Sam Harris speaks with Jonas Kaplan about the neuroscience of belief change. They discuss the illusory truth effect, the backfire effect, failures of replication, "The Fireplace Delusion," the connection between reason and emotion, wishful thinking, persuasion and the sense of self, conspiracy theories, the power of incentives, in-group loyalty, religion, mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, 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. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the <a href="http://wakingup.com/">Waking Up</a> 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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Sam Harris Episodes Around September 30, 2021

#249 — Distance & Arrival

#250 — Broken Conversations

#251 — Corporate Cowardice

#252 — Are We Alone in the Universe?

#253 — Corporate Courage

#254 — The Mating Strategies of Earthlings

#255 — The Future of Intelligence

#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas

Ask Me Anything #17

#257 — The State of the World

#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan

#259 — The Reckoning to Come

#260 — The Second Plane

Ask Me Anything #18

Absolutely Mental Season Two

#261 — Belief & Identity

#262 — The Future of American Democracy

#263 — The Paradox of Death

#264 — Consciousness and Self (Rebroadcast)

#265 — The Religion of Anti-Racism

#266 — The Limits of Pleasure

#267 — The Kingdom of Sleep

#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge

#269 — Deep Time

#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?

#271 — Earning to Give

#272 — On Disappointing My Audience

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology

#274 — The Future of American Democracy

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

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