Episode #804
Sam Harris
Books mentioned
Eating Animals
Mentioned by Sam Harris · at 00:17:55
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The Fabric of Reality
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:25:12
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The Beginning of Infinity
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:25:12
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Superintelligence
Mentioned by Sam Harris · at 04:23:42
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The End of Faith
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Letter to a Christian Nation
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The Moral Landscape
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Sam Harris, a neuroscientist and author, joins Joe Rogan to discuss his vegetarian diet, the ethics of meat consumption and cultured meat, the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, potential mind-reading technology, and the existential risks of superintelligent artificial intelligence. The conversation also covers politics, including Trump's candidacy, and wildlife conservation.
What they talked about
- Sam Harris's experience with vegetarianism
- Cult-like behavior in vegan communities
- Est and the Forum self-help programs
- Ethics of killing animals and plant consciousness
- DMT production in the brain and pineal gland
- Death penalty and false confessions
- Transcranial direct current stimulation for performance
- Risks of superintelligent AI
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