#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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#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?

#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?

Sam Harris speaks with Mustafa Suleyman about his new book, "The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the 21st Century's Greatest Dilemma." They discuss the progress in artificial intelligence made at ...

28 Aug 202355min

#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes

#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes

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20 Aug 20239min

#330 — The Doomsday Machine

#330 — The Doomsday Machine

Sam Harris speaks with Carl Robichaud about the ongoing threat of nuclear war. They discuss the film "Oppenheimer," the ethics of dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the false lessons of ...

16 Aug 20231h 35min

#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?

#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?

Sam Harris speaks with Bret Stephens about the current state of the Republican Party. They discuss the strange change in Republican attitudes toward Putin, the character of Tucker Carlson, the war in ...

12 Aug 20231h

#328 — Health & Longevity

#328 — Health & Longevity

Sam Harris speaks with Peter Attia about his book, "Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity." They discuss "healthspan," centenarians, diet and nutrition, sugar, macronutrients, alcohol, fasting and...

2 Aug 20231h 3min

#327 — Transformative Experiences

#327 — Transformative Experiences

Sam Harris speaks with L.A. Paul about the nature of transformative experiences. They discuss how certain experiences change the self, the nature of regret, changing belief systems, conspiracy thinkin...

21 Juli 202349min

#326 — AI & Information Integrity

#326 — AI & Information Integrity

Sam Harris speaks with Nina Schick about generative AI and information integrity. They discuss the challenges of regulating AI, authentication vs detection, fake video, hyper-personalization of inform...

6 Juli 202349min

#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.

#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.

Sam Harris discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent appearances on other podcasts. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episode...

3 Juli 202326min

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