Making Sense with Sam Harris
By Sam Harris
Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Sam is also the creator of the Waking Up app. Combining Sam's decades of mindfulness practice, profound wisdom from varied philosophical and contemplative traditions, and a commitment to a secular, scientific worldview, Waking Up is a resource for anyone interested in living a more examined, fulfilling life—and a new operating system for the mind. Waking Up offers free subscriptions to anyone who can't afford one, and donates a minimum of 10% of profits to the most effective charities around the world. To learn more, please go to WakingUp.com. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in ne
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Making Sense with Sam Harris
#479 — When Robots Take Over
Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and technologist, argues that artificial intelligence will not just augment human work—it will replace it at scale, leading to a future of mass job displacement by 2035. Rather than fearing AI's existential risk, Khosla warns t
Making Sense with Sam Harris
#480 — The Economics of Everything
The U.S. is on a dangerous path toward a debt crisis, not because of any fixed threshold, but because of the fragile psychology of confidence in government bonds. Noah Smith argues that the real danger isn't a specific debt-to-GDP ratio, but the moment when pr
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