Aware many of you have no idea who i am so thank you for showing up out of the spirit of pure curiosity. I think it speaks very well of you and i know theres really big names at the festival and i feel honored to be among them so thanks for coming. Who am i to mark a few things around i write a column called the undercover economist for the Financial Times. At the pink newspaper thats really good. I recommend it. Thanks baxter. And the second thing is i present bbc radio so im present a show for the Bbc World Service called 50things that made the modern economy. Ive presented a show for bbc radio for aboutnumbers and how we think about numbers and how numbers lead us astray. And sometimes help us understand the world. And i also have a podcast with a gentleman called michael lewis, a gentleman called Malcolm Gladwell called Cautionary Tales which is all aboutthings going wrong , sometimes in amusing ways and what we can learn from them. So in between all that, i tried to write a few bo
You can go around the back. I want to welcome David Quammen who has come this evening to talk about his new book spillover animal infections and the next human pandemic. Its the first time he has been to politics and prose. He has written many many books including the song of the dodo which won the donderos metal for history writing. David holds honorary degrees from Colorado College and Montana State university where he served as professor of western american studies. He has also won the National Magazine award three times for articles in a wide variety of magazines including a squire, the atlantic and rolling stone. The third of these awards was for a National Geographic story called what went wrong. National geographic now, he has the title contributing writer, that is with capital letters which requires him did you say three articles a year . Three articles a year for National Geographic, he describes this as field biology, evolutionary biology, theoretical ecology and conservation
Every 2 seconds a person is forced to flee that nearly 71000000 people around the world have been forcibly displaced more than ever before one is Marion Saudia who now lives in bali and every month she sends money to venezuela so that her family doesnt go hungry. Oh yeah. Ive. Been living with the local. All. And i know messy to go. Now. Wasnt it but i. Gotta get the ticket. At least. I have a good point that i have of the money go. I have all. Known of them most certainly look you know like want to go but im a kid our local me boy. Ok but when im home vs the. Smoke a time in town. Millions of venezuelans have left the country fleeing poverty and despair even though venezuela has the largest Proven Petroleum reserves in the wild. Venezuela was once south americas richest nation now its a commie has collapsed sparking one of the worst migrant crises of recent years d. Says about to use is a venezuelan journalist whos been documenting the crisis. Over the last figure go to jail and there
Good evening and welcome, im rita lerner, daughter of Holocaust Survivors and trustee of the museum of jewish heritage, a living memorial to the holocaust read it is my pleasure to introduce a special evening. Before we begin tonight id like to say a few words about the Museum Museum of jewish heritage is a leading New York Institution dedicated to fighting antisemitism and bigotry. For more than 20 years, the museum has challenged visitors intellectually, a rigorous understand the ways in which the humanization of the people can involve deeply destructive and area and engaging with history, people of all ages and backgrounds inherit our mission to never forget you and to combat intolerance that endures to this day. If youre interested in receiving any information of upcoming events, please join our mailing list, a sign in sheet can befound at the admissions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums community, we are honored to have you with us tonight to celebrate the
The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cornyn madam president , before congress adjourned for the holidays, our colleagues in the house of representatives carried out their sole priority for 2019, which was to impeach President Trump. That was their numberone objective in 2019. While its no secret this is something theyve been dreaming of since the day that President Trump was inaugurated on january 20 of 2017, it certainly took our colleagues in the house on a roller coaster ride and the country as well. Ive likened it really to not a roller coaster ride but to a threering circus. It does not reflect particularly well i think on their on their body or on the seriousness of the process. In marv last year, here in march of last year heres an important quote to remember speak pelosi cast a lot of doubt that an Impeachment Vote would even happen. This is march 2019. She said, impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless theres something so compelling and overwhelming and bi