Sam Harris & Noam Chomsky Trade Nasty Emails Until A Winner Emerges... | The Young Turks

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Toby Ord about preserving the long term future of humanity. They discuss: - moral biases with respect to distance in space and time - the psychology of effective altruism - feeling good vs doing good - natural vs. human-caused riskequentialism -natural vs. human-caused risk - asteroid impacts - nuclear war - pandemics - the potentially cosmic significance of human survival - the difference between bad things and the absence of good things -

In the midst of an unprecedented crisis — with many millions at risk of economic hardship, illness and death — what gives Noam Chomsky hope? The world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author says he finds inspiration in the actions of popular movements around the world demanding justice, as well as everyday working people — especially medical workers. "It's an inspiring tribute to the resources of the human spirit, a model of what can be done, along with the popular actions, the moves