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to not be the enabler and to also come forward? it s crucial. you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. thank you for being here today to talk about a very important topic. we are going through a major sea change as a society, and i think that it hasn t been discussed yet. and so we re going to start that conversation today by talking about the future. for all of humankind s history, we ve been fascinated with the future. we ve wanted to know what s going to happen. we ve consulted astrologists and prophets and seers, rulers have called them in to find out how many offspring they re going to have, whether they re going to win wars. and it turns out that there s a reason that we re fascinated with the future. and that reason is because there s no greater advantage than knowledge about what s going to happen. not in nature, not in business and not in governance. if we can know what the future s going to be, then we can avoid danger, potentially life- ....
atari, genentech, venture firms, berlin spent six years doing research with many unsung heroes of this era behind landmark developments and set in motion ripple effects which changed the world, tonight she joins us to discuss her new book troublemakers, silicon valley s coming of age. the side of the stage we are pleased to present a small exhibit tonight of artifacts related to each of the silicon valley troublemakers featured in her book. bob swanson and bob taylor, we are thrilled to have several of the remarkable troublemakers with us tonight so please stand and be recognized. [applause] thank you. to tell the story of these remarkable people and others, leslie is the project historian for silicon valley archives, a fellow at the center for advanced studies of behavioral sciences at smithsonian national museum of american history. to introduce her i would like to share as our tradition five members. 35 mi. as described in her book, 14 wild years chronicles, two bo ....
this is real money , and you are the most important part of the show. tell me what s on your mind. a hospital patient in texas has been diagnosed with ebola. it s america s first confirmed case. the federal health officials say a man treated at a dallas hospital tested positive for the deadly virus after flying to the u.s. from liberia, in west africa. officials at the hospital say the man is being kept in isolation, following procedures from the c.d.c. to keep doctors safe. i m joined by robert ray in atlanta, who has been following the case. robert, obviously the cases were in atlanta, this is a different story, this is the first time someone has been diagnosed in the united states. exactly. the first two aid workers transported from west africa came to atlanta two months ago almost to the date. they were down the block from me, here, in the c.d.c. behind me. yes, this is the first time someone in the united states has been diagnosed with the infection. here is s ....
this is real money , and you are the most important part of the show. tell me what s on your mind. a hospital patient in texas has been diagnosed with ebola. it s america s first confirmed case. the federal health officials say a man treated at a dallas hospital tested positive for the deadly virus after flying to the u.s. from liberia, in west africa. officials at the hospital say the man is being kept in isolation, following procedures from the c.d.c. to keep doctors safe. i m joined by robert ray in atlanta, who has been following the case. robert, obviously the cases were in atlanta, this is a different story, this is the first time someone has been diagnosed in the united states. exactly. the first two aid workers transported from west africa came to atlanta two months ago almost to the date. they were down the block from me, here, in the c.d.c. behind me. yes, this is the first time someone in the united states has been diagnosed with the infection. here is s ....
this is real money , you are the most important part of the show. tweet me or hit me up at facebook. next time you pass your local court house look closely. see a for sale sign. it should come as no surprise that $1.2 billion to date has been raised with the intention of influencing the midterm elections. did you know the big money is spreading to elections that reach beyond this election of your congressman, and instead focus on who is in charge of your courtrooms? outside groups dramatically increased spending to influence which judges sit on the bench at the highest levels in each state. here is a look at justice for sale. it was an emfating ruling reverberating outside the heart land. iowa supreme court voted unanimously in 2009 to allow same sex couples to marry. a year later, when three of the supreme court justices came up for a standard retention election, that s a yes, no vote to keep a judge seated on the court, socially conservative groups like the national ....