In this episode of the Waking Up podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about the polarization and fragmentation of American society, “choice architecture,” the importance of face-to-face interactions for problem solving, group polarization and identity politics, virtuous extremism, the wisdom of crowds, direct democracy, the limits of free speech, the process of Presidential impeachment, and other topics.
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#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life
#294 — Status Games
#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias
#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?
#291 — Where is Happiness?
#290 — What Went Wrong?
#289 — Time Management for Mortals
#288 — The End of Global Order
#287 — Why Wealth Matters
#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics
#285 — American Division
#284 — The Funny Business
#283 — Gun Violence in America
#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?
#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents
#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence
#279 — The Rules of the Stage
#278 — The Man Who Will Be King
#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?
#276 — Defending the Global Order
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