A foothold . No. It would have been possible. Because everyone will have access to evidence and everything will be clear. It turns out to be possible. And it turns out not only to be possible but it can be possible in a really politically powerful way. That really has an impact. I thought that would be i that you that couldnt happen. I thought that couldnt happen. The way out of that to help people not lose touch with reality, when theres just so Much Technology everywhere, and theres so many incentives to manipulate it, is to make these interfaces that are clear as possible so people can have as much access to expertise and understanding their information as possible. And i think we failed at that. I honestly do. I think that we have an Information System now thats all about manipulation. Because it has perverse incentives. So theres the way journalism has been about click bait and being centralized around the top servers and all that kind of stuff. I dont want you can read my books i
Sebastian the question is about technology most recent developments changing the balance of the distribution of wealth . Yes, no . Really about the effect of the most recent Technology Developments in Silicon Valley on wealth, Global Wealth and inequity and Different Things in the world . Certainly the divergence of wealth in this country, and the middle class used to be a floor and the elevator and get there and stay there. And now its an escalator that you have to keep running up but is running in the opposite direction and you have to keep running faster and faster to even attain this. And a very concerning development i think for us as a nation. The division of the people who have a chance and the people who dont have a chance. And i think its a concerning development worldwide. That that has to be addressed ecause under utilizing our resources by giving some people enormous power and other people no power at all. And having said this this goes hand in hand that basic services are
Hasnt been invented yet, and if you just have an imagination most of these things have strong technical solutionings. Jaron, do you have a thought about the demo you would like to see . Wow, sure. I mean ive also spent a lot of Time Starting crazy projects and what not. In my book i speculate about one where theres artificial glands that manufacture molecules within the body on an asneeded basis. And i actually set the narrative of it on the stanford campus with some kids who use these devices not as intended. And [laughter] and the point of that, of imagining that for me was to think about how the way its brought out into the world economically can influence so much how the invention affects people, that these things can turn out well or badly and a lot of it is the context in which theyre introduced. By the way, i dont believe your thing about making capturing your personality, because i think you are a moving target, and the way you change yourself in response to that technology wou
And i will give you the best information nasa has about what is going on with climate and it is not my place to argue about the politics of it. So you know the attack on what a scientist is you know, are we not allowed to be human . Am i not allowed to go on television and say im scared. Its not that im going to tell you what to do but i can tell you my emotional response. It has become very apparent to nasa scientist that delivering more and more data about with god the oceans. I can say the isotopic ratio of the Carbon Dioxide released human activity is doing this and its not the sun because weve been studying the sun very closely for 30 years. So all of these data are not helping in the debate. So instead, we try to drop back into storytellers as people and human beings trying to tell the story. I will wrap up with one quick anecdote. If you ever wonder how much of an entertainment value people get out of this very debate come i appeared on fox and friends this year and steve ducey
Once again we are live object this friday from the Atlantic Council here in washington. As a discussion on leadership changes in saudi arabia is about to get under way. Among the speakers will be former officials with the pentagon, state department, and energy department. Should start in just a moment. Here live on cspan. I think we ought to start, folks. If i can have your attention. I think well begin. There will be a few more drifting in im sure as we are talking. Good morning everybody. And welcome to the Atlantic Council. We are pleased to have you here this morning to discuss this very timely and important issue in the world of energy, geopolitics. And i think the importance of this issue is emphasized by the large crowd that we have this morning and i think its also a credit to the incredible panel that we have. Todays event will focus on the recent leadership changes in saudi arabia and what these changes mean for Global Energy markets, as well as regional stability and securit