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 neuroscience from UCLA.
| Title | Date published | ||
| #220 - The Information Apocalypse | 2020-10-17 | ||
| #219 — The Power of Compassion | 2020-10-08 | ||
| #218 — Welcome to the Cult Factory | 2020-09-24 | ||
| #217 — The New Religion of Anti-Racism | 2020-09-17 | ||
| #216 — A Conversation with Graeme Wood | 2020-09-03 | ||
| #215 — A Conversation with David Miliband | 2020-08-21 | ||
| #214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee | 2020-08-13 | ||
| #213 — The Worst Epidemic | 2020-08-04 | ||
| #212 — A Conversation with Kathryn Paige Harden | 2020-07-29 | ||
| #211 — The Nature of Human Nature | 2020-07-17 | ||
| #210 — The Logic of Doomsday | 2020-07-09 | ||
| #209 — A Good Life | 2020-07-03 | ||
| #208 — Existential Risk | 2020-06-23 | ||
| #207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink? | 2020-06-13 | ||
| #206 — A Conversation with David Frum | 2020-05-26 | ||
| #205 — The Failure of Meritocracy | 2020-05-22 | ||
| #204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt | 2020-05-18 | ||
| #203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan | 2020-05-13 | ||
| #202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang | 2020-05-11 | ||
| #201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari | 2020-05-01 |