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and we are so glad to have you as part of the smithsonian as well. thank you so much for your fascinating talk on the bone wars and hope and marsh and thank to everyone who has already submitted your questions into the q&a box. your screen. please do feel free to continue to add them during q&a session. but let's get some of the questions that have come in. so a really great first question that came in here is how often did coop and marsh see each other in person? or it was there were primarily fought via newspapers and academic texts. well, they actually would go to all of the same meetings. they were both members of the national academy of sciences. they would go to meetings of american association for the advancement of science. so they couldn't really avoid each other. and actually marsh would occasionally travel down to philadelphia to listen to cope's talks. one case after cope had found very interesting new kinds of fossils. new mexico marsh during the talk, remembered that one of his collectors had sent him stuff from there and he had not pai
and we are so glad to have you as part of the smithsonian as well. thank you so much for your fascinating talk on the bone wars and hope and marsh and thank to everyone who has already submitted your questions into the q&a box. your screen. please do feel free to continue to add them during q&a session. but let's get some of the questions that have come in. so a really great first question that came in here is how often did coop and marsh see each other in person? or it was there were...
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if you watch our smithsonian documentary, they're the summers family. so we are tracing the through time based on, of course, first names, but then later they they become fully the last name buried individuals that were places that we don't have not yet. professor patterson. orlando patterson over it's a great question, but i don't i don't know whether there is any link, any link has been established between the individuals and the famous highly skilled iron production of western africa. 18. did you have a comment? yeah, i, that is one of the questions that we came, you know, once we had our genetic results that a question that we came to, to henry louis gates junior, our collaborator, and also linda haywood, and john and john thornton from from b.u., who are kind of experts in african history. and they didn't think that they saw any of clear connection between, you know, region like iron centers and and and our results. but i think was just that we we kind of can't say anything one way or another based on what we found in this study. one brief thing fo
if you watch our smithsonian documentary, they're the summers family. so we are tracing the through time based on, of course, first names, but then later they they become fully the last name buried individuals that were places that we don't have not yet. professor patterson. orlando patterson over it's a great question, but i don't i don't know whether there is any link, any link has been established between the individuals and the famous highly skilled iron production of western africa. 18....
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we had the smithsonian institution, african-american museum, and i will be presenting to him that howard thurman robe. i have had it the whole time. only one other person has worn it. that was make coal minister. but it has been there and i thought it might be an inspiration. i was contacted by them about a photo of dr. thurman. i said, well, what about his rope? so i will be representing the rope. we also have the robe of dr. fisk, the founder. so we will be giving both . >> that is wonderful. we have just one minute. we can't go without mentioning the psalms, why did he love that so much? >> it is so intimate. thou know my downsizing and appraising, it is that kind of walk of the walk, and he talks about the light and darkness. the light and the darkness are both alike. so for him he is dealing with, we don't have these dichotomies. and he is saying, no, even with the darkness and the light , the unity is there. >> you have to come back . and you have over the years. thank you. praise god. continue the tremendous work that you are doing. we are learning from it. i hope you will continu
we had the smithsonian institution, african-american museum, and i will be presenting to him that howard thurman robe. i have had it the whole time. only one other person has worn it. that was make coal minister. but it has been there and i thought it might be an inspiration. i was contacted by them about a photo of dr. thurman. i said, well, what about his rope? so i will be representing the rope. we also have the robe of dr. fisk, the founder. so we will be giving both . >> that is...
