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#95 — What You Need to Know About Climate Change
Sam Harris speaks with Joseph Romm about how the climate is changing and how we know that human behavior is the primary cause. They discuss why small…
9 years ago
#94 — Frontiers of Intelligence
Sam Harris speaks with Max Tegmark about his new book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. They talk about the nature of inte…
9 years ago
#93 — Identity & Terror
Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about identity politics, the rise of white nationalism, the events in Charlottesville, guilt by association, th…
9 years ago
#92 — The Limits of Persuasion
Sam Harris speaks with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers about free speech on campus, the Scott Adams podcast, the failings of the mainstream media, m…
9 years ago
#91 — The Biology of Good and Evil
Sam Harris speaks with Robert Sapolsky about his work with baboons, the opposition between reason and emotion, doubt, the evolution of the brain, the…
9 years ago
#90 — Living With Violence
Sam Harris speaks with Gavin de Becker about the primacy of human intuition in the prediction and prevention of violence.
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9 years, 1 month ago
#89 — On Becoming a Better Person
Sam Harris speaks with David Brooks about his book The Road to Character, the importance of words like "sin" and "virtue," self-esteem vs. self-overc…
9 years, 1 month ago
#88 — Must We Accept a Nuclear North Korea?
Sam Harris speaks with Mark Bowden about the problem of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
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9 years, 1 month ago
#87 — Triggered
Sam Harris and Scott Adams debate the character and competence of President Trump.
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9 years, 1 month ago
#86 — From Cells to Cities
Sam Harris speaks with Geoffrey West about how biological and social systems scale, the significance of fractals, the prospects of radically extendin…
9 years, 1 month ago