# How Does Matter Give Rise To Consciousness? - Sam Harris | After Skool

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Published: 2026-09-09T05:57:16+00:00
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How Does Matter Give Rise To Consciousness? - Sam Harris Use this link to unlock a free month on the Waking Up app: https://share.wakingup.com/4c45a1 Sam Harris is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and podcast host. His work touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence. His academic background is in philosophy and cognitive neuroscience.Please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkool To get in touch visit https://www.afterskool.net/ Order our children's book on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Country-Flags-Color-Purple/dp/0578489244/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3HDGIHGKNWTYT&keywords=why+don%27t+country+flags+use+the+color+purple&qid=1568501220&sprefix=why+don%27t+country+%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-4 If you'd like us to make a custom animation for your company, send an email to afterskool100@gmail.comMusic: Stellardrone - CepheidAnd please be sure to hit the notifications bell so you don't miss future animations. Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official After Skool production, nor is it affiliated with…

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