Making Sense with Sam Harris

#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais

Feb 10, 2021

29:19

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The Punch Line Actually Works?

01:53

The Misdirection of Puns

02:05

Is It an Intellectual Pursuit or an Emotional Pursuit?

01:55

Introduction

2min

Is There Any Experiential Component to Memory Consolidation?

2min

Dreams Are Like a Bad Television Show - They're Just Noise, Right?

2min

Have You Ever Had Someone Tell You a Joke in a Dream?

2min

Psychiatry

2min

The Punch Line Actually Works?

2min

The Misdirection of Puns

2min

Is It an Intellectual Pursuit or an Emotional Pursuit?

2min

The Difference Between Comedy and Drama

3min

10.

You Know What the Right Thing Is

2min

11.

You Know, You're Not Pretending, but You Can't Just Get Purea, You Know?

3min

12.

A Chord Can Make You Feel Sick, Like You Want to Cry and Laugh

2min

13.

Is Television a Super Stimulus?

2min

14.

The Next Level Is Participation

1min

Ricky Gervais calls Sam to ask why we dream? They discuss why puns are terrible and breakdown some of the mechanics of comedy.

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Making Sense with Sam Harris

#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais

The Punch Line Actually Works?

The Misdirection of Puns

Is It an Intellectual Pursuit or an Emotional Pursuit?

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