So, im busy, but its a fun stuff and i really in deeply satisfied with being able to communicate. Its fascinating stuff out there. I could talk to you for hours, tangents building a robotic bricklaying machine that has been the dream of engineers for pretty much 50 or 60 years. The machine is named sam. You might sit on it jobsite somewhere. It looks like a hotdog cart with a red arm that grabs a brick and put mortar on the, and does it again and again and again. Im going to make you care about bricks. [laughter] thanks so much for talking with us today. [appla [applause] thanks to everyone for coming. We now have our book signing and signing area one. That was fun. [inaudible conversations] when i tune into on the weekends as usual its authors sharing their new releases. Watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best television for serious readers. They can have a longer conversation and delve into the subject. Booktv weekends. They bring you author after author after author th
They are run by the help of computers but the basic process is the same. Cspan, created by american Cable Companies and brought to you by of Public Service as your cable or satellite provider. Now its my pleasure to introduce the professor from the university of amherst. He is the author of the counterrevolution of slavery and the co editor of the two valium africanamerican mosaic, a documentary history from the african slave trade to the 21st century. In 2011 she was awarded a medal and is the recipient of numerous fellowships including the National Endowment for the humanities. Boston globe cause calls this a great look at the end of slavery they call it a stunning new history we are so very delighted to have her joining us this evening. Now please join me in welcoming Manisha Sinha [applause]. Thank you for that generous introduction. So as you can probably tell from the size of this book, i have said almost everything i wanted to about abolition. Today i will briefly outline some o
Steve nypd converges on a neighborhood after officers are caught in an under cover deal gone by, shots fired. In end a suspect and a bystander were wounded. Stacy delikat to tell us what went wrong. Reporter a under cover gun sting went wrong, one of the subjects involved pointed his gun at a under cover nypd officer, that officer opened fire, striking the suspect, also hitting a innocent bystander, police say a team from organized Firearms Bureau were running a operation involving undercover buying of illegal guns, they detective met his main subject in bronx then they drove to mount vernon here. The that location, there was some discussion, a gun was put toure undercovers head. The under cover signaled to his back up team, and engaged the subject that robbed him, the suspect pointed the gun at the under cover who then fired at the suspect. Reporter the suspect was struck, and fled but then arrested with a second subject. During the suiting a bystander, a 63yearold man, who was standi
Is this actually the smartest way to charge in an ondemand car service . We debate. And google now owns the cheetah, big dog and other robots from boston dynamics as it buys yet another robotics company, all part of a project led by former android head, andy rubin. We begin with a debate over government surveillance, which took a new turn this week after a report recommending significant curbs on the practice was made public. This report is the work of an Advisory Panel appointed in august to review the n. S. A surveillance program. The panel says surveillance should continue but with significant restrictions. Their 46 recommendations include making it harder for the fed to get access to phone records by having phone companies or a private third party store call data. The government would have to get a court order to access the records. The panel is also calling for new criteria for eavesdropping on foreign leaders. All of this came after president obama talked surveillance with tech l
After surge pricing rates soar in a snowstorm. Is this actually the smartest way to charge in an ondemand car service . We debate. And google now owns the cheetah, big dog and other robots from boston dynamics as it buys yet another Robotics Company, all part of a project led by former android head, andy rubin. We begin with a debate over government surveillance, which took a new turn this week after a report recommending significant curbs on the practice was made public. This report is the work of an Advisory Panel appointed in august to review the n. S. A surveillance program. The panel says surveillance should continue but with significant restrictions. Their 46 recommendations include making it harder for the fed to get access to phone records by having phone companies or a private third party store call data. The government would have to get a court order to access the records. The panel is also calling for new criteria for eavesdropping on foreign leaders. All of this came after