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Chris Anderson talks to some of the most interesting TED stage speakers.

The TED Interview: Sam Harris

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4 Extra Debut. Neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris on future morals. Chris Anderson talks to some of the most interesting TED stage speakers: 

Founded in 1984 in the USA, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. The first TED Talks were first posted online in 2006 and since then TED Talks have had many millions of views.

In The TED Interview hosted by Chris Anderson – audiences can immerse themselves more deeply in some of the most compelling ideas heard on the TED stage. 

Sam Harris on using reason to build our morality.
Chris Anderson talks to neuroscientist, philosopher and writer Sam Harris.  Many philosophers draw a hard line between the worlds of facts and values, but not Sam Harris. In this thought-provoking conversation with Chris Anderson, he makes the case that reason can indeed answer moral questions, and then explores the many controversies that emerge from that claim. Moral superiority? Cultural superiority? How about moral progress? Chris and Sam dig in to discuss the right ways to think about defining right from wrong, and reason's role in it all.

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