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Above The Noise
Russell Brand guides us all — curious beginners, spiritual skeptics, and experienced practitioners (including the Dalai Lama!) — in brief, 10-minute meditations.
Football Is Nice
Russell talks about football and football culture from a deep, humorous and philosophical perspective and concludes that it is nice.
Racism, Physical Attractiveness, and Media Coverage: Has Sam Ever Discussed This?
So as you have all probably heard by now, Gabby Petito has been found dead and MSNBC's Joy Reid is getting hit from the Right for denouncing the widespread media interest in her case as 'missing white woman syndrome.' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10013411/Woke-MSNBC-host-Joy-Reid-blasts-focus-Gabby-Petito-case-missing-white-woman-syndrome.html.
Book Recommendation: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, MD
This is a phenomenal book on trauma and how it affects the human brain and body.
Why do people listen to Joe Rogan?
I’ve tried. I actually just tried slogging through his bit with Brett Weinstein and his wife. About the fourth time I’ve given his podcast a go.
Sam Harris turned me away from the right
I often see alot of claims about Sam Harris being "right wing" or "racist" or another buzzword. This is clearly untrue. Listen to Sam on any of these subjects and you'll know that this is untrue.
The field of public health has a ("noble") lying problem
Public health professionals have, in my opinion, leaned heavily on noble lies over the course of the pandemic. Here's an extraordinary example of this that's prompted my post. Below is a Tweet from "Vaccines.gov," a partnership between the CDC and Boston Children's Hospital, dispelling some myths about COVID and vaccines [emphasis mine]:
Why we know long-term side effects of vaccines only after 1-2 months
After Sam's last podcast, Topol mentioned that "we know the majority of long-term side effects of vaccines after 1-2 months".
Christopher Hitchens' 1994 Nation Article on Race & IQ
A place to discuss Sam Harris and to have difficult conversations with civility.
