“Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one's brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how”
“If torture is going to be administered as a last resort in the ticking-bomb case, to save enormous numbers of lives, it ought to be done openly, with accountability, with approval by the president of the United States or by a Supreme Court justice.”
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James Callaghan, Leader (1912) |
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Shusaku Endo, Author (1923) |
Nathan Fillion, Actor (1971) |
Charlie Haas, Athlete (1972) |
Jessie J, Musician (1988) |
Henry Adams, Historian (1918) |
Cass Canfield, Publisher (1986) |
James Dewar, Scientist (1923) |
M. C. Escher, Artist (1972) |
Yuri Gagarin, Astronaut (1968) |
King James I, Royalty (1625) |
Stanislaw Lem, Writer (2006) |