Sam Harris speaks with Tim Urban about his new book, "<a href="https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem">What's Our Problem: A Self-Help Book for Societies</a>." They discuss Tim's unusual career, the finitude of life, existential risk, exponential technological change, political tribalism, the corruption of the media, how one thinks vs what one thinks, trust in institutions, the firing of James Bennet at the New York Times, digital mobs, the mechanics of cancellation, Alex Jones, election integrity, 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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#315 — The Great Derangement

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Sam Harris Episodes Around April 7, 2023

#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?

#318 — Physics & Philosophy

#319 — The Digital Multiverse

#320 — Constructing Self and World

#321 — Reckoning with Parfit

#322 — Predicting Reality

#323 — Science & Survival

#324 — Debating the Future of AI

#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.

#326 — AI & Information Integrity

#327 — Transformative Experiences

#328 — Health & Longevity

#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?

#330 — The Doomsday Machine

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