Sam Harris speaks with Martin Rees about the importance of science and scientific institutions. They discuss the provisionality of science, the paradox of authority, genius, civilizational risks, pandemic preparedness, artificial intelligence, nuclear weapons, the far future, the Fermi problem, the prospect of a "Great Filter", the multiverse, string theory, exoplanets, large telescopes, improving scientific institutions, wealth inequality, atheism, the conflict between science and religion, moral realism, 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 June 22, 2023

#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

#331 — A Golden Age for Assholes

#332 — Can We Contain Artificial Intelligence?

#333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change

#334 — The Low-Trust Society

#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid

#336 — The Roots of Identity Politics

#337 — The Future of Psychedelic Medicine

#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence

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