The Tim Ferriss Show

By Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig

#14: Sam Harris, PhD - Spirituality, Neuroscience, Meditation, and More

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Published June 17, 2014 11:08am

Sam Harris is a neuroscience Ph.D. and the author of the bestselling books, The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, and Lying. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction.In this episode, we explore the science of lying, "spirituality" or spiritual experiences, religion, meditation, and more. It's really a discussion of the human experience, and how to optimize it without harming others.Sam's writing has been published in more than 15 languages. Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. ...

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