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Who are ageing healthier and extending peoples lives that way, id be very supportive. but life extension for a few while others are living a life of depression and debilitation wouldnt be right. your debate opponent in this book, john martin fischer, he asks you to indulge in a thought experiment. he says, you, stephen, "imagine that i have an elixir which can, when you reach the age of 80, can prolong your life by a week. "and at the age of 80, your life is good. "youre in good physical and men...

“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.” – Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish”

The local police catch them a few days later and place them into separate interrogation rooms. If Bonnie will rat out Clyde, they will release her with a slap on the wrist (one year in prison), but if she chooses not to confess then she will take the fall if Clyde pleads guilty (resulting in a longer prison sentence).

If we put blind faith in AI, do we risk losing the skills and art of thought experiment, which help humans uncover some of science’s greatest findings? AtkinsRéalis Technical Fellow for Mathematical Modelling, Professor Nira Chamberlain, discusses the need for scientific rigour.

Understanding how the intricate spots and stripes, or Turing patterns, of many animals form can help scientists mimic those processes in the lab.

Im joined tonight by charles burnun, the attorney for john eastman who is one of the former presidents 18 co-defendants here. john east man is the one who told trump that pence could block certification of bidens win of the 2020 election. good evening. thank you for joining me. does your client, mr. eastman, want a speedy trial? >> as we stand here today, we are not prepared to make that demand. it is something we might think through as a thought experiment. i think we would be inclined not to d...

Are real problems. we only care about the top when everybody else can go to hell. >> lets go down to katelyn outside the jail in fulton county. >> reporter: yes, we are still outside the jail here in fulton county. i am joined by charles burnham. the attorney of john eastman. one of the presidents 18 codefendants who told trump that pence could block certification of bidens win. good evening, thank you for joining me, does your client also want a speedy trial here? >> as we stand here today, we ...

Policy conversations that the candidates had with the host about everything from foreign policy in china to dealing with the border so education, but ultimately, none of that will likely matter. i mean, they are preparing for the debate wednesday night in milwaukee. this was a good test of the stump speeches and who might attack who and who voters are resonating with. at the end of the day, in georgia, a majority of the primary voters polled are saying theyre going to support donald trump. in so...

And he said well, if you tell me no, i dont want to do it. this was a fascinating thought experiment where rudy giulianis line is. in the coup plot. take us inside the importance of these facts. >> well, first, those are direct quotes from rudy giulianis deposition testimony that he gave to the january 6th committee. and his pitch during that deposition was, i was against this crazy idea, this thing that eric hirschman just said. i was against this idea of an executive order allowing the seizure...

For defendants facing this many charges, say if he were not the former president and the republican foreigner for 2024? the defendant who is not trump would probably seek some kind of deal to plead guilty, as about 90% due in federal criminal cases did just last year. chief legal correspondent and the host of -- christian, greenberg the former federal prosecutor who served as the deputy chief of the criminal division of the -- new york. lashes start with this thought experiment. i think you coul...