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The Best of Making Sense with Sam Harris

#68 — Reality and the Imagination

Oct 9, 2023
Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about meditation, the power of technology, wealth inequality, finding meaning without work, religion as a virtual reality game, pain vs suffering, and more topics.
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Quick takeaways

  • Yaval Harari discusses the connection between history and biology, exploring the essential difference between humans and other animals.
  • Yaval Harari emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to history, incorporating anthropology, biology, and technology for a greater understanding of the world.

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Exploring the relationship between history and biology

Yaval Harari discusses the connection between history and biology, delving into questions about the essential difference between human beings and other animals, the relationship between history and biology, and the role of justice in history.

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