Sam Harris speaks with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3EiUO4F">Starry Messenger</a>. They discuss what makes science a unique human endeavor, the tension between respecting scientific consensus and overturning it, confusion about paradigm shifts and scientific controversies, the social importance of probability and statistics, climate change, the consequences of exponential cultural change, social media, social inequality and affirmative action, identity politics and a post-racial future, the wisdom of focusing on class rather than race, 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 November 11, 2022

#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

#310 — Social Media & Public Trust

#311 — Did SARS-CoV-2 Escape from a Lab?

#312 — The Trouble with AI

#313 — Apocalypse

#314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling

#315 — The Great Derangement

#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy

#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?

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