I think so, Stephen Hawking thinks so, in a giant universe there is distinctly a probability that somewhere alien life has evolved and probably looks pretty different than us, but it might be out there. Slightly different question. How many of us believe that aliens have visited earth . Sergio b only man with a strength of his convictions. Another question. Is the idea that aliens have visited earth, in and of itself, a Conspiracy Theory . Sergio . Probably not. If you take into account that we are trying to get to mars, there would technically be alien life there. To say that another life form has become intelligent enough to do space travel and visit another planet is not a Conspiracy Theory. Felix harcourt that seems fair. It depends on how you define the scope of a Conspiracy Theory. It would take a species collaborating together to land on another planet. Felix harcourt that seems reasonable. It seems a little odd to indict the entire planet of wherever for wanting to come to visi
Probably looks pretty different than us, but it might be out there. Slightly different question. How many of us believe that aliens have visited earth . Sergio b only man with a strength of his convictions. Another question. Is the idea that aliens have visited earth, in and of itself, a Conspiracy Theory . Sergio . Probably not. If you take into account that we are trying to get to mars, there would technically be alien life there. To say that another life form has become intelligent enough to do space travel and visit another planet is not a Conspiracy Theory. Felix harcourt that seems fair. It depends on how you define the scope of a Conspiracy Theory. It would take a species collaborating together to land on another planet. Felix harcourt that seems reasonable. It seems a little odd to indict the entire planet of wherever for wanting to come to visit. Even if we are arguably maybe we could consider it a Conspiracy Theory, it would be a conspiracy of aliens among themselves which is
Great day to be in texas and today i have the honor and pleasure to be at the texas book festival serving as a moderator, and im pleased to be here with rachel l. Swams. I will tell you a few things about rachel because you came here to hear her and not me and our time is limited. She has worked for the New York Times since 1995. Reporting on domestic policy, national politics, immigration, the president ial campaign of 2004, and 2008, and first Lady Michele Obama and her role in the obama white house. I met rachel at an event this year where i bought a book, the book she wrote, american tapestry the story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of michelle obama. After hearing her talk, id bought six more copies. I bought them for all my family members and to give out as christmas gifts. Now after having read her book i can tell you it was a good investment. It helps me better understand my own family and many mysteries surrounding my own family. Rachel l. Swamss book is a comp
Thank you for coming. It is an interesting time for the Housing Market. I guess we could have said that any time in the last five years are so. Things are changing a bit. After more than five years of declining markets, we seem to be doing somewhat better. Home prices are going up. Foreclosures are at a fiveyear low. On the other hand, we are still suffering from a serious overhang from the crisis. More than 4 million households have lost their homes through foreclosure. This has been bad for families, communities, state and local budgets. Home price declines wiped out roughly 7 trillion in household wealth, left more than 10 million families under water, and away more than their homes are worth. Hardhit communities such as las vegas in san bernadine know, more than half are under water. This is creating some significant problems. The air at a much greater risk of a foreclosure de are at a much greater risk of foreclosure. The borrower has no other commission to fall back on here. We w
Which brings me to the last subject, what i would call paper preservation discoveries. Prior to 1870, before the transition to woodpulp, newspapers were printed on raglinen stock, paper made of linen rags, primarily of the facts of the colonists, what people wore as close. Also shipped sales. These rags were boiled and pulled and ultimately sifted into these sheets of paper. The durability of that paper plays a significant role in their preservation, and that today we can find 250 year old newspapers that are in better condition than, say, last weeks boston globe which is probably already yellowing and bill. So thanks to the raglinen paper on which they are printed, thanks to the institution that bound them into volumes, we have these wonderful printed accounts of what transpired during the American Revolution. What i tend to do is i also look for newspapers that others might consider trash, where they are extremely eat up. They have holes, theyve lived a long life, and through fire an