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0:00 Elon takes the stage with Trump
5:01 The logic behind Elon’s Trump gamble
10:57 Who won the Vance-Walz vibe war?
14:32 A few kind words about Elon from Paul
27:26 Bob and Paul debate the CBS Coates controversy
47:42 Paul gets philosophical about Mission: Impossible
51:30 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded October 08, 2024.
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Discussed in Overtime:
A few words about Amy Wax.
Bob’s Godfather review. Richard Dawkins’s legacy.
Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize.
How AIs evolve.
