Report had been commissioned by Franklin Roosevelt and called for Government Support of science in the future. Up next, Peter Strohschneider reexamines Vannevar Bush ideas on the relationship between government and science. Of the endlessd frontier, truth and power in the age of populism, the talk is followed by a panel discussion. At university of california berkeley and the German Historical Institute cohosted this 90 minute event. Good afternoon. Report entitled science the endless frontier is probably one of the most influential science policy papers ever written, not the least so because of its metaphor of the frontier. It has a dramatic prehistory as well. Twoates back to world war and the director of the office of Scientific Research and Development Area during that time he was tasked with organizing and coordinating Scientific Research to further the u. S. War effort. It proved to be as get he skipped he proved to be a Skillful Research administrator. The Manhattan Project was
Thousand eighty. We burn too much fossil fuel drive too much and fly too much. As temperatures rise glaciers retreat Columbia Glacier in alaska is melting especially fast losing as much as thirty meters a day. Its not only glaciers that have been melting over the past thirty years half of the ice in the arctic has disappeared. With devastating consequences less and less solar radiation is being reflected back into space. As a result that two speeds up Global Warming in the oceans as well. With a rise in water temperatures comes a rise in sea. Levels the results are especially dangerous for low lying coastal regions where much of the worlds population lives. Fast growing megacities are at risk. For example the pudong district in the chinese city of shanghai in one nine hundred ninety eight was mainly farmland now its a finance and high tech hub and home to over five Million People. Entire island states such as the maldives are at risk of being swallowed by the sea. Rising sea levels cou
Floods challenging our future starting november ninth on. This week global three thousand is looking at the topic this affects us old Climate Change. Eight tenths of a degree celsius thats how much its average sufis temperature has risen since eight hundred eighty. Weve been too much fossil fuel drive too much and fly too much. As temperatures rise glaciers retreat Columbia Glacier in alaska is melting especially fast losing as much as thirty meters a day. Its not only glaciers that have been melting over the past thirty years half of the ice in the arctic has disappeared. With devastating consequences less and less solar radiation is being reflected back into space. As a result that two speeds up Global Warming in the oceans as well. With a rise in water temperatures comes a rise in sea levels the results are especially dangerous for low lying coastal regions where much of the worlds population lives. Fast growing megacities are at risk. For example the pudong district in the chinese
The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 186, the nays are 235 with zero answering present. The motion is not adopted. The question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Scott meerks madam speaker, i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote
Weve been too much fossil fuel drive too much and fly too much. As temperatures rise glaciers retreat Columbia Glacier in alaska is melting especially fast losing as much as thirty meters a day. Its not only clenches that have been melting over the past thirty years half of the ice in the arctic has disappeared. With devastating consequences less and less solar radiation is being reflected back into space. As a result that two speeds up Global Warming in the oceans as well. With a rise in water temperatures comes a rise in sea levels the results are especially dangerous for low lying coast. Regions where much of the worlds population lives. Fast growing megacities are at risk. For example the pudong district in the chinese city of shanghai in one nine hundred ninety it was mainly farmland now its a finance and high tech hub and home to over five Million People. Entire island states such as the maldives are at risk of being swallowed by the sea. Rising sea levels could make climate refu