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#315 — The Great Derangement

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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What's Our Problem: A Self-Help Book for Societies

Tim Urban is a writer and illustrator and cofounder of Weight But Why, which is a fascinating blog./nHis TED Talk, which was the first TED video to reach over 10 million views, is now in the top 10 of most watched TED Talks./nIn this conversation, Tim and I discuss his new book, which is What's Our Problem, a selfhelp book for societies./nWe discuss Tim's unusual career, the finitude of life, existential risk, exponential technological change, political tribalism, the corruption of the media, how we think versus what we think, the breakdown of trust in institutions, the firing of James Bennett at the New York Times, the role of social media in creating digital mobs, the mechanics of cancellation, election integrity, and other topics.

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