#378 — Digital Delusions

#378 — Digital Delusions

Sam Harris speaks with Renée DiResta about the state of our information landscape. They discuss the difference between influence and propaganda, shifts in communication technology, influencers and closed communities, the asymmetry of passion online and the illusion of consensus, the unwillingness to criticize one's own side, audience capture, what we should have learned from the Covid pandemic, what is unique about vaccines, Renée's work at the Stanford Internet Observatory, her experience of being smeared by Michael Shellenberger and Matt Taibbi, Elon Musk and the Twitter files, the false analogy of social media as a digital public square, the imagined "censorship-industrial complex," the 2024 presidential election, and other topics.

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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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#356 — Islam & Freedom

#356 — Islam & Freedom

Sam Harris and Rory Stewart debate whether Islam poses a unique threat to open societies. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length ...

28 Feb 202429min

#355 — A Falling World

#355 — A Falling World

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Zeihan about the unraveling world order. They discuss the Bretton Woods system, America's role in securing the global supply chain, the coming end of American security gua...

21 Feb 202448min

#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?

#354 — Is Moral Progress a Fantasy?

Sam Harris speaks with John Gray about the possibility of moral and political progress. They discuss historical and current threats to freedom of thought, the limits of law, the spread of dangerous te...

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#353 — Race & Reason

#353 — Race & Reason

Sam Harris speaks with Coleman Hughes about race, racism, and social justice. They discuss the ideal of "color blindness," race and crime, Coleman's experience at TED, LatinX, the confusion of the eli...

11 Feb 202456min

#352 — Hubris & Chaos

#352 — Hubris & Chaos

Sam Harris speaks with Rory Stewart about the fraying world order. They discuss the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the problems with nation building, cultural ignorance, tolerance for corruption, our c...

4 Feb 202429min

#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza

#351 — 5 Myths about Israel and the War in Gaza

A transcript of this podcast is available on Sam's blog. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscri...

30 Jan 202442min

#350 — Sharing Reality

#350 — Sharing Reality

Sam Harris speaks with Jonathan Rauch and Josh Szeps about the foundations of knowledge and the fragmentation of society. They discuss the state of the mainstream media, diversity of viewpoints, the "...

23 Jan 202442min

#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good

#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good

Sam Harris speaks with Chris Anderson about generosity in the age of the Internet. They talk about the new spirit of cynicism in tech and finance, the problems with DEI, the Coleman Hughes controversy...

16 Jan 20241h 3min

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