Okay. Lets get started. Im al teich, Research Professor here at the center for international be science and International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington universitys Elliott School which is where you are now, and i want to welcome you on behalf of our center and the center for science and democracy of the union of concerned scientists. They are cosponsoring this event together with George Washington university. Shawn otto, our speaker here, is an awardwinning science advocate. Hes a writer, hes a man of many talents. Really get to know him, hes quite an impressive guy. A writer, a teacher and a speaker, and hes a cofounder of science debates. Org for which he received the ieee usa National Distinguished Public Service award. Hes advised science debate efforts in other countries as well. Hes a novelist and a filmmaker. His novel sins of our fathers, which is a lit tear thriller, was literary thriller, was a finalist in the l. A. Times book prize, and his film, the hou
[inaudible conversations] heres a look at upcoming book fairs and festivals happening in september. On september 18th the brooklyn book festival in brooklyn, new york. Later in the month the annual baltimore book festival in the inner harbor. On saturday, september 24th book tvs live from the National Book festival at the Washington Convention center in the Nations Capital including author talks from an at gordon reed and joey warwick as well as your phone call for authors john lewis and others. For more information about the book fairs, booktv will be covering watch previous festival coverage, the book fair tab on our website at booktv. Org. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] okay. Lets get started. I am albert teich, Research Professor for International Science and technology and policy at George Washington university and i want to welcome you on behalf of our center, and the center for science and democracy in the union of concerned scientists, they are cosponsoring
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