November 6, 2010 | |
19 minutes | |
Sam Harris | |
Roger Bingham introduces the Great Debate event and speakers. Sam Harris is introduced at 5:30 and discusses science and human values.
Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values,” “The End of Faith” and “Letter to a Christian Nation.” “The End of Faith” won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. Harris has a doctorate in neuroscience from UCLA and a degree in philosophy from Stanford University. He is a co-founder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society.