Okay. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the seachange session at the 2017 texas book festival, the 22nd annual texas book festival. Its great to have you all here. I am dr. Spencer wells. Im a a geneticist and anthropologist, and sometimes author. For many years i was the explorer in residence for the National Geographic society, study how are species of pipe with the world and since 2015 i have lived here in austin. Im the founder and ceo of the consumer genomics firm in town, and coowner of a nightclub which is [applause] i would like to introduce our authors. We have juli berwald was an austinbased side letter, and editors contribute to publications such as the new york times, naked, National Geographic and slate. She is a phd in Ocean Science and university of Southern California and she lives here in austin shes the author of spineless which we will be talking about today. [applause] then we have Peter Wadhams who is the purpose of ocean physics and head of the Polar Ocean Physics Grou
Faster Danielle Allen National Book Award Finalist kevin Young Software engineer ellen ullman and many others. First up is to look at some of the lesserknown stories from world war ii. This is like coverage of the texas book festival on booktv. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. My name is Jim Horne Fisher and its my pleasure to welcome you to the opening session of the 2017 texas book festival. [applause] thank you for coming out in support of our authors and second of his wonderful annual event now in its 22nd year. [applause]he and third of all the books that we discussed and enjoyed throughout this beautiful Texas Capitol complex hereom in downtn austin i would ask you to silence your cell phones t. Live tv, thank you cspan. After a session both offers authors are relocating to the book signing tent down the street to autograph their books. Books are for sale at that beautiful independent bookstore. You are supporting not only the author off the festival and a great l
Im ellee pai hong. And im kerry sayers. And im your host, bill kurtis. This is through the decades. Author joseph kurtch wrote Technology Made large populations possible. Large populations now make technology indispensable. It is true that we have become incred d on technology. Not only does it make our lives easier and more efficient but it allows us to push on many of the boundaries that contains us as human beings. Today on through the decades, we look at some the most life changing advancements in Technology Man had devised. From the first mass produced automobile, to the development of the laser and perhaps the most influential tool of the last decade, the computer. Over a very short span, may have contributed more than any other in american history. Thomas edisons list of inventions is nearly endless but he remained most proud of one of his first the phonograph. His is one of the Great American sagas. Some say the greatest. Thomas edisons amazing career ended with more than a tho
Professor trotta is a theoretical cosmologist in the astro Physics Group of imperial college, london. One of the worlds leading figures in astro statistics, a new discipline focusing on the use of statistical methods to solve problems in cosmology and as as astro physics. Roberto has held Research Positions at the universe oft general have no extra, universities of oxford, and visiting positions at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in capetown. And university of california at Santa Barbara. Also published more than 50 scientific papers, contributed to two books, and received numerous awards for his research, including case western reserve university, the word order of the British Association for the advancement of science, and a Public Engagement fellowship by the science and Technology Facilities council uk. Please join me welcoming dr. Row bert to trotta. [applause] good evening, and thank you for being here. Im very pleased to be here tonight at such an amazing place.
[ theme ] the philippines bracing for another storm as its digging out of disaster from the massive typhoon. Consider this as devastating storms and rising sea levels impact around the world, can anything be done to protect coast at communities. Scammers what to look out for and what is being done about them. Veterans day the changing face of war and soldiers on screen. Im antonio mora, welcome to consider this. We begin with the terrible destruction caused by typhoon haiyan, and the threats of rising sea levels pose to communities around the world and home. First the philippines, 10,000 may have been killed in one city alone, hundreds of thousands have been struggling to survive across the island chain since the typhoon made landfall on friday. Im joined by al jazeera correspondent craig leeson at cebu, and by lynette lim, from save the children, who was at ground zero at tacloban when the typhoon came ashore. The u. N. Is going to send aircraft carriers and help as soon as possible,