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Sam Harris - author and philosopher

Stephen Sackur speaks to American philosopher Sam Harris, whose opinions on everything from religion to race generate intense heat. Are extremism and intolerance drowning out reasoned debate?

Thanks to the internet and the mobile phone, our ability to communicate, inform and persuade has never been greater. So why is public debate getting ever more polarising and toxic?

Stephen Sackur speaks to American philosopher, neuroscientist and podcaster Sam Harris, whose opinions on everything from religion to race generate intense heat. Are extremism and intolerance drowning out reasoned debate?

30 minutes

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Presenter Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Sam Harris

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