Introduce our speaker Richard Preston did his undergraduate work in english and got his ph. D. In english from princeton university, studied Nineteenth Century american nonfiction writing. He is the author of nine books on a variety of topics including fixes disease. Im also sure that the hot zone inspired many of its readers to consider and pursue careers in epidemiology, vie rolling and Public Health. That fascination fuels curiosity and a lot of what we know today. The most recent mass i outbreak of ebola occurring in west africa has once again propelled the hot zone back onto the National Bestseller list, 20 years after its publication. I have always had a particular fascination for the insidious ingenuity of Infectious Disease and for the dynamics of epidemic infection. And so its a pleasure to bring this element to the program and to discuss it today, and im happy we have the opportunity and the foresight to bring Richard Preston to talk to us today in this timely lecture. His ta
Well, after such a great introduction, i cant wait to hear the speaker myself. [laughter] sometimes all these introductions can backfire. Recently, new York Magazine voted me as one of the 100 smartest people in new york city. [laughter] i thought, wow, what an honor. But in all fairness, in all fairness, i have to admit that madonna also made that same list. [laughter] and i understand that next year lady gaga is going to push me off the list entirely. [laughter] now today im going to the talk about the future, the future of the mind. And let me say that talking about the future is dangerous. Let me quote from that great philosopher of the western world, yogi berra [laughter] yogi berra once said, quote prediction is awfully hard to do, especially if its about the future. [laughter] well, im a physicist. We can predict the future of the universe billions of years into the future. So let me quote from that other great philosopher, woody allen. [laughter] he once said, quote eternity is
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