In this episode, I talk to social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger about exponential technology and its effects on our current world. According to Daniel, organizations that harness the power of modern tech rarely use it for good–like how social media companies boost polarizing content to maximize user engagement–leading to a distrust of science and desta ... Show More
Dec 2025
End of an Era — Reflections on 11 Years of The Psychology Podcast w/ Annie Murphy Paul
After 11 years, 478 episodes, and countless conversations exploring the depths of human potential, this episode marks the final chapter of The Psychology Podcast in its current form. In this deeply meaningful farewell episode for Scott, he sits down with acclaimed science writer ... Show More
46m 52s
Nov 2025
How Mindsets Shape Reality w/ Dr. Alia Crum
This week, Scott sits down with his longtime friend and colleague, Dr. Alia Crum—one of the world’s leading researchers on the science of mindsets. Dr. Crum’s groundbreaking work investigates how our subjective beliefs and interpretations can produce real, measurable changes in b ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2025
The Gentle Power of Sisu w/ Dr. Elisabet Lahti
This week, Scott welcomes Dr. Elisabet Lahti—educator, applied psychology researcher, and founder of the Sisu Lab. Dr. Lahti is the world’s leading expert on sisu, a Finnish concept that embodies extraordinary courage, resilience, and determination in the face of adversity. Toget ... Show More
48m 45s
Dec 2021
Daniel Schmachtenberger on the Dire Need for an Open Society
Social philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger, a founding member of The Consilience Project, discusses the importance of taking multiple perspectives on a single situation, the challenge of international coordination when trying to solve global problems, and how collective action ca ... Show More
48m 32s
May 2021
How To Change Your Thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger #308
<p>This is one of the all time great discussions on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, with one of the deepest thinkers of our time, Daniel Schmachtenberger. In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about the current problems facing humanity--including what led us here, and how to navi ... Show More
2h 31m
Nov 2024
#392 — Technology & Culture
<p>Sam Harris speaks with Christine Rosen about how technology is changing our culture. They discuss the courage of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, lost practices like handwriting, tradeoffs in our use of technology, social media, conspiracy thinking, X as a platform for breaking news, the futu ... Show More
52m 59s
Sep 2021
#259 — The Reckoning to Come
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Balaji Srinivasan about several civilizational challenges and possible paths forward. They discuss the evidence of American decline, the rise of India and China, centralizing and decentralizing trends in politics, the rela ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2025
Power vs Life: Towards Wide Boundary Sovereignty | Frankly 82
<p dir="ltr">(Recorded January 20th, 2025)</p> <p dir="ltr">We are alive at a critical juncture for human civilization, and the biosphere, where the pursuit and accumulation of power - accelerated by technology and AI - increasingly threatens the support systems of the diversity ... Show More
40m 10s
Oct 2024
#386 — Information & Social Order
<p>Sam Harris speaks with Yuval Noah Harari about his new book, <em>Nexus</em>, and its application to current crises. They discuss humanity's capacity for self-destruction, democracy and dictatorship as information networks, the "naive view of information," the advantages of fic ... Show More
47m 26s