Altered States

Ep17 | Sam Harris on Neuro-Diversity, the Eduction System & Ancient Wisdom


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In this episode Josh, Harry & Sam talk about Autism, the education system, Sam's upcoming piggyback marathon, medication for kids, surviving in the wild and more. 

Show outline:
00:00 - Intro 

2:55 - Sam's background 

5:30 - How Sam defines his work

7:10 - How not everyone who has Autism has the same characteristics

8:20 - The change in diagnosis 

11:00 - Training that Sam gives  

11:48 - How diagnosis is subjective

14:14 - The problem with kids being medicated for not being able to sit still 

16:14 - Calling something wrong when it's just different 

17:20 - Street smart vs school smart 

18:13 - Problems with the school system 

22:20 - Benefits of kids being outside  

25:17 - Increases in stressors enhancing symptoms 

26:00 - Problems with Ritalin

28:39 - Not learning useful skills in school

30:19 - Being taught what to think, not how to think

31:00 - Steiner schools

35:33 - How kids develop and learn differently 

36:18 - The problem with the word education

37:00 - Sneaky old

38:10 - The Piggyback Marathon

44:21 - Benefits of opting into a challenge 

46:20 - Nurturing Gratitude 

48:25 - Getting a win transfers to the rest of your life 

50:09 - Does the liver king actually eat raw testicle? 

51:30 - Bodybuilders still being very impressive despite taking steroids 

53:56 - Recent research showing how cooking food helped our evolution 

56:50 - How fermentation has sprung up in so many different ancient civilisations 

57:50 - How we don’t value our food anymore

1:01:44 - How lots of people don’t prioritise nutrition for kids 

1:03:35 - How a stimulant can calm kids down

1:06:25 - How lots of successful entrepreneurs have similar traits to ADHD / ADD

1:08:15 - How the medical system is too fast to medicate 

1:11:10 - Bolognesegate

1:17:50 - Sam's prehistory challenges 

1:20:06 - Working with running deer 

1:23:47 - Hunting / being in the wild in UK

1:30:45 -  How can we re-introduce nature into modern life 

1:31:35 - Antibiotics 

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Altered StatesBy Josh Gape & Harry Williams