Tristan Harris (@tristanharris) is a former Google design ethicist, primary subject of the acclaimed Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, and co-host of the podcast Your Undivided Attention.
What We Discuss with Tristan Harris:
Why we're worth more to social engagement platforms as manipulatable slabs of p ... Show More
Feb 2022
Here’s Our Plan And We Don’t Know — with Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Stephanie Lepp
Renowned quantum physicist Richard Feynman once wrote, "It is our capacity to doubt that will determine the future of civilization." In that spirit, this episode is a little different – because we're talking openly about our doubts, with you, our listeners. It's also different be ... Show More
35m 47s
Nov 2021
The Asymmetry of Power with Tristan Harris
<p><br />A small number of tech companies have amassed enormous power in our modern world. Do they wield that power responsibly, or do they abuse it to benefit themselves? I talked to Tristan Harris, “the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience,” to better understand wha ... Show More
21m 55s
May 2023
#319 — The Digital Multiverse
<p>Sam Harris speaks with David Auerbach about the problematic structure of online networks. They discuss the tradeoffs between liberty and cooperation, the impossibility of fighting misinformation, bottom-up vs top-down influences, recent developments in AI, deepfakes, the insta ... Show More
36m 34s
Jan 2024
#349 — Generosity, Cynicism, and the Future of Doing Good
<p dir="ltr">Sam Harris speaks with Chris Anderson about generosity in the age of the Internet. They talk about the new spirit of cynicism in tech and finance, the problems with DEI, the Coleman Hughes controversy at TED, the norm of color blindness, the science of generosity, th ... Show More
1h 3m
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about his new book,</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/What-Owe-Future-William-MacAskill/dp/1541618629"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">What We Owe the Future.</span></em></a> <span style="font- ... Show More
