With hello and welcome. Youre watching the weekly here on the international with the latest world news updates, along with a reminder of the stories that shapes the week. Thanks for tuning in. Ukraine has show the area a Nuclear Power plant in the country south to the 2nd time in 2 days, not according to russian, back to officials and ukraine. Southern zap, hosea region who say, rocket and shrapnel felt just a few 100 meters from the atomic facility. Okay. Some of the footage released by local authority showing the aftermath of sundays attack, ukraines military are said to have used multiple rocket launchers with cluster munitions, to show the area near the active Nuclear Power plant. Russia has previously warned that a direct hit on the reactive could cause a disaster, worse than should no bill. The previous selling of the area took place on friday, sparking to fire at the facility with some power lines linked to the plant also going down. Last month, the site was bombed, with remotel
Up next on booktv, after words, with guest host david plots, editor of slate online magazine. This week amy chua and jed rubenfeld, and their latest book, the triple package. In it they argue that the most successful ethnic groups in america have all had at least one of three characteristics that constitute the triple package; superiority, insecurity and impulse control. They also say that despite the respective success of the groups, all three traits have a dark side that should be avoided. This program is about an hour. Host amy chua and jed rubenfeld, what is the triple package, and where do i get it . Guest the triple package is, refers to three qualities or three elements that in combination, only in combination, propel individuals and Certain Groups to disproportionate success defined in a certain way. Of and the three elements of the to triple package are, first, a sense of exceptionality, and you can get it from lots of different sources, but its just a feeling that youre speci
Or dont have the ability to kind f hang in there and persist even very driven people tend to give up. Host is there a precise volumetric reading of each of these . You used the word dash a second ago, amy, for the sense of inferiority. Are they equally balanced or are there gradations here . Guest we havent developed the metrics yet that would let us evaluate that. Its a great question though. What we do hi from our research is think from our research is if you pile on too much with any one of the elements, it produces bad results. Its part of what we discuss when we talk about the pa tholgs that the triple package can bring with it. Boy, we have not figured out how to precisely measure it yet. Guest i mean, its an interesting its an original hypothesis. I think it has enormous power both for the groups that happen to be doing well right thousand and, actually, for individuals. You think of people who are very, very driven. But, of course, its not a we havent been able to test it in ou
A new German Government finally takes Office Nearly six months after the election. Is sworn in for a fourth term. Its good to have you with us tonight the United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on britains fresh sanctions against russia in the poison just spying affair the United States Ambassador Nikki Haley says that russias crime and she is calling it is worthy of the Security Council action britain has acted after russia failed to meet a deadline to explain the poisoning of the former spy and his daughter in the u. K. Last week now among the saying twenty three diplomats will be expelled. Moscow has reacted angrily it has vowed to retaliate calling Prime Minister to resign mays move unprecedented and a crude provocation. May announce the measures after russia nor the deadline to provide an explanation for the attack she said moscows failure to cooperate showed what she called a disdain for the gravity of the events her conclusion when it came was unambiguou
Artificial intelligence is making rapid strides theres talk of a new evolution that could fundamentally change life on our planet. Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionize every aspect of daily life work mobility medicine the economy and communication. But will ai really make medicine better and doctors superfluous when will self driving cars hit our roads. Will intelligent robots usurp our jobs and only heading for a dystopia with no privacy and total surveillance. What exactly is Artificial Intelligence and how much can it really do. What will change and what will remain pure fantasy. To answer these questions. Sions we embarked on an exciting journey to meet the scientists working on our future in the u. S. Britain germany and china. Our 1st stop Silicon Valley in California Apple google and facebook all have their headquarters here its the epicenter of the digital revolution. The Tech Industry has changed the face of the San Francisco bay area new start up compani