For thousands of years i guess today believes we might finally be on the pass to finding them im joined by dr stuart hamer of anesthesiologist and director of the center for consciousness studies. Dr stuart hamer us anna says ya just iraq sure of center for consciousness studies its really great to have you here with us today consciousness is like one of my favorite topics so i cant wait to dig into your brain so you said that some concepts of consciousness are naive what concepts and why are they naive. Most people would say that the brain is a computer of neurons acting as bits like individual on off states and that if you get sufficient complexity in competition that consciousness emerges the really theres no evidence for that that consciousness is an emergent property of computation its an assumption that the brain is a computer but theres no evidence for that and i think its a its a poor assumption for example it assumes that each neuron is a simple on off switch yes or no but a s
Airbnb confidentially filed for , the nasdaq still outperforming. The gloves now have come off in the u. S. President ial election with the Democrat National convention targeting trumps policies and rhetoric. Kamala harris reinforced this last night. We can do better and deserve so much more. We must elect a president who will bring something different, something better, and do the important work. A president who will bring all of us together. Black, white, latino, asian, indigenous, to achieve the future we collectively want. Alix for more on how this battle for the presidency could impact the economy market and by. Reet, im joined to start on politics plus economy, jobless claims with higher delinquencies with housing on the rise, how do you pair that with what we might see in november . Regardless of who is in the white house and how Congress Ends up, there has got to be more fiscal spending. We do have what i would call a fiscal cliff, which is that so far the economy is more resil
Theres a lot of work ahead. As kids across the country prepare to go back to school, in georgias Largest School district nearly 300 teachers and staff already sick or exposed to the virus. And overnight, startling images emerging of this crowded party in Beverly Hills as 30 states are seeing a spike in hospitalizations. But President Trump claims the outbreak is under control in a fiery and bizarre interview overnight. Oh, youre doing death as a proportion of cases. Im talking about death as a proportion of the population. Thats where the United States is really bad, much worse than south korea, germany, et cetera. You cant do that. Fda commissioner stephen hahn joins us live with the latest hopes for a vaccine and new treatments. Anger and outrage over this family and children detained by police in colorado. The kids here forced to the ground, some handcuffed after their car was mistaken as a stolen vehicle. The mother speaking about it this morning. Hot air balloon crash. Three sight
Care and Distribution Systems and imposing a deadly toll on seniors, in particular. It has hit close to home for many on this committee and im sure that all of our members want to join me in expressing our condolences to senator elizabeth warren, who lost her 86yearold brother to the coronavirus. Elizabeth, were very sorry for your loss. Restrictions on visitors to Nursing Homes have affected even those families whose relatives do not have the virus. I know two brothers from maine whose father is in a nursing home and has dementia. They have not been able to see him for some time now and his health is failing. They are worried that he may not still be alive by the time that they are allowed to visit him. Something that used to happen regularly. This virus has already claimed the lives of more than 90,000 americans, the vast majority of whom were older adults. Adults aged 65 and older are more likely to suffer severe complications from covid19 and to have more difficult recoveries. They
Meeting for june 18, 2020. As i have done in the past and will be doing into the conceivable future, i would like to enter the following into the record. Due to the health emergency, the Commission Chamber and city hall is closed. Further more, the mayor and governor have issued emergency orders suspending select laws to commissions and making it possible to hold hearings remotely. The Planning Commission received authorization to reconvene remotely through tend of the shelter in place. The authorization directs the commission to prioritize consideration of action items pertaining to informing, housing and to infrastructure, housing and Small Businesses. I am requesting everyones patience in advance. It is not perfect and at times may appear clumsy. Do not hit any controls that may affect other participants. Sfgov tv is broadcasting and streaming this live and we will receive Public Comment or each item. Sfg is forecast broadcasting and streaming the toll free number across the bottom