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3 days ago · Samuel Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, and podcast host. His work touches on a range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, psychedelics, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence.
Jun 24, 2024 · In Life and Work, Sam speaks with author George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George’s involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role of fame in American culture, Wendell ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Most of us regularly enjoy happiness, of course, and amusement, contentment, delight—even ecstasy—are among its many facets. But we must overcome countless forms of irritation and anguish to do so. Layered on top of the primary emotions, we find moral ones like pride, guilt, shame, empathy, gratitude, and outrage.
Jun 14, 2024 · Sam’s latest episode “What the Hell Is Happening?” is available now wherever you listen to podcasts. Sam Harris speaks to @BillMaher about the state of the world.
Jun 14, 2024 · Sam Harris speaks to Bill Maher about the state of the world. They discuss the aftermath of October 7th, the cowardice and confusion of many celebrities, gender apartheid, the failures of the Biden campaign, Bill’s relationship to his audience, the differences between the left and right, Megyn Kelly, loss of confidence in the media ...
Jun 28, 2024 · To say that President Biden’s performance on the debate stage last night was calamitous is merely to state what everyone, partisan and not, has already understood. What the world witnessed was not a debate, but a failed neurological exam.
Jun 25, 2024 · On October 7th, 2023, history came flooding in, and we lost our footing. We have yet to regain it. In many ways, the atrocities committed by Hamas in southern Israel were worse than the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. To grasp the relative magnitude of these events, Americans were encouraged to imagine Al-Qaeda killing over 40,000 ...
