I would like to start this interview by talking a little bit about you. I would also like to have the audience in story. Like frankly really offended me which is in your introduction. Youre claiming that she would never be a political scientist. Have you ever read about that. I put that in the book because when i was in college. Deborah i wanted to major must consume in College Freedom is really torn about going into science and humanities printer special scientists. And i finally decided on this because i found the questions much more interesting and engaging an urgent. And in one of my Political Science course, we read plato on up and they were all great questions. What is Good Government greatest how could you organize government and organize society make life better for people are encouragingly make us better. Soy ended up to decide to be a Political Science major. Of course. And i already had kind of a lack of confidence as a humanist or social scientists because i didnt get very
Hi deborah. Hi kathy its nice to meet you. I enjoyed your book. Thank you. Lets start this interview talking about you but also like the audience to hear the story which honestly frankly is in your introduction. You got a note from a professor he would never be a political scientist. Can you say more about that . [laughter] when i was in college i struggled with what i wanted to major in and i was torn between science and humanities or social sciences. I finally decided on social science with First Political science course we will read all of the philosophers and they all ask the question what is justice and how can you organize government and society to make life better for people particular lead to make justice . I decided to may become a Political Science major i he had a lack of confidence in my skills as a social scientist because i didnt get very good grades in those courses i got good grades in my science and math courses so it was a dilemma so i took this Political Science cour
Can you say more about that quick. I put that in the book because i struggled with what i wanted to major in as most kids do and i was torn between going into science and humanities or social science. I finally decided on social science because i found those questions were more interesting and engaging and urgent for me my First Political science course all the great political philosophers of plato on up so what is justice and what is Good Government how do you organize government and society to make life better for people and justice . Before i decided to become a Political Science major i took a course. Flaherty had a lack of confidence in my skills because i didnt get very good grades and those courses but i got good grades in my science and math so it was a dilemma. I dont even remember what the paper was on. He never remember that just the greater the nasty comments. The professor said this is a credible effort but you will never be a political scientist. I really resonate with th
You have to have that looked out. You guys are in the south bay. Were in mountain view. I have to ask you, with kids all around the world and 6 million here in california and your kids and my kids not able to go to school, what kind of growth have you seen on khan academy. Weve seen our traffic, depending on the day of the week, 250 more normal and parents are 2 x and teachers are 5 x so we have seen a step up. How about the time spent learning. Precovid there were minutes and now it is closer to 90 million minutes per day so this is gone up. That is astronomical growth. Everything is free. Your math and science and humanities lessons, all free. Yeah. Were not for profit. You own khan academy as much as i do and were Public Charity and people thinkcah becaus somh the internet, it looks free and then you see adds that another 2. 99, youll get this. That not khan academy. We have folks of all levels, so people in a position to donate, we appreciate it. Everything is free and noncommercia
Dramatic moments, dont get dramatic and emotional about it. He said serve it cold, rather than you crying, let your reader cry by serving it cold. Thats what i tried to do. I dont mean cold like bloodles bloodless, but without any dramatic file in music. Thank you so much. I feel like we were just getting started, but thats the nature of this. My name is oliver. Im a columnist for the guardian. Im really excited about the panel we have today. Its kind of interesting to me , probably not interesting to anybody else on the planet. I stayed alive. Thank you. Its just one of those very ubiquitous reminders of how to function psychologically in our own life. Im the same person who was born 42 years ago. Why is it that the last few years seem to have gone by in about ten times the speed of the years when i was a teenager. Time is such precious resource. Why do i waste so much on twitter. I try to not use this. Its too valuable. Let me quickly introduce, and all medical order, we have alan, a