1997. Also here, a group of scientists norman spack of bostons Childrens Hospital, Catherine Dulac of harvard university, Melissa Hines of the university of cambridge, and janet hyde of the university of wisconsin at madison. Im pleased to have all of them here and to begin this conversation with my colleague eric kandel. What are we going to talk about . Eric we will talk about gender identity and the biology of the brain. This is a marvelous topic and i like it particularly because it shows how Brain Science can be liberating in our life. As we understand the biology of our own gender identity better and become more comfortable with ourselves to become more empathic to somebody elses gender identity, we can understand it at age 9, 10, a person says i am in the wrong body. We really can sympathize with them and understand what is going on. But, this is not only an interesting topic, it is an unbelievably timely topic. When we began talking about this six months ago, it was not on the
It was reported that President Trump spoke today at the Holocaust Museum, though steve bannon denies it. [ laughter ] thats right, President Trump spoke at the Holocaust Museum. Take a quick listen at how he pronounced the word nazi. We are here today to remember and to bear witness, to make sure that humanity never, ever forgets the nazis. [ laughter ] seth so heres my question, is it weird that im a little relieved he doesnt know how to say, nazi . [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i tell you, whew. Oh. Nazi. He makes it sound like british slang for sex. Fancy a quick nazi . [ laughter ] its not pronounced the same way you say, fozzy bear. Who can forget hitlers famous words, waka, waka, waka. [ laughter ] but im sorry, i shouldnt pick on him. I dont want to be a grammar nazi. [ laughter and applause ] but, nazi. According to reports, President Trump is willing to back away from his demand that a government funding bill include money to build his proposed border wall. Wow, first,
It was reported that President Trump spoke today at the holocaust museum, though steve bannon denies it. [ laughter ] thats right, President Trump spoke at the holocaust museum. Take a quick listen at how he pronounced the word nazi. We are here today to remember and to bear witness, to make sure that humanity never, ever forgets the nazis. [ laughter ] seth so heres my question, is it weird that im a little relieved he doesnt know how to say, nazi . [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i tell you, whew. Oh. Nazi. He makes it sound like british slang for sex. Fancy a quick nazi . [ laughter ] its not pronounced the same way you say, fozzy bear. Who can forget hitlers famous words, waka, waka, waka. [ laughter ] but im sorry, i shouldnt pick on him. I dont want to be a grammar nazi. [ laughter and applause ] but, nazi. According to reports, President Trump is willing to back away from his demand that a government funding bill include money to build his proposed border wall. Wow, first,
U. S. Empire, militarism, and the rise of hindu nationalism in india. But now she is returned to fiction with the publication of the ministry of utmost happiness. A novel returned to me. That is what fiction does. You just have to wait for it and it comes knocking at your door. You just have to know how to wait. Amy today, Arundhati Roy for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In syria, tensions are rising after the United States shot down a syrian warplane sunday, escalating the possibility of a direct confrontation between the United States and russia. On monday, russian officials threatened to target u. S. Planes flying west of the euphrates river. The pentagon said it downed the Syrian Government plane after it bombed u. S. Backed, antigovernment rebels fighting isis. This is joint chiefs of staff chair general joseph dunford. In incident occurred. We have to work through the incident. It wil
20 years ago, she published her debut novel the god of small things. Nonfiction, to becoming a leading critic of u. S. Empire, militarism, and the rise of hindu nationalism in india. But now she is returned to fiction with the publication of the ministry of utmost happiness. A novel returned to me. That is what fiction does. You just have to wait for it and it comes knocking at your door. You just have to know how to wait. Amy today, Arundhati Roy for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In syria, tensions are rising after e United States shot down a syrian warplane sunday, escalating the possibility of a direct confrontation between the United States and russia. On monday, russian officials threatened to target u. S. Planes flying west of the euphrates river. The pentagon said it downed the Syrian Government plane after it bombed u. S. Backed, antigovernment rebels fighting isis. This is joint c