Annaka Harris

Annaka Harris (née Gorton; born 1976) is an American writer. Her work touches on neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind and consciousness. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind (2019) and the children's book I Wonder (2013).

Annaka Harris
Born	Annaka Gorton[1][2] 1976 (age 48–49)
Education	New York University (BFA)[3]
Occupation	Writer
Notable work	Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
Spouse	Sam Harris (m. 2004)
Children	2

Biography

Harris was the co-founder of the non-profit scientific education group Project Reason in 2007.^[4] She edited the 2011 long-form essay and book Lying by her husband Sam Harris. She is the author of the 2013 children's book I Wonder,^[5] which is about uncertainty and the nature of reality. She wrote the 2019 New York Times bestselling science book^[6] Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind.^[7] Key subjects of Conscious include free will, panpsychism^[8] and the hard problem of consciousness.^[9][10]

Harris has been married to the neuroscientist and author Sam Harris since 2004. They have two daughters.^[11][12]