Session of the texas book festival. It is great to have you here. I am the geneticist and anthropologist and author. For many years at the National Geographicec society that is the effort to use genetics how our species has populated the world i have lived here in austin. And coauthor off the nightclub. [laughter] [applause] i will introduce our authors who is the austinbased science Science Writer contributing to publications such as the New York Times National Geographic and slate from the university of Southern California lives here in austin. [applause] the head of the head of the u. K. With visiting professorships and currently the scripts of oceanography. [applause] just a couple of quick reminders authors are signing books and remember when you buy a book at the festival you support the author and local independent bookstores. To have low income students in texas so that really does make a difference. So we will kick it off. So spineless is about jellyfish which is an interestin
The arrival of the greek patriarch for orthodox christmas celebrations accusing him of betrayal. If i werent involved they wouldnt be talking about olympics right now u. S. President donald trump credits himself for the upcoming talks between north and south korea. Also new arrests in the kingdom of saudi arabia eleven princes are detained after a rare protest at a palace in riyadh. Here. Plus millions of all the docs christians celebrate christmas across the globe. Good to have you with us on the news our protests against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed all the docs christmas celebrations property sales well what sparked the tense scenes as mohammed june explains from bethlehem. The protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the Greek Orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehems manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the
Werent involved they would be talking about. Us president. Himself for the upcoming talks between north and south korea surviving the war the cold wet winter a plea for help from serbia and totally displaced and looking to renew their Alliance German chancellor Angela Merkel to set a new round of Coalition Talks and a bed to form a government. Protests against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of jerusalem have overshadowed orthodox christmas celebrations they allege sale of church land to israeli spot the scene. And explains from bethlehem. The protests were unprecedented in a display of anger toward the Greek Orthodox patriarch of jerusalem demonstrators attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehems manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. Protesters believe the allegations and
Attacked the convoy of the office the third as it made its way to bethlehems manger square in the occupied west bank behind all this recent news reports alleging the patriarch has been involved in property sales to foreign tax havens and those properties may end up in the hands of israeli businesses. Protesters believe the allegations and say it will make it harder for palestinians to establish their own state but the live now to mount a clear and simple we want the patriarch to resign we want to reform the patriarchate and assign a Legal Committee to evaluate the situation representatives of the Greek Orthodox church of jerusalem deny the allegations and nor the snow. We did not as they claim to sell our lands to the Israeli Occupation those are old deals the patriarch wants to rectify and clarify because all those old deals are detrimental to the rights of the patriarch eight and its congregation while this is not the first time the church has been accused of selling some of the nume
You can watch this and other programs online apple tv. Org. book tv. Org. [inaudible conversations] starting now live from the texas book festival in Office Austin is a conversation about fake news. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Good afternoon and i would like to personally welcome you to the texas book festival in austin, texas, the greatest book festival in that united states. [cheers and applause] my name is Brian Sweeney a proud board member of the texas book festival so you can totally trust me when i say that. We are here with an esteemed panel of two writers i admire 48 panel called pulses, forgery and fake news. I often think this year may be the fake news, something that has come into the currency of our language. Fake news fake news has become so ingrained in every aspect of our lives in terms of how we consume our media and understanding our political discord in the large decisions we make as a country Going Forward. I would like to introduce our panel today. One