Few know that Britain's Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War One, H.H. Asquith, was involved in a passionate affair with a much younger woman. And in Robert Harris's compelling blend of absolute fact and shrewdly imagined fiction, we see how sexual intrigue can play a key role in world events. What were your thoughts on Precipice? | Richard and Judy Book Club

5.1K views · 25 reactions | The incredible true story of Prime Minister Asquith's obsessive love affair in 1914 provides the spark for Precipice, the masterful new thriller from Robert Harris. Out now, you can find SIGNED copies here: https://exyu.short.gy/OAQC6Z | Waterstones | Facebook

32K views · 277 reactions | Summer 1914. A world on the brink of catastrophe. PRECIPICE is the brand new gripping thriller from no. 1 bestseller Robert Harris. Pre-order now. | Penguin Books | Facebook

In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Toby Ord about preserving the long term future of humanity. They discuss: - moral biases with respect to distance in space and time - the psychology of effective altruism - feeling good vs doing good - natural vs. human-caused riskequentialism -natural vs. human-caused risk - asteroid impacts - nuclear war - pandemics - the potentially cosmic significance of human survival - the difference between bad things and the absence of good things -