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
Highways, plumbing, electricity in the wall, nitrogen fixing fertilizers, vaccines, clean water available with the turn of another near home. When all these things appear what is undeniable and really apparent immediately thereafter is a wave of improvement and wellbeing for people. Vast portions of the population start getting better, also all kinds of things are opened up. I was certain now was going to happen with digital networking, but it is not exactly the way things went. Starting around the turn of the century i started to notice a pattern that was really bothering me which is that my friends who worked in the industries that were most affected by digital networking first, and im thinking of musicians and journalists and photographers, were not finding the world of new opportunity that i had for so long anticipated would appear. Instead i ended up almost every week having to be part of a fundraiser to help somebody get a crucial operation in needed and they did not have insuran
Safety administration, nshta. Can this Government Agency fulfill its mission to protect consumers . Among our guests, Gm Compensation Fund chief ken feinberg, consumer advocate, ralph nader, lead attorney representing victims, bob hilliard. The gm whistleblower who warn of a crisis years ago, and Consumer Reports top car expert, jeff bartlet. Theyre all here and a lot more this is willis report special investigation. The gm recall, how safe are we . We begin tonights program with some perspective. While the numbers are startling in terms of dollars and cars really comes down to people. People that made mistakes and drivers and passengers who paid with their lives. Rene thought her daughter sarah had fallen asleep at the wheel. That is what caused the chevy cobalt to go off the road, killing the 19yearold college student. For other families, alcohol, pills, speeding and other factors also pointed to driver error as the cause of the deadly crash that took their loved one. Then dots start
Safety administration, nshta. Can this Government Agency fulfill its mission to protect consumers . Among our guests, Gm Compensation Fund chief ken feinberg, consumer advocate, ralph nader, lead attorney representing victims, bob hilliard. The gm whistleblower who warn of a crisis years ago, and Consumer Reports top car expert, jeff bartlet. Theyre all here and a lot more this is willis report special investigation. The gm recall, how safe are we . We begin tonights program with some perspective. While the numbers are startling in terms of dollars and cars really comes down to people. People that made mistakes and drivers and passengers who paid with their lives. Rene thought her daughter sarah had fallen asleep at the wheel. That is what caused the chevy cobalt to go off the road, killing the 19yearold college student. For other families, alcohol, pills, speeding and other factors also pointed to driver error as the cause of the deadly crash that took their loved one. Then dots start
Safety administration, nshta. Can this Government Agency fulfill its mission to protect consumers . Among our guests, Gm Compensation Fund chief ken feinberg, consumer advocate, ralph nader, lead attorney representing victims, bob hilliard. The gm whistleblower who warn of a crisis years ago, and Consumer Reports top car expert, jeff bartlet. Theyre all here and a lot more this is willis report special investigation. The gm recall, how safe are we . We begin tonights program with some perspective. While the numbers are startling in terms of dollars and cars really comes down to people. People that made mistakes and drivers and passengers who paid with their lives. Rene thought her daughter sarah had fallen asleep at the wheel. That is what caused the chevy cobalt to go off the road, killing the 19yearold college student. For other families, alcohol, pills, speeding and other factors also pointed to driver error as the cause of the deadly crash that took their loved one. Then dots start