The Moral Landscape from WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show by listenerservices@wnyc.org (WNYC, New York Public Radio)

Sam Harris, author of the new book, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, makes a clear case for a morality based on the laws of science.

Download the podcast show here. See also: The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage), Blame Hitchens, Dawkins & Harris--Essays of a New Atheist, The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens

Sam Harris from KQED's Forum Podcast

Author Sam Harris joins us to discuss his new book, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values." The book explores the perils of moral relativism and the relationship between knowledge and values.

Download the podcast here. This is what Salon had to say about the book:

His long-awaited new book, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values," deals head-on with issues that many atheistic thinkers have been skirting for years. If religion is so bad, where should humans look for a moral authority? The answer, for Harris, is science. Harris defines morality as anything related to the "well-being of conscious creatures." Since many scientific findings have implications for how to maximize well-being, Harris believes scientists should be authorities on moral issues. As Harris sees it, scientists not only have every right to make moral arguments, but should be authorities of the moral realm.

There's a full interview that's transcribed, here. See also: The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever, Letter to a Christian Nation: Counter Point, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

The Daily Show - December 4, 2010 - Sam Harris

Sam Harris Episode #15126 Sam Harris wants to begin talking about morality and human values in the context of our growing scientific understanding of the world. (07:11) Tags: Sam Harris, interviews, books, atheist, science, morality, religion, Catholic, Taliban, Ten Commandments, sexism. Aired: 10/04/10Viewed: 131,107.

Check the show out, here. See also: The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage), Blame Hitchens, Dawkins & Harris--Essays of a New Atheist