Good evening virtual audience and welcome. Thank you so much for joining us tonight. My name is kate and on the behalf of bookstore for Harvard University division of science in the Science Library i am so pleased to introduce this event with mario livio, presenting his latest book in one. Tonights event is an installment in our harvard scientists book series and we are so excited to continue to work and bring the authors of recently published science related literature to our communities during these unprecedented times. Just like always you can find announcements about Upcoming Events in the series at harvard. Com events science. You can also sign up for newsletter harvard. Com for more updates. Traditionally we have a Science Research Public Lecture series where you can see previous talks that you might have missed in the series. This seasons event will conclude with your questions but if you like to ask, please go to the ask the question button at the bottom of the screen where you
Its great to be with. I noticed from doing podcasts we are going to read a few sentences i will probably gather from your book and the first question, you write in the book, innovation is most important on the modern world but the least understood. Its the reason most people say prosperity and wisdom prepare for their ancestors. The main ingredient in freedom to exchange, experiment and fail liberals have argued that freedom mean needs prosperity bi would argue theyve never found the chain by which one causes the other. Innovation is the driving change, the missing link. If a child of freedom and parent of prosperity. The theres a growing belief since the Apollo Space Program and the innovation from this part of central planners in the industrial policy. People exchanging the ideas freely yes we are experiencing innovation also a care in the western world there are areas we havent been able to get enough innovation and the pandemic has reminded us of that. We havent been able to as muc
But it also has a connotation of a simpleton. In this book, galileo, anybody who read the book, saw that galileo was strongly supported, ridiculing the opinions, defending aristotles views. He and his friends said he wouldnt get permission to publish the book, he had to get permission from the catholic church. For the book to be truly accepted, edited the preference in the conclusion session, things were inconclusive, whether there was period perna, or aristotle he and version are correct. This preface, anybody who read the book, a special commission appointed to say whether galileo and it concluded absolutely, one of them said he holds that opinion. That was considered heretical and i should also mention 17 years earlier there was an injunction against livio which in the strict version did not allow galileo to hold, defend, perna and is him. Copernicanis him. And holding the copernican position, he thought it was okay but didnt fly very well. I want to emphasize a few points that gali
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Governors not doing enough and how important the National Guard is area and i think he is, hes making a partisan issue where i think in the past seen president s reach out and try to be compassionate and to win people togetherinstead of divide them. So i think thats been something weve seen with the pandemic and with these recent protests. How did your book come about, whats the genesis of it . Ive written a book called the residence and a couple of other books about the white house and ive always been fascinated by what happens behind the scenes on inauguration day. To me thats just a dramatic day in our history when one new family moves in another family moves out the public is looking at this west front of the capital and you know that this swearingin ceremony that we all watch, but really behindthescenes theres controlled chaos at the white house. And theres this last inauguration i was fascinated by the obamas taking off in the helicopter as right after President Trump was sworn i