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#108 — Defending the Experts

#108 — Defending the Experts

Making Sense with Sam Harris · Waking Up with Sam Harris

December 14, 201743m 2s

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Show Notes

Sam Harris speaks with Tom Nichols about his book The Death of Expertise. They discuss the "Dunning-Kruger Effect," the growth of knowledge and reliance on authority, when experts fail, the repudiation of expertise in politics, conspiracy thinking, North Korea, Trump, and other topics.

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