Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-05-20
Books mentioned on #185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
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Sam Harris discussed The Double Helix by James D. Watson. Lex Fridman recommended Free Will by Sam Harris.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Double Helix
The Double Helix by James D.
Discussed“i like just if you read james watson's book the double helix right about the the them you know cracking the the uh structure of dna”
Where to get it
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Free Will
Free Will is a concise philosophical book by Sam Harris that argues humans do not possess conscious control over their actions.
Recommended“and now let me leave you with some words from sam harris in his book free will you are not controlling the storm and you are not lost in it you are the storm”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Waking Up
“he's the host of the making sense podcast and 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”
Passing Free Will
“he's the host of the making sense podcast and 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”
Passing Lying
“he's the host of the making sense podcast and 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”
Passing The End of Faith
“he's the host of the making sense podcast and 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”
Passing The Moral Landscape
“he's the host of the making sense podcast and 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”