Good afternoon and good evening. Welcome. Happy fat today. Thank you all for spending your tuesday with us. Im joe, executive director and the institute here has been here for over three years now. Ow ross has been an important member of the Institute Since our founding he has been our sedia fellow and has helped coordinate some of our events and more contentious events, you may have seen ross was involved in, right . Anyway, we are super pleased ross is joining us today on the day of the release of his latest book. All of you know ross is one of most important commentators on American Culture today and he writesod for the new york time opinion page and written more than a few books at this point and they released a couple of them have the title of how we became something and you may want to steer clear of that or explain at some point but anyway, the format will be that i will engage ross in a conversation about the book and i had the pleasure of reading it and it was an interesting b
And covering topics facial recognition computer security, and online harassment. Tonight were going to discuss joannes new book, its called a poetic and internet or that will resonate deeply with anyone. Never cynical, commercialization of the Digital World and insightful ways. Revealing what has been stolen and what possibilities may be recovered. The world unites, in this book. Please to host this event here. Please join me in welcoming joanne and kendra. [applause]. Joanne i have a really brief reading that i wanted to do. [background sounds]. Heres a short passage. This is in a chapter called sharing. Around the time of the first iphone launch, in 2007, it was possible if unwise to talk about the underdog. An appropriation own narrative. A holdover since estate inspired and tomorrow commercial featuring yvonne racing to attack his brother with a sledgehammer. In 2007, apple was right here 67 of 14 global 500. And it was ninth in the list. And halfway, with noble. And with the iphon
Of the Revolution Society this is a wonderful fellowship of people who are great supporters of the museum. We are very pleased to partner with Haverford Trust youll see them up on the screen here. I know tim glaspie but i can see is darkness out there, lets thank them for making read the revolutionary possible. [applause] now it is a real pleasure to be welcoming doctor vincent of brown evening. As is sometimes the case are also welcoming a good friend to the museum here this evening. Vince was one of the group of scholars who consulted with us during the development of the exhibition interactions for the museum here so long before the shovel was in the ground in the steel began rising here at third and chestnut in philadelphia, we were tapping vincents brain for exciting stories of the American Revolution, some which really turn it a great personal stories in our core exhibition here. This is a charles worn professor of American History and africanAmerican History at Harvard Universit
I want to especially thank you for supporting an independent bookstore like politics and prose. [applause] get ready to click again. And a nonprofit like speedy levin. Your attendance is vital to us and we wouldnt be here without you, so we want you to know how much we appreciate you and your choices. Im excited to introduce because it is no secret among my friends and coworkers how much i love and admire diane ream. Shes a native washingtonian who began her career in 1973 as a volunteer and has grown into the producer, host and dc icon we all know today. Shes the author of several books including finding my voice, on my own, wife and of course the book you are all here for tonight, when my time comes, which addresses the urgent, hotly contested rights of the right to die movement. Through interviews with terminally ill patients and physicians, spouses, relatives and representatives of those who opposed the movement, she gives voice to a broad range of people who are personally linked
Next an update from Ohio Governor mike dewine on the Coronavirus Response in his day, he talks about access for testing and preparing for an influx of patients in hospitals and other medical facilities. Good afternoon, everyone. This years spring comes early. Later tonight, when spring comes in, this is the first day of spring, spring is a time of renewal, rebirth, always a time of hope. And so i think it is significant that we think about that today. We are in dead winter, we know this winter what we are going through is going to continue for a while but we also know there is hope and spring will come. Spring will come to ohio and across this country and it reminds us how good life is and the importance of all of us doing everything we can to get through this and move forward and there will be a new day coming. If doctor atkins is right, we may even see a baby boom, a lot of babies born. There is nothing more joyful than the birth of a child. We have a lot to look forward to. I am goi