Asked what they thought of todays news so i quit my job and i went about as far away as i could go and i moved to the country of cambodia and i spent a year and a half there reporting on events there and it was amazing. The country was emergingfor 30 years in the civil war and genocide. 24 people died of starvation and disease and what struck me while i was there was the human resilience. It was very noble experience. A lot of information, but just seeing peoples lives and how they bounce back, it changed the way i looked at journalism and what i wanted to do and when i came back, i wanted to write more about the theme of human resilience and i found in the United States one of the most exciting stories of human resilience are being written by technology and thats really what my book is about. Its a book about bioengineering im sure youve heard about and you know, i guess my presentation is less datadriven than some of this stuff but when i tried to do was put some of these things we a
And digital currency. This is just under 2 1 2 hours. Hello. Thanks for having me. My name is adam piore, and im glad to be here. Im here to talk about my book, the bodybuilders inside the science of the engineered human, and some of the trends that i reviewed. Its funny to be here, because i left d. C. I used to cover im a journalist. I used to cover capitol hill. About 20 years ago i left and said i was never coming back. And actually, i covered congress for a newspaper in new jersey, and i left in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. My job was to stand off the house floor and ask every congressman what they thought of the days news. So, i quit my job and i went about as far away as i could go, and i moved to the country of cambodia. And i spent a year and a half there reporting on events there, and it was an amazing experience. People were the country was emerging from 30 years of civil war, from a genocide in which one in four people died of murder, starvation, and disease.
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made improving our nations infrastructure a top priority. And this committee is continuing its effort to highlight our nations infrastructure needs. As i stated infrastructure is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee, both sides of the aisle, and i will tell you that infrastructure is always listed as a top priority. It is a priority because it is a driver of the nations economy and it impacts every community. This committee has a long history of working together in a bipartisan way on infrastructure issues. I want to continue that tradition. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last hearing focused on highways and roads and the needs of rural water systems, all of which within this committees purview. Recent natural weather events in the last month in california and in other western stat
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl
Good morning. I call this hearing to order. President trump has made impr e improving our nations infrastructure a top priority and this is to highlight our infrastructure needs. It is critical to our nations prosperity. In personal meetings i have met with members of this committee both sides of the aisle and infrastructure is listed as a top priority because it is a driver of our nation aes econo and impacts every community. This community has a history of working together. I want to continue that tradition and has sweeping jurisdiction over our nations infrastructure. Our last meeting focused on highways and roads all within this committees purview. Recent rains in california and other western states highlight infrastructures and other structu structures, and dams that prevent catastrophic flooding in urban and rural communities. Earlier this month, 180 people were evacuated because of the dams in the United States. The potential dam failure is a concern to state officials and Peopl