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21 Jan
Tue
Making Sense
Sam Harris
398 — Thoughts Without a Thinker
#tyranny of thinkingsam harrisrick carusoadult developmentcalifornia politicsconsciousnessego illusionla firesmaking sense podcastmeditationmental stabilitynegative emotionsoptic blind spot
00:24:32
11 Dec
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#395 — Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents
#substacksmith mundt actsam harriscbdccharlottesvilleconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpelon muskexpertisemaking sense podcastmedia consolidationmisinformationpolitical polarizationrfk jr
00:31:09
30 Jan
Tue
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza
#unsam harrisreligious extremismal aqsa mosqueboko haramgenocide allegationshamashezbollahinternational humanitarian lawiranisrael gaza warmaking sense podcastnazi germanyoperation mockingbirdpalestinian israeli conflict
00:42:34
02 Jan
Tue
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#347 — Finding Sanity in 2024
#waking upstoicismsocial trust2024 electionartificial intelligencecognitive behavioral therapycrisis of meaningdrug addictionexistential philosophymaking sense podcastmeditation practicemisinformationnon dualitypolitical partisanshipsam harris
00:08:37
20 Aug
Sun
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes
#shame and virtueself absorptionsam harrisandrew tateassholeconspiracy theoriesdonald trumpfringe ideasmaking sense podcastmalignant buddhahoodmoral philosophyorganized crime
00:09:04
03 Oct
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#299 — Steps in the Right Direction
#wild problemsutilitarianismtame problemscharles darwincost benefit analysisdecision makingeconomic limitationsfree ridingmaking sense podcastron howardruss robertssam harrisshalem college
00:40:07
31 Jan
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)
#transgender women in sportstransgender rightssam harrisandycovid 19earning to giveeffective altruismgiving what we caninterpersonal forgivenessisabellockdownsmaking sense podcastmindfulness practicenft promotionomicron variantpandemic policysam bankman fried
00:28:25
11 Jan
Tue
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#272 — On Disappointing My Audience
#waking up appvaccine hesitancythe atlanticalex jonescovid 19donald trumpeffective altruismfree speechgiving what we canjanuary 6th insurrectionmaking sense podcastnftspolitical coupprivate platformsrepublican partysam harrissteve bannon
00:46:26
18 Oct
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#263 — The Paradox of Death
#wittgensteintom clarkstoic philosophybuddhist philosophycarl saganconsciousnessdeath and mortalityepicurusidealismmaking sense podcastmarlon brandomemento morimind body problempanpsychismpersonal identityphysicalismsam harris
00:17:44
20 Sep
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
Ask Me Anything #18
#vaccine hesitancytribalismtransgenderismalex jonesbrett weinsteincovid 19 vaccinescrisis of meaningheather mcdonaldidentity politicsivermectinjoe roganmaking sense podcastmisinformationportlandsam harrissystemic racism
00:27:58
09 Sep
Thu
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#260 — The Second Plane
#war on terrorunited flight 175south toweranthropologistsciaconspiracy theoriesfundamentalist christiansinside jobiraq warislamic extremismmaking sense podcastmoral intelligencemoral relativismoilrigged buildingssam harrisseptember 11 attacks
00:16:05
28 Mar
Sun
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#243 — A Few Points of Confusion
#wealth inequalitywaking up appself transcendenceappearanceconventional selfeastern religionfree willgroup identityidentity politicsmaking sense podcastmeditationnew age spiritualityracesam harris
00:09:22
12 Mar
Fri
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
#voluntary actionssam harrisretributioncompassionconsciousnessconstraintdeterminismfree willhuman behaviorillusion of free willinvoluntary actionsmaking sense podcastmoral responsibilityobjective physical causationreasoning
00:43:39
07 Dec
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
Making Sense with Sam Harris
#william j perrytruth decaysynthetic mediachris don harrisdavid milibandeconomic collapseevonne noah ferrarogabriel dancegraham woodjames dillardjonathan haidtmaking sense podcastmichael sandelnuclear warricky gervaisrobert plowmanself censorshipsiddhartha mukherjeesocial fabric erosionstephen fry
00:01:32
17 Oct
Sat
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#220 - The Information Apocalypse
#tuskegee experimentssynthetic mediasam harrisbloombergcnndeepfakesdeep fakes the coming infocalypsedisinformationinformation ecosystemjoe bidenmaking sense podcastnina schickprovenance architectureqanonrussian active measures
00:47:43
20 Mar
Fri
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#193 — Meditation in an Emergency
#waking up appunited statesstock marketannikaanxiety managementcoronaviruseconomic turmoilequanimityitalymaking sense podcastmental healthmindfulness practicepandemic responserumination
00:21:28
17 Mar
Tue
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
#supply chainssocial media echo chamberssam harrisanti vaccine rhetoricasymptomatic transmissionclimate changecoronavirusdisney worlddonald trumpgovernment interventionhealthcare systemslibertarian ideologymaking sense podcastpandemic responsepaul bloompolitical polarizationpublic health policy
00:37:32
03 Feb
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality
#zen meditationvocationthe three marriagesattentiondavid whitegalapagoslsdmaking sense podcastmarital argumentsmeditationpoetrypsychedelicsrealitysam harristhe bell and the blackbird
00:28:38
18 Mar
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?
