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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

Episodes

Total: 447

#105 — Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty

2017/11/20

The following conversation between Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Matt Dillahunty was recorded at

#104 — The Lessons of Death

2017/11/15

Sam Harris speaks with Frank Ostaseski about death and dying—and about how the awareness of death ca

#103 — American Fantasies

2017/11/9

Sam Harris speaks with Kurt Andersen about the American aptitude for unfounded belief, the religious

#102 — Is Buddhism True?

2017/10/30

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Wright about his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy

#101 — Defending the Republic

2017/10/17

Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about the polarization and fragmentation of American society, “

#100 — Facing the Crowd

2017/10/9

Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about mob behavior, moral panics, and current threats to

The "After On" Interview

2017/10/6

This episode of the Making Sense podcast features an interview that Sam Harris did with Rob Reid on

#99 — What Happened to Liberalism?

2017/9/28

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Lilla about the fate of political liberalism in the United States, the e

#98 — Into the Dark Land

2017/9/21

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of Al

#97 — The Impossible War

2017/9/15

Sam Harris speaks with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about their latest film, The Vietnam War. If the Ma

#96 — The Nature of Consciousness

2017/9/10

Sam Harris speaks with Thomas Metzinger about the scientific and experiential understanding of consc

#95 — What You Need to Know About Climate Change

2017/9/5

Sam Harris speaks with Joseph Romm about how the climate is changing and how we know that human beha

#94 — Frontiers of Intelligence

2017/8/29

Sam Harris speaks with Max Tegmark about his new book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial

#93 — Identity & Terror

2017/8/21

Sam Harris speaks with Douglas Murray about identity politics, the rise of white nationalism, the ev

#92 — The Limits of Persuasion

2017/8/16

Sam Harris speaks with David Pizarro and Tamler Sommers about free speech on campus, the Scott Adams

#91 — The Biology of Good and Evil

2017/8/9

Sam Harris speaks with Robert Sapolsky about his work with baboons, the opposition between reason an

#90 — Living With Violence

2017/8/6

Sam Harris speaks with Gavin de Becker about the primacy of human intuition in the prediction and pr

#89 — On Becoming a Better Person

2017/7/25

Sam Harris speaks with David Brooks about his book The Road to Character, the importance of words li

#88 — Must We Accept a Nuclear North Korea?

2017/7/21

Sam Harris speaks with Mark Bowden about the problem of a nuclear-armed North Korea. If the Making S

#87 — Triggered

2017/7/19

Sam Harris and Scott Adams debate the character and competence of President Trump. If the Making Sen