In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Peter Singer, Francesca Minerva, Jeff McMahan about the newly launched Journal of Controversial Ideas. They discuss the ethics of discussing dangerous ideas, the possibility of having a market in vaccines, the taboo around the topic of race and IQ, the relationship between activism and academia, the shallow pond argument for doing good, and other topics.
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#329 — What Happened to the Republican Party?
#328 — Health & Longevity
#327 — Transformative Experiences
#326 — AI & Information Integrity
#325 — A Few Thoughts About RFK Jr.
#324 — Debating the Future of AI
#323 — Science & Survival
Making Sense of Meditation | Episode 10 of The Essential Sam Harris
#322 — Predicting Reality
#321 — Reckoning with Parfit
Making Sense of Death | Episode 9 of The Essential Sam Harris
#320 — Constructing Self and World
#319 — The Digital Multiverse
Making Sense of Social Media and the Information Landscape | Episode 8 of The Essential Sam Harris
#318 — Physics & Philosophy
#317 — What Do We Know About Our Minds?
#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy
Making Sense of Existential Threat and Nuclear War | Episode 7 of The Essential Sam Harris
#315 — The Great Derangement
#314 — The Cancellation of J.K. Rowling
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