Sam Harris and Paul Bloom speak about the psychology of adapting to the coronavirus pandemic, the disastrous analogy between coronavirus and flu, the political siloing of information, true and false concerns over "panic," pressuring China to close down their live animal markets, the economic implications and possible silver linings of the pandemic, what our response suggests about our ability to deal with climate change, Biden vs Sanders, the ethics of praising one's enemies, and other topics. 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/subscribe.

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#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

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Sam Harris Episodes Around March 17, 2020

#177 — Psychedelic Science

#178 — The Reality Illusion

#179 — The Unquiet Mind

#180 — Sex & Power

#181 — The Illusory Self

#182 — Unlearning Race

#183 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#184 — The Conversational Nature of Reality

#185 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#186 — The Bomb

#187 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#188 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#189 — Wealth & Happiness

#190 — How Should We Respond to Coronavirus?

#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic

#192 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#193 — Meditation in an Emergency

#194 — The New Future of Work

#195 — Social Cohesion is Everything

#196 — The Science of Happiness

#197 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom

#199 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#200 — Creatures of Habit

#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari

#202 — A Conversation with Andrew Yang

#203 — A Conversation with Caitlin Flanagan

#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt

#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy

#206 — A Conversation with David Frum

#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?

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