Which, for whatever reason had the most influence . I dont know about influence. [inaudible question] and i really appreciated that she went to europe and she was lobbying for the confederacy and she had quite a bit about her journeys including napoleon the third. So you can imagine this woman who had never before been to europe and a sort of lobbying on behalf of her country. And so was interesting to read about her frustration with this process and essentially everything was stupid. She was by meeting with napoleon, this party was stupid, all of the women were fat and ugly. And so we could compare and everyone could see that that is how they compared. And it was sort of this glimpse that here is this dignified woman that presented a very regal picture and she always had a goal in mind but she was really falling apart and somebody that had her own personal situation and just to read her words about this, boiling down to Something Like this being stupid and everyone has that gotten that everything was really interesting that that was her last commentary on that. This really comes across how much this comes across to so many people. Thank you so much. [applause] booktv is on twitter. Follow us to get scheduling updates and author information and to talk directly with authors during our live program. Twitter. Com booktv. Heres a look at some books are being published this week. The former director of the Central Intelligence agency were flecks on his life in public office. And Supreme Court reporter Joan Biskupic looks at the past of sotomac. And the people that made possible in the innovators. In examining the use of medicine at the end of life care. Plus, looking at dont wait for the next war. Wesley clark weighs in on international affairs. And pulitzer prizewinning historian James Mcpherson recounts the life of the president of the confederacy, jefferson davis. And cornell west analyzes africanamerican leaders and black prophetic fire. And Edward Wilson looks at what humans have that sets them apart in the meaning of existence. Look for these titles this coming week and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv and on booktv. Org. A future where machines are more intelligent than humans in our next book. This hour and 45 Minutes Program is next on booktv. Hello, everyone. Can you hear me okay two in the back, can you hear me enact excellent. Okay, i am the executive director of the Intelligence Institute and we are a Nonprofit Research Institute Just two blocks off the uc Berkeley Campus and we are very excited to be hosting nick bostrom who is the director of the Humanity Institute and he collaborates regularly on topics including the subject of his book, superintelligence. And so before we begin, i had just a couple of comments on the logistics. After the comments you can buy a copy of the book right out here at the