Sam Harris speaks with Will Storr about the role that status plays in human life and culture. They talk about the taboo around caring about status, egalitarianism, the perpetual insecurity of status, how we play multiple status games simultaneously, identity, social connection, dominance, virtue, success, status as an evolved mechanism, gossip, status and health, the consequences of humiliation, the role of social media, status and politics, conspiracy thinking, moral panics, status and philanthropy, 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 <a href="http://samharris.org/subscribe">samharris.org/subscribe</a>. 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 August 31, 2022

#279 — The Rules of the Stage

#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?

#283 — Gun Violence in America

#284 — The Funny Business

#285 — American Division

#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics

#287 — Why Wealth Matters

#288 — The End of Global Order

#289 — Time Management for Mortals

#290 — What Went Wrong?

#291 — Where is Happiness?

#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias

#294 — Status Games

#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

#296 — Repairing Our Country

#297 — Preparing for the End

#298 — Leaving the Faith (Rebroadcast)

#299 — Steps in the Right Direction

#300 — A Tale of Cancellation

#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk

#302 — Science & Civilization

#303 — The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

#304 — Why I Left Twitter

#305 — Moral Knowledge

#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality

#307 — Twitter, Elon, & Free Speech

#308 — The Long Game

#309 — Vulnerability, Politics, and Moral Worth

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