Book · recommended on 3 episodes
Waking Up
Sam Harris ISBN 1784160024
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Sam Harris ISBN 1784160024
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This book by Sam Harris has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. One of those mentions was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Dan Harris, Lex Fridman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-11-20 and the most recent from 2023-03-14. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experiences of such figures as Jesus, the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history.
“the author of many seminal books on human nature and the human mind including the end of Faith the moral landscape lying Free Will and waking up”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Sam Harris: Neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will and Waking Up. He hosts the Making Sense podcast and created the Waking Up meditation app, and is known as a combative voice for reason and against religious and ideological dogma. Sam Harris and Lex Fridman wrestle over Trump, COVID, Twitter, lost friendships with Elon and Brett, AI risk, UFOs, and free will.
“the author of many seminal books on human nature and the human mind including the end of faith the moral landscape lying free will and waking up”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Sam Harris: Neuroscientist, philosopher, and host of the Making Sense podcast, author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, and Waking Up, and creator of the Waking Up meditation app. Sam Harris and Lex Fridman explore consciousness, the illusion of free will, psychedelics, AI risk, UFOs, and what makes life meaningful.
“the books that i most recommend ... why buddhism is true by robert wright waking up by sam harris”— Dan Harris
The guest here is Dan Harris: Former ABC News anchor who had an on-air panic attack on Good Morning America in 2004. He became a meditation advocate and bestselling author of 10% Happier, and co-founded the Ten Percent Happier company and app. ABC anchor turned meditation evangelist Dan Harris on panic attacks, training the mind, and becoming 10% happier.
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