Sam Harris
American philosopher and neuroscientist
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| 2024 | Endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidential election and participated in a debate on the Honestly podcast arguing in her support, with Ben Shapiro presenting the case for Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidential election and participated in a debate on the Honestly podcast arguing in her support, with Ben Shapiro presenting the case for Donald Trump. |
| 2023 | Harris publicly stated that if COVID-19 had caused higher child mortality, there would be significantly less tolerance for vaccine skepticism. |
| 2023 | Harris gave an interview to The Daily Beast explaining his break from the intellectual dark web, citing disagreements with Bret Weinstein, concerns about Maajid Nawaz's COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and disappointment with Dave Rubin's perceived cynicism. |
| 2023 | Harris gave an interview to The Daily Beast explaining his break from the intellectual dark web, citing disagreements with Bret Weinstein, concerns about Maajid Nawaz's COVID-19 conspiracy theories, and disappointment with Dave Rubin's perceived cynicism. |
| 2023 | Harris publicly stated that if COVID-19 had caused higher child mortality, there would be significantly less tolerance for vaccine skepticism. |
| October 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas war, Harris expressed support for Israel and strongly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel, rejecting arguments about Israeli settlements provoking the conflict. |
| October 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas war, Harris expressed support for Israel and strongly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel, rejecting arguments about Israeli settlements provoking the conflict. |
| March 2023 | Sam Harris hosted podcast guests Matt Ridley and Alina Chan to discuss the potential origins of COVID-19, specifically exploring the hypothesis that the virus may have been created in a laboratory. |
| March 2023 | Sam Harris hosted podcast guests Matt Ridley and Alina Chan to discuss the potential origins of COVID-19, specifically exploring the hypothesis that the virus may have been created in a laboratory. |
| 2021 | Harris formally 'turned in his imaginary membership card' to the intellectual dark web, publicly distancing himself from the group. |
| 2021 | Harris formally 'turned in his imaginary membership card' to the intellectual dark web, publicly distancing himself from the group. |
| 2020 | Supported Andrew Yang in the Democratic primaries and introduced Yang to podcaster Joe Rogan. After the election, commented on Hunter Biden's laptop and compared the potential scandals of Trump and Biden. |
| 2020 | Supported Andrew Yang in the Democratic primaries and introduced Yang to podcaster Joe Rogan. After the election, commented on Hunter Biden's laptop and compared the potential scandals of Trump and Biden. |
| November 2020 | Sam Harris publicly stated that he does not identify as a member of the intellectual dark web. |
| November 2020 | Sam Harris publicly stated that he does not identify as a member of the intellectual dark web. |
| September 2020 | Harris committed to donating at least 10% of Waking Up app's profits to highly effective charities, becoming the first company to sign the Giving What We Can pledge retrospectively from the app's launch two years earlier. |
| September 2020 | Harris committed to donating at least 10% of Waking Up app's profits to highly effective charities, becoming the first company to sign the Giving What We Can pledge retrospectively from the app's launch two years earlier. |
| January 2020 | Max Sanderson featured Harris's podcast as a 'Producer pick' in The Guardian's 'podcasts of the week' section. |
| January 2020 | Max Sanderson featured Harris's podcast as a 'Producer pick' in The Guardian's 'podcasts of the week' section. |
| 2019 | Harris was included in the Watkins Review's list of the '100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2019'. |
| 2019 | Discussed his book 'Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion', highlighting Western potential to learn meditation traditions from Hinduism and Buddhism. |
| 2019 | Harris was included in the Watkins Review's list of the '100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People 2019'. |
| 2019 | Discussed his book 'Waking Up: Searching for Spirituality Without Religion', highlighting Western potential to learn meditation traditions from Hinduism and Buddhism. |
| 2018 | PC Magazine included Harris's podcast in their list of 'The Best Podcasts of 2018'. |
| 2018 | Criticized Donald Trump for lying, stating that Trump 'has assaulted truth more than anyone in human history'. |
| 2018 | Sam Harris co-produced the documentary 'Islam and the Future of Tolerance' with Maajid Nawaz, which was distributed by The Orchard in the United States. |
| 2018 | Sam Harris co-produced the documentary 'Islam and the Future of Tolerance' with Maajid Nawaz, which was distributed by The Orchard in the United States. |
| 2018 | PC Magazine included Harris's podcast in their list of 'The Best Podcasts of 2018'. |
| 2018 | Criticized Donald Trump for lying, stating that Trump 'has assaulted truth more than anyone in human history'. |
| September 2018 | Released the Waking Up meditation app. |
| September 2018 | Released the Waking Up meditation app. |
| June 2018 | Began a series of debates with Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson on religion, focusing on the relationship between religious values and scientific fact in defining truth. |
| June 2018 | Began a series of debates with Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson on religion, focusing on the relationship between religious values and scientific fact in defining truth. |
| 2017 | UK Business Insider included Harris's podcast in their list of '8 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior'. |
| 2017 | Harris's Waking Up podcast won the Webby Award for 'People's Voice' in the 'Science & Education' category for Podcasts & Digital Audio. |
| 2017 | UK Business Insider included Harris's podcast in their list of '8 podcasts that will change how you think about human behavior'. |
| 2017 | Harris's Waking Up podcast won the Webby Award for 'People's Voice' in the 'Science & Education' category for Podcasts & Digital Audio. |
| April 2017 | Harris hosted social scientist Charles Murray on his podcast to discuss topics including IQ heritability and race and intelligence, following a violent protest against Murray at Middlebury College the previous month. |
| April 2017 | Harris hosted social scientist Charles Murray on his podcast to discuss topics including IQ heritability and race and intelligence, following a violent protest against Murray at Middlebury College the previous month. |
| 2016 | Chomsky appeared in an Al Jazeera English UpFront interview, further criticizing Harris and stating that he 'specializes in hysterical, slanderous charges against people he doesn't like'. |
| 2016 | Sam Harris delivered a TED talk discussing existential risks from artificial general intelligence, arguing it will be a major future threat and criticizing the lack of human attention to the subject. |
| 2016 | Supported Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Party presidential primaries against Bernie Sanders, and favored her in the general election while strongly opposing Donald Trump's candidacy. |
| 2016 | Chomsky appeared in an Al Jazeera English UpFront interview, further criticizing Harris and stating that he 'specializes in hysterical, slanderous charges against people he doesn't like'. |
| 2016 | Supported Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Party presidential primaries against Bernie Sanders, and favored her in the general election while strongly opposing Donald Trump's candidacy. |
| 2016 | Sam Harris delivered a TED talk discussing existential risks from artificial general intelligence, arguing it will be a major future threat and criticizing the lack of human attention to the subject. |
| 2015 | Harris exchanged a series of emails with Noam Chomsky on terrorism and U.S. foreign policy, which Chomsky later criticized as inadequately prepared. |
| 2015 | Sam Harris publicly wrote about his understanding of people's hostility towards gun culture in the United States while simultaneously arguing for a rational case of gun ownership, noting that police cannot always be relied upon. |
| 2015 | Published 'Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue' with Maajid Nawaz. |
| 2015 | Harris exchanged a series of emails with Noam Chomsky on terrorism and U.S. foreign policy, which Chomsky later criticized as inadequately prepared. |
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