In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. Their conversation includes: - people’s expectations about happiness - the experiencing self vs. the remembered self - framing effects - the importance of social connections - the effect of focusing on the happiness of others - introversion and extroversion - the influence of technology on social life - our relationship to time - the connection between happiness and ethics - hedonic adap

887K views · 5.6K reactions | An excerpt from episode 338 of the Making Sense podcast. | Sam Harris | Facebook

90K views · 1.5K reactions | In this special 8 minute Election Day episode of the podcast, Sam Harris describes his new understanding of why people support President Trump. | Sam Harris | Facebook

We’re "winning" in a Trumpian sense right now, and we should be tired of it. | Sam Harris

217 reactions · 32 shares | Meditation’s real value isn’t found in the literature. Find more content like this in the Waking Up app. | Sam Harris | Facebook

Dr. Sam Harris on the True Purpose of Meditation | Andrew Huberman

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks about social contagion and about the importance of understanding one’s own mind in an emergency. This content is also available in the Waking Up app. | Sam Harris