Hello everyone i am the codirector of Aspen Ideas Health and executive idea aspen global and sick baiters group and. Want to thank you for joining a sable but will be a fascinating conversation. While the pandemic has prevented us together in person on campus we are so excited to continue to host informative and inspiring conversations between a leading health practitioners, artists, scientists and innovators. Today we are honored to be hosting this great fascinating a breakthrough conversation with doctor lisa mosconi and Natalie Morales about doctor mosconi book the xx brain in Womens Brain Health bridge makes it her lifes work decided the female brain and this new book she provides women with a roadmap for reducing their risk of dementia. If you do not have the book yet and youre interested in buying a copy will put a link in the chat now for you to be able to get it and find more information. I would certainly recommend it is fantastic. So as we begin to dive into this conversation
The because the word and, simply and the most powerful word in our language. Lets find out why in the power of and, responsible witness without tradeoff. Inc. Is to much for having m me. It is a real treat to be back, even if only virtually. Many years ago in a fit of youthful idealism, as david mentioned, i got a phd in philosophy. That was great. My father was always terrific pretty said well you will never have to worry about a job because i just open a bunch of philosophy factories. You will be fine. I got very lucky for the postdoc at wharton and ive always tied to business goals. I want to recapture today if i can on the sense of optimism and idealism in the shadows of awful pandemic and there really devastation that has occurred in the world. In many communities. I still remain incredibly optimistic that we are going to find our way out of it. That we are going to find our way to racial justice. And we are going to build a better world. Which is what all of us i think would like
I am the Vice President of the open Society Foundation that is hosting this event. And i should say, that we are going to talk to around 45 minutes, give or take. And that we have enough time for another 45 minutes of questions. Those questions that you would like to share with eric and maya and me should be sent to questions at open Society Foundations. Org. Questions and open Society Foundations. Org party can also do this by twitter. If you really need to, you can do it via facebook. We are recording this event. It is being live cast. And it is going to be quite a show. We have someone i have known and admired for a very long time, mile wylie is with us as a discussant. She has a very long time civil rights lawyer and activist, former chair of new york cities civilian Complaint Review board. Former Corporation Counsel to his honor, william de blasio, a University Professor at the school and ongoing legal analyst for both nbc news and msnbc. And so its a great pleasure, maya to be wi
Of us 2020 feels like its been a decadelong and so this fall, two months from now we are going to be facing an election which will be the First Time Ever that an impeached president appears on the ballot. Could you talk a little bit about the dynamics that were set into motion by this investigation by the subsequent impeachment and the acquittal that are still playing out today as we head into this final stretch before the election . Thanks karen, i will start their. Two big big things, one is emboldened donald trump, he hates this, hes angry, he doesnt like the stain and he wants to win. The very night the house voted to impeach, he went to michigan got a big crowd and promised four more years. At the same time its jeopardize the republican majority in the senate. In key swing states people were upset, they like to think the senate are independent thinkers that check on the presidency. Sarah gideon is using what Susan Collins said and did in that voting not to acquit so you will see t