#vulnerable world hypothesisutilitarian frameworkstechnological development1918 flu viruscomputer simulationexistential riskfermi problemmaking sense podcastmoral psychologymutually assured destructionnick bostromnuclear weaponssam harris
00:32:39
16 Jan
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#146 — Digital Capitalism
#transhumanistssam harrisplatform cooperativesalgorithmic controlcapital r reasonsclickbait logiccultural collapsedigital autonomydouglas rushkofffacebookgooglemaking sense podcastmedia economicsmitnetflix
00:44:18
30 Aug
Thu
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#136 — Digital Humanism
#virtual realityten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right nowsam harrisartificial intelligencecreative economydenial of service attack on attentiondigital laborgig economyinformation economicsintellectual propertyintellectual property rightsjaron laniermaking sense podcastmusic industrynetflix
00:27:27
19 Mar
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#120 — What Is and What Matters
#scientific realismscience and philosophysam harriscosmic inflationdavid lewisgeocentrismhuman cognitioninstrumentalismmaking sense podcastmany worlds interpretationmax tegmarkmodal realismmoral progressmultiverse theoryrebecca goldstein
00:50:25
29 Nov
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#106 — Humanity 2.0
#viral vectorsuc berkeleyscientific discoverybacterial immunitycas9 proteincrispr cas9crispr technologyemmanuelle charpentiergene editingguide rnajennifer doudnamaking sense podcastmedical ethicsoff target effectssam harris
00:18:47
26 May
Fri
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#78 — Persuasion and Control
#zeynep tufekciuniversity of north carolina at chapel hilltwitter2016 us electionalgorithmic manipulationauthoritarian controldark adsdigital privacyfacebookmachine learningmaking sense podcastnew york timessam harrissilicon valleysocial media algorithmssurveillance capitalismtrump campaign
00:40:20
12 May
Fri
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#75 — Ask Me Anything 7
#tim urbanthe bell curvesam harrisamazon affiliate accountanimal ethicsartificial intelligenceben shapirobuddhist philosophycharles murraychristopher hitchensdonald trumpelon muskjocko willinkkevin kellymaking sense podcastmedia censorshipneuralinkreligious faithrichard heyer
00:28:59
10 Nov
Thu
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#51 — The Most Powerful Clown
#supreme courtsam harrisrudolph giulianiamerican politicsan american tragedychris christiedavid remnickdemocratic institutionsdonald trumpfascismhillary clintonmaking sense podcastmedia biasmike pencenew yorkerpaul ryanrepublican congress
00:11:58
26 Oct
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#49 — The Lesser Evil
#saudi arabiasandy hook massacresam harris2016 us electionandrew sullivanclinton foundationdefense of marriage actdonald trumpdont ask dont tellforeign policygeorge hw bushhillary clintonislamismjimmy cartermaking sense podcastpolitical integrityqatarradical jihadist
01:04:18
04 Jul
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#39 — Free Will Revisited
#ted summitsam harrisnew atheistsagent causationanatole rapoportcompatibilismcontrol theorydan dennettdeterminismfree willlibertarian free willmaking sense podcastmoral responsibility
00:44:42
15 Jun
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#38 — The End of Faith Sessions 2
#self deceptionsam harrisneuroscience of beliefal qaedaamerican embassy in parischange blindnessfreedom of beliefinsulaisisjuly 4thlogical coherencemachine learningmaking sense podcastmuhammad ascended to heaven on a winged horsenature of belief
00:39:40
04 Jan
Mon
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#24 — Ask Me Anything 2
#who speaks for islamsaudi fundingsam harrisben carsondalia mogaheddietary ethicsfactory farmingfareed zakariafree speechislam and terrorismjihadismjohn espositomaking sense podcastmale chicksmedia criticismnoam chomskyreligious reform
00:45:24
16 Dec
Wed
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#22 — Surviving the Cosmos
#unity of reasonthe beginning of infinityspaceship earthdavid deutschepistemologyhuman knowledgemaking sense podcastmany worlds interpretationoxford universityprinciple of mediocrityquantum mechanicsreason and unreasonsam harrisscientific authority
00:48:43
24 Apr
Fri
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#8 — Ask Me Anything 1
#trolley problemst judes childrens hospitalsam harrisartificial intelligencecivil rightsconsciousnessdigital apocalypsedoctors without bordersdzogchen meditationelon muskfree willfuture of life institutemaking sense podcastnationalismrecursive self improvement
00:37:39
21 Aug
Thu
Making Sense
Sam Harris
#3 — WAKING UP — Chapter One
#spiritualityself transcendencesam harrisabrahamic faithsadvaita vedantabuddhismcompassionconsciousnessevolutionary psychologyillusion of selfmaking sense podcastmdmameditationneuroplasticityperennial philosophy
00:40:22