When someone shares controversial ideas about race, the reaction by the public is predictable. But do personal attacks against the person help to quell the idea, or do they fuel the flames? We continue our exploration of the ideas of Sam Harris and his controversial interview with Charles Murray, author of the Bell Curve.

 References:

Charles Murray on Waking Up with Sam Harris: https://samharris.org/podcasts/forbidden-knowledge/

Sam Harris / Ezra Klien debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-VF4KCylKI

Charles Murray Middlebury college: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/middlebury-free-speech-violence/518667/

Analysis - how poverty can drive down intelligence (PBS): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/analysis-how-poverty-can-drive-down-intelligence

Music by Trevor Villwock: garbage patch kids (how to learn the art of being without lifting a single finger)

Matthew Farquharson, violin

Vela Farquharson, cello

Charles Lovell, marimba