That they agreed to speak with me tonight about the book. Back. Host we were introduced a media local writer, years ago and ron, is been very encouraging and have a quite a bit with this book in terms of background and research and so forth. And of course with a vietnam veteran, most of the book that i wrote is about world war ii veterans and i just want to give you a little background before we start speaking. Before world war ii, if you are paralyzed, you are. Much a dead no hope for as they were called. Because the average lifespan was 18 months for somebody would do in world war i. World war ii was a game changer. The advent of penicillin, and other drugs. They had surgical units right behind the battlefield. Behind the frontlines. And they had evacuation back to the mainland. And so by the end of world war ii, you had a cohort of about 2500 u. S. Veterans who return home and there are paralyzed they had a chance at a normal life span. And this was the first cohort was quite have t
Here. I spent any evenings on the second floor and listening to the local authors talk about the books. So i really appreciate the invitation. I want to say hi to everybody out there who have not been able to see facetoface, in person. So thank you for tuning in. Obviously i am doubly honored that ron has agreed to speak with me tonight about the book. Go back. We were introduced by a local, years ago. Ron has been very encouraging and helped me quite a bit with this book in terms of background and research and so forth. Enron of course with a vietnam veteran, most of the book that i wrote is about World War Two veterans and i want to give you a little bit of a background before and i start speaking. Before world war ii, if you are paralyzed, you. Much but no helper as they would be called. Instead the average lifespan of someone would be 18 months of someone wanted in world war i. World war ii was a game changer, the advent of penicillin. In other drugs. They had surgical units are be
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Impacts the future of Artificial Intelligence. Hi deborah. Hello, so nice to meet you. I enjoyed your book. Thank you. I would like to start this interview by talking a little bit about you, i would like to know more about you but i would like the audience to hear the story which honestly frankly really offended me which is in your introduction, you got a note from a professor claiming that you would never be a political scientist, can you say a little bit about that. I put that in the book because when i was in college i struggled with what i wanted to major in, like most kids do in college and i was torn between going into science and going into humanities, social science and i finally decided on social science because i find those questions much more interesting and engaging and urgent in my First Political science course we read all the great political philosophers from plato on out and they were all asking the question what is justice, good government, how can you organize governm
Can you say more about that quick. I put that in the book because i struggled with what i wanted to major in as most kids do and i was torn between going into science and humanities or social science. I finally decided on social science because i found those questions were more interesting and engaging and urgent for me my First Political science course all the great political philosophers of plato on up so what is justice and what is Good Government how do you organize government and society to make life better for people and justice . Before i decided to become a Political Science major i took a course. Flaherty had a lack of confidence in my skills because i didnt get very good grades and those courses but i got good grades in my science and math so it was a dilemma. I dont even remember what the paper was on. He never remember that just the greater the nasty comments. The professor said this is a credible effort but you will never be a political scientist. I really resonate with th