From episode #421 of the Making Sense podcast, “More From Sam”: Political Violence, Iran, Deportations, Protests, & Rapid Fire Questions | Sam Harris

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Laurie Santos about the scientific study of happiness. Their conversation includes: - people’s expectations about happiness - the experiencing self vs. the remembered self - framing effects - the importance of social connections - the effect of focusing on the happiness of others - introversion and extroversion - the influence of technology on social life - our relationship to time - the connection between happiness and ethics - hedonic adap

Absolutely Mental is AVAILABLE NOW at AbsolutelyMental.com. In this new podcast series, Ricky Gervais and Sam contemplate the wonders of science and the chaos of modern life while having many good laughs. All 11 episodes are available now. Special thanks to the Making Sense listeners for allowing Ricky Gervais and Sam to pilot a few episodes from their new podcast series, Absolutely Mental, on the Making Sense podcast. For those of you who heard the first 3 episodes, there are 8 new episodes tha