#376 — How Democracies Fail

#376 — How Democracies Fail

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#482 — More From Sam: The Iran Deal, College in the AI Age, Mamdani's DSA, and More

In this latest episode of the More From Sam series, Sam and Jaron talk about current events. They discuss topics from Making Sense Community, including one-world government, the value of a degree as AI reshapes careers, and factory farming ethics, along with Mamdani's DSA-aligned ...  Show more

#481 — Sam Harris Receives the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award

Richard Dawkins presents Sam Harris with the 2026 Richard Dawkins Award at a live Center for Inquiry event. After the tribute, the two friends discuss consciousness and epiphenomenalism, AI and the Turing test, the scientific basis of morality, the failures of democracy and Trump ...  Show more

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