Science education going on like this. Especially in a time when funding is being cut to sciences at the National Level so we need to keep pushing for as much Science Education as possible. I just finished writing an optimistic book about the apocalypse. I didnt realize this book would have a happy ending. It started because i have been fascinated with stories about destruction, especially massive global destruction, and apocalypses and everything from kind of the underground cannibal apocalypse to zombie stories and godzilla stories. Godzilla is one of my spirit animals. And i wanted to a couple of years ago when i was thinking about this, i thought how could i write a kind of nonfiction version of a godzilla movie, and what would that look like . If we delve into the scientific literature what history has to teach us, what would be the equivalent of some kind of massive destruction caused bay force that we dont understand, and i came upon the idea of mass extinctions which are the wor
And thanks to the town hall for putting on this amazing series. Its so terrific that there is Science Education going on especially in a time when funding is being cut to sciences at the National Level so we need to keep pushing for as much Science Education as possible. So i just finished writing an optimistic look about the apocalypse and it didnt start out that way at all. I really did not realize that this book was going to have a happy ending and it actually started because i have been really fascinated my whole life with stories about destruction especially massive Global Destruction and a apocalypse is and everything from kind of the underground cannibal apocalypse to zombie stories and godzilla stories. Godzilla is one of my spirit animals. I wanted to a couple of years ago when i was thinking about this i thought while, how could i write a kind of nonfiction version of a godzilla movie and what would that look like . We delved into the scientific literature and what history ha
Committee is saying, dont you know theres an election and i say i have cleared these names in the white house and anyway, all my guys did just terrific. They were confident, they were competent, even some of the people who had objected called and said we love you guys and jim was the secretary and he later became our ambassador of japan and he went over, he was president of northwestern university. Sophia had ruled all of these people out because they were registered democrats, i would not have had the confidence. Im not saying that i shouldnt have asked the question. But anyway. If you have competent people, they are going to do much better than if you dont. The first job is to form your team and give people who are competent. If something happens that is surprisingly good to my would like ted know about that, too. We can learn from those things. You have got to give people leaders and objectives and hold accountable. Accountability is very important. Economics or governmental systems
Liberty and bus to the prosperity. The beginning of this year immigration has become a burning Public Policy issue in washington. For the first time in decades the United States is considering a major reform in a way that it deals with immigrants. The ensuing debate and the possibility of reform are welcome, but the fact is politicians are arriving very late to this issue. That is because in this country there has long been a wide gap between restrictive laws and the reality of immigration. It is a gap that reflects the economic and social fact that there are millions of americans are millions of americans from mexico, Central America, and elsewhere who wish to Work Together and engage in peaceful, voluntary exchange but are not legally allowed to do so. That inconsistency has produced a lot of the problems associated with Legal Immigration. Many Serious Problems and some imagined. The prospects of reform have also stimulated the debate about the economic and cultural issues surroundin
And we begin with breaking news out of west africa. 126 hostages have been freed after Al Qaeda Linked terrorists seized a hotel in burkina faso. 33 people were wounded and the victims were from 18 different nationalities. The countrys president says for extremists who were killed that includes two women. An official at the pentagon says one u. S. Military member is embedded with French Forces right there at the scene of the attack. Officials say theyre now searching nearby hotels to be sure there are no other extremists in hiding. Well bring you the very latest in the live report coming your way at the half hour. Developing now on the iran nuclear deal, it could be a landmark day. Secretary of state john kerry will meet in vienna to discuss the progress that has been made. The International Atomic agency could issue the final report today and White House Press secretary josh earnest says its too early to say when the sanctions will be lifted. They will not be receiving any sort of san