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David Gornoski catches up with Dr. Pierre Kory to discuss Asao Shimanishi's fascinating Rock–Water discovery in Japan and explore how this breakthrough could prove invaluable in tackling the coming global water shortage. They also discuss Dr. Kory's upcoming book, the Earth's cha ...  Show more

David Gornoski is joined by George Wiseman, creator of AquaCure, for a fascinating and in-depth conversation on Brown's Gas technology and its benefit to our physical and mental health, the various features of the AquaCure device, the importance of hydrogen supplementation, EZ wa ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Robin Hanson about our hidden motives in everyday life. They discuss selfishness, hypocrisy, norms and meta-norms, cheating, deception, self-deception, education, the evolutionary logic of conversation, social status, signaling and counter-signaling, common ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Derren Brown about his work as a "psychological illusionist." They discuss the power of hypnosis, the power of expectations, the usefulness of Stoic philosophy, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to ...  Show more

Sam Harris speaks with Geoffrey Miller about evolutionary psychology. They discuss sexual selection, virtue signaling, social media, public shaming, monogamy and polyamory, taboo topics in science, genetic engineering, gender differences and the "Google memo," moral ...

The former Wall Street lawyer and current OG podcaster drops by to discuss the latest in Podcastladia, how patternicity and our desire for certainty can lead us to create wild theories, the death of skepticism, honesty in advertising, and what he learned from being kidnapped the ...  Show more