Biography

Sam Harris is the author of the bestselling books The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, and Waking Up. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, spirituality, violence, human reasoning—but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live.  Mr. Harris and his work have been discussed in  The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature,Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, among others. His work has been published in more than 15 languages.  Mr. Harris is a cofounder and the CEO of  Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society. He received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

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View Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series
6.0
View StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

2015Series
6.7
View The Unbelievers
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013Film
6.4
View The God Who Wasn't There
The God Who Wasn't There

The God Who Wasn't There

2005Film
6.1
View Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things

2015Film
6.6
View Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007
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Atheist Alliance International Convention 2007

2008Film0
View Islam and the Future of Tolerance
Islam and the Future of Tolerance

Islam and the Future of Tolerance

2018Film
7.8
View Holy Wars
Holy Wars

Holy Wars

2010Film
7.5
View Waking Up
Waking Up

Waking Up

2015Film
1.0
View Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen
Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen

Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen

2008Film
8.7
View The God Debate II
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The God Debate II

2011Film0