[inaudible conversations] welcome to the Houston Museum of Natural Science i am the director of Adult Education here at the museum we have the honor this evening to host mr. Brown on his discussion his new book make think imagine also here at the museum if youre watching through cspan. This evening we have a wonderful presentation and then followed by a discussion with professor minnis cini from Washington University so now i will handed over to laura brown help me to welcome john brown houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me to spend some time here this week on the board of several museums and galleries i have a deepo appreciation for the role of institutions like this play in the local community and in society more generally. Into a window of the past and the failure of the present and a guide to the future those resources that go above and beyond what we read in books houston is fortunate to have this place and
Discussion with professor from Rice University welcome to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen thank you for the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me to someone who sits on the board of several museums i have a deep appreciation for the role of institutions that play in the local community as a window of the past and a guide to the future the indispensable resources i go above and beyond what you read in books. Houston is fortunate enough to have this place its a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist i have always sought to maintain to be involved in cultural organizations and when i applied for scholarship at the university of cambridge i had to submit an essay about was completely different to my main area of study. And a piece about the architectures i can explain later to anyone who is interested what that actually means that my first bonus check and the more Senior Executive such as the Folger Shakespeare library in washington dc the British Museum tod
He patient passed away in a San Francisco hospital. Hundreds of other crew members isolated on that ship will end their 14day quarantine tomorrow. San Francisco Police are cracking down on people not following social distancing orders. The police chief said they are now issues vietations for people gathering out doors and not staying six feet apart. A short time ago ispect spoke with a local doctor via skype and asked her about the new guidelines of wearing masks, and if california has seen a big difference seen the shelter inplace mandates. The cdc is recommending that everyone start wearing a mask when they go outside. What are your thoughts on that. Is this necessary . The reason that cdc is now recommending that everyone wear cloth masks is something that you can make at home or, and we have no studies that show this can be passed from breathing, yawning, talking, so you can imagine if youre in the vicinity of someone doing that, and they dont know that theyre considering the virus
Biography of a fictional philosopher. Very interesting book. Im actually studying it now. It is pretty heavy. I have really enjoyed it and i continue. I am also enjoying reading heirs of the founders. Im about halfway through now. It talks about three different characters. First of all, danny webster, john calhoun and henry clay. The early 80s. It is actually relevant to what we are going through today. They were all competitors, so to speak. All members of the house of representatives. Talking about tariffs. Something that we are doing right now as well. I found that very interesting. I have enjoyed both of these books. One that i will be reading in the future is bright future. That has to do with Nuclear Energy. I am serving my special committee on climate change. This will be something im very interested in. I am trying to educate myself as much as i can on all types and have clean energy and Nuclear Energy as one of those. I will be reading these in the future as soon as i finish t
Episode of going underground but 1st lets go straight to todays guest the 8 secretary general of the United Nations ban kimoon who was secretary general during the 2013 to 2016 evelyn epidemic he joins me via skype from seoul thank you so much of a coming on burn so before we get to the rest of the world how are you personally dealing with the quarantine and what advice would you in the center for global citizens that you had that were advice would you give to people watching all around the world today are some group of community crappers brenda spread nor can our congress in 1000 in this very timely. Select on the importance or i will also has our Prime Minister headed and headed toward whole communities and toward now you want so i knew how the my business as a former as assessed 2nd general private eye. Morse are doing in many different capacities as detective shellshocked d. N. A. Does as well as channel on the planet human scent of. Citizens and in fact ive been watching that to m