Sam Harris: Freedom of Speech
Brave New World18 Tammi 2024

Sam Harris: Freedom of Speech

Sam Harris is an American philosopher, neuroscientist and host of the Making Sense podcast. His work touches on topics including rationality, ethics, psychedelics and artificial intelligence. In this episode of Brave New World, he and Evgeny talk about:
  • Why free speech is the “best error correcting asset we have” to enable cooperation
  • How the US and UK differ in protecting freedom of speech
  • Why “tolerance of intolerance is cowardice”
  • Why populist politics are a problem for democracies
  • The “insanity machine” built by social media
  • The role of traditional newspapers as gatekeepers against misinformation in the AI age

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