Look particularly at the humanistic aspect of astrobiology, which is broad in itself. I looking at the impact on am society if we find life. What is your thinking on how human beings would respond to discovering intelligent life in the universe . The first thing you have to ask when you approach the subject is how you approach it at all. It is such a farout subject. Astrobiology is far out enough. Trying to figure out what the reactions would be would be even more difficult. I have come up with three approaches. One is history. There are times in the past that we thought we discovered life. You can see what the reaction was. Also, the nature of the discovery, what i call the extended nature of discovery and , thirdly, a culture contact in various analogies that can help illuminate what the discovery might be like. History, discovery, and analogy are my three approaches. Can we go through those three approaches one by one . Tell us about history and what there is to learn from our own h
First of all, to apologies. Its slightly weird to be writing a book called the men who united the states during its time when given that reason struggles and washington is seems more disunited than it has been for a long time. I know all good people turn off their cell phones, im going to play you a short clip of music at the end. I just hope that nobody telephones me during this presentation. Like root of giuliani. I will feel like rudolph giuliani. To do is tieo try you bit more of the background of this book, which is a big sort of plum pudding of an affair. Once a tell you how it all came into being, pluck one or two of those plums from the putting pudding. The background, quite a complex story. You might be able to tell im english. I fell in love with this country quite literally when i first arrived here in 1962, a student hitchhiking. I basically met at a science fair in london, i was a delegate to a schoolboy science fair, i met a young canadian woman, i was 17 years old. , and
Tell us about your book who should not be moved i realized this was an iconic representation of the movement. And i met the women at the center of the photograph through here children when i was a playground director. I knew when i saw the photographer from all of the items at the king center it was a story that needed to be told. I decided to go home and start interviewing my friend joan hall and find out more. Did she talk to you about the experience . The children pulled out the photograph saying my mom was in a famous photograph but i didnt realize the significance of the photo. What did you learn about the Civil Rights Movement . She is a southern white woman who risked it all. Her family disowned her. Her story taught me about persevering through difficult situations. I was interested in the broader story and i was able to weave that into the broader story. Cephal what what inspired you to get involved into the Civil Rights Movement going to sunday school and singing about jesus
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