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#369 — Escaping Death

Sam Harris speaks with Sebastian Junger about danger and death. They discuss Sebastian's career as a journalist in war zones, the connection between danger and meaning, his experience of nearly dying from a burst aneurysm in his abdomen, his lingering trauma, the concept of "awe," psychedelics, near-death experiences, atheism, psychic phenomena, consciousness and the brain, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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  #393 — Is History Repeating Itself?

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  #392 — Technology & Culture

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  #391 — The Reckoning

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  #390 — Final Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election

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  #389 — The Politics of Risk

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  #388 — What Is Life?

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  #387 — Politics & Power

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  #386 — Information & Social Order

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  #385 — AI Utopia

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  #384 — Stress Testing Our Democracy

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  #383 — Where Are the Grown-Ups?

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  #382 — The Eye of Nature

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  #381 — Delusions, Right and Left

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  #380 — The Roots of Attention

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  #379 — Regulating Artificial Intelligence

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  #378 — Digital Delusions