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Making Sense

Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity

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Making Sense

By: Sam Harris
Narrated by: Sam Harris, David Chalmers, David Deutsch, Anil Seth, Thomas Metzinger, Timothy Snyder, Glenn C. Loury, Robert Sapolsky, Daniel Kahneman, Nick Bostrom, David Krakauer, Max Tegmark
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From the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, a collection of the best conversations from his wildly popular, often controversial podcast, Making Sense.

“Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations.” —Sam Harris

Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author—has been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense. With over one million downloads per episode, these discussions have clearly hit a nerve, frequently walking a tightrope where either host or guest—and sometimes both—lose their footing, but always in search of a greater understanding of the world in which we live. For Harris, honest conversation, no matter how difficult or controversial, represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress.

The Making Sense audiobook includes talks with Daniel Kahneman, Timothy Snyder, Nick Bostrom, and Glen Loury, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness and free will, to politics and extremism, to living ethically. Together they shine a light on what it means to “make sense” in the modern world.

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Thought-provoking Conversations • Brilliant Contributors • Interesting Topics • Insightful Discussions • Intellectual Depth
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Great way to sample a wide variety of ideas under a complex topic. Some obvious bias in some of the discussion, but he freely acknowledges it.

Wide Net

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Sam Harris is uniquely gifted at conducting a podcast. He knows when to let the guest speak and also allows himself to add significant value to the conversation, making it more interesting and understandable at the same time. In many podcasts the host is usually too egocentric, making the conversation about themselves, or too inquisitive, leaving little space for a genuine, double sided conversation where depth is added from both parties.

Also, the topics discussed are fascinating!

It’s not a real book, but it more than makes up for it in value!

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A collection of intelligent, clear minded conversations about profoundly interesting and relevant topics. Time very well spent in very mindful exploration.

A wonderful time with great thinkers

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I couldn’t think of any other book that make me think a whole different way that I never had before. I am fortunate to get to know many brilliant minds and their work. I couldn’t appreciate more for you guys. Jaagi from Mongolia.

The world never made better sense to me

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This book (podcast) brought in experts from many facets life, technology, social sciences, and futurists. It covers historical, current,and future topics of man (referred to as an ape), and our connection with information, consciousness, and abilities through each of these epochs. I enjoyed listening, and I hope our planet is getting ready for what is to come.

Fascinating and scary look at intelligence

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If such conversations are available elsewhere I would do there as I did here -- I'd immediately pay the entrance fee.

Conversations unavailable elsewhere?

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This is easily the best audible book I’ve consumed in recent memory. I continue to recommend to anyone willing to consider important issues (which is not everyone unfortunately).

Wonderful

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Great conversations with some of the best minds of our current times. Philosophy meets scientist. Question everything we know, without losing sight of what we currently know regarding science. Definitely worth checking it out.

Makes you question reality

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After listening to this I can only give this my highest praise: It made me think.

Excellent work

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The conversations in this are excellent choices for this audiobook. The depth of mental stimulation I get from these is top notch.

Superb!

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