In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Graeme Wood about the breakdown of social order in the U.S. They discuss the recent eruptions of violence, the loss of trust...
The Plague Years
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Matt McCarthy about his book Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic. They discuss the problem of drug...
A Conversation With Paul Bloom
In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about the epidemic of child sexual abuse, the ethics of loyalty, eugenics, existential risk, the Bloomberg and...
Possible Minds
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris introduces John Brockman’s new anthology, "Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI," in conversation with three of its...
Humanity 2.0
In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Jennifer Doudna about the gene-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. They talk about the biology of gene editing, how...
American Fantasies
Kurt Andersen is the bestselling author of the novels Heyday, Turn of the Century, and True Believers. He contributes to Vanity Fair and The New York Times, and is host and...
Beauty And Terror
Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist and the director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and nine...
Conversations On Consciousness
Join Sam Harris in some of his many conversations on consciousness, the mind and the concept of self.In the first conversation Sam Harris speaks to Thomas K. Metzinger. Thomas K....
The Biology Of Good And Evil
Robert Sapolsky is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. He is the author of A Primate’s Memoir,...
Facing The Crowd
Nicholas A. Christakis is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the area of biosocial science, investigating the biological predicates and consequences of social...
