ago
#322 — Predicting Reality
Sam Harris speaks with Andy Clark about the predictive brain, embodied cognition, and the extended mind. They discuss the structure of perception, no…
3 years, 2 months ago
#321 — Reckoning with Parfit
Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about the life and philosophy of Derek Parfit. They discuss Parfit's work on identity, time bias, the "non-ident…
3 years, 3 months ago
Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris
In this episode, we explore Sam's conversations about the phenomenon of death.
We begin with an introduction from Sam as he urges us to use our aware…
3 years, 3 months ago
#320 — Constructing Self and World
Sam Harris speaks with Shamil Chandaria about how the brain constructs a vision of the self and the world. They discuss the brain from first principl…
3 years, 3 months ago
#319 — The Digital Multiverse
Sam Harris speaks with David Auerbach about the problematic structure of online networks. They discuss the tradeoffs between liberty and cooperation,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris
In this episode, we examine a series of Sam's conversations centered around social media's impact on the information landscape.
We begin with Sam's s…
3 years, 4 months ago
#318 — Physics & Philosophy
Sam Harris speaks with Tim Maudlin about the foundations of physics and metaphysics. They talk about the nature of scientific reductionism, emergence…
3 years, 4 months ago
#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?
Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the state of psychological science. They discuss fiction as a window onto the mind, recent developments in AI…
3 years, 4 months ago
#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy
Sam Harris speaks with Matt Thornton about his new book, "The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World."…
3 years, 4 months ago