Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about habituation and its consequences. They discuss habituation to positive and negative experiences, marriage, happiness, meaning, variety, doing good vs feeling good, midlife crises, kids, wealth and happiness, things vs experience, the “illusory truth effect,” misinformation and social media, echo chambers and extremism, what governments can do to respond to misinformation, free speech on college campuses, the 2024 Presidential election, and other topics.
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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up 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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#129 — An Insider’s View of Medicine
#128 — Transformations of Mind
#127 — Freedom from the Known
#126 — In Defense of Honor
#125 — What Is Christianity?
#124 — In Search of Reality
#123 — Identity & Honesty
#122 — Extreme Housekeeping Edition
#121 — White Power
#120 — What Is and What Matters
#119 — Hidden Motives
# 118 — The View from Trumpistan
#117 — Networks, Power, and Chaos
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#116 — AI: Racing Toward the Brink
#115 — Sam Harris, Lawrence Krauss, and Matt Dillahunty (1)
#114 — Politics and Sanity
#113 — Consciousness and the Self
#112 — The Intellectual Dark Web
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