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smithsonian national museum of african american history and permanent exhibit rice fields of the lowcountry. she is the executive producer and libelous of i'm buried unmarked requiem for rice a widely perform and original contemporary classical work by celebrated composer john wineglass fils black is a descendant of africans enslaved rice plantations in callington counties. carolina her great great great grandfather fought the combahee river raid in june 1863. how determined nation to illuminate the riches of the gullah and to reclaim geechee history and culture has taken her to the rice fields of south carolina and georgia, to those of sierra leone and the republic of new guinea in west africa. please join me in welcoming, welcoming either feels black to the library in baltimore discuss her latest work. thank you much it's to be here today in baltimore. wonderful to be so close to harriet tubman's birthplace today on pub day, which is official day that can be is released. i want to thank the enoch pratt library for inviting i want to thank. agent and my editor and the entire team at oxford
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and as i was on my lunch hour and i was leaving the smithsonian museum of natural history, a little fleck of gray caught at the corner of my eye, pivoted. and there was a bright leigh illustrated edition of walden there on the shelf of the gift shop. and just seeing walden curated in that bright, interesting way, really kind of prompted me to revisit it again. now, i still was not fully receptive to its message, but i do think it underscores the value of just our popular culture continuing to reintroduce these works to us. i'm going to give you a great example of that. i have a i have a really nice abridgment of henry david thoreau's journals that was published a few years ago by new york review books. really nice, bright paperback. and this is the kind of thing that a younger person might be tempted to pick up. the other thing i just cannot say enough good things about the library of america, which is a nonprofit, organized nation that curates really the definitive editions of classic american literature. they're also a great resource if you want to really revisit these great works of li
and as i was on my lunch hour and i was leaving the smithsonian museum of natural history, a little fleck of gray caught at the corner of my eye, pivoted. and there was a bright leigh illustrated edition of walden there on the shelf of the gift shop. and just seeing walden curated in that bright, interesting way, really kind of prompted me to revisit it again. now, i still was not fully receptive to its message, but i do think it underscores the value of just our popular culture continuing to...
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beijing gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian national zoo in d.c.following president nixon's historic ice breaking tripto china. fewer than 2,000 giant pandas remainin the wild species. n a vulnerable >>> up next, after the success of the writers and actors strlast summer, children's entertas could soon hit the picket line. >>> later, how a moment of % man who said he had nothing left to live for. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... that's like $20 a month per unlimited line... i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling. visit xfinitymobile.com to learn more. doc? >>> on the heels of last year's summer of strikes, the labor movement is now reaching children's enterta3 disneyland characters and rade performers took a major step this week to formally join a union while over on sesame stt the writers there voted úto yos
beijing gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian national zoo in d.c.following president nixon's historic ice breaking tripto china. fewer than 2,000 giant pandas remainin the wild species. n a vulnerable >>> up next, after the success of the writers and actors strlast summer, children's entertas could soon hit the picket line. >>> later, how a moment of % man who said he had nothing left to live for. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good...
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eclipse is a massive real life science experiment and still ahead will be joined by a curator at the smithsoniand space museum right here in dc to talk about what we can learn a special coverage moment continues to stay with huskies >> will play. for the national championship. this is the greatest stage and almost points this is what dreams are made of moments they talk about for a lifetime, we will see you in phoenix >> millions of people have lost weight with personalized plans from noon, like evan, who lost 50 pounds, i'd never really was a salad guy. that's just not who i am even through the pickiness 100m taught me that building better habits, built a healthier lifestyle, get started today and lose 15 pounds and 15 weeks i was so excited to buy my first home, but i needed a lot of work done on it. i went on to angie. jaime was the first person to call these resurface my fluorine. he's done plumbing work, he's refinished this beautiful table here, find top rated certified pros in your area at angie.com, rife diabetes. >> there's no >> slowing down >> each day is a unique blend of people to s
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i served on the board of the smithsonian and the university of virginia for 12 years at the bill and melinda gates foundation we worked on public policy with the administration on financial aid, innovation in higher education. many meetings at the white house. you can think of me as washington and adjacent. some say i should be campaigning strictly as an outsider but i am not completely an outsider. i understand how government works and a third of my friends have worked in government at one time or another. i know what it is like tryingmo, mosesthing what people don't nes a bunch of capitalists running. we rejected mitt romney already. guest: i am not a venture capitalist but it is a fair comment. i am an impact investor. that is someone who invests in companies that are trying to do good for the world and trying to use the profit motive to do good. the prophet -- the company i mentioned that educates people in jail. we have certificate and credential programs. mitt romney is a very different person than me. he is a billionaire. i actually do want to say that i admire mitt romney as
i served on the board of the smithsonian and the university of virginia for 12 years at the bill and melinda gates foundation we worked on public policy with the administration on financial aid, innovation in higher education. many meetings at the white house. you can think of me as washington and adjacent. some say i should be campaigning strictly as an outsider but i am not completely an outsider. i understand how government works and a third of my friends have worked in government at one...
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you go smithsonian, you see go into the smithsonian, you see marilyn monroe's dress, you see the of louise spirit of saint louis. you see lunar module that took see the lunar module that took americans to the the americans to the moon. to the moon. it's a place we are proud to be, and displays the to be, and it displays the triumphs of our culture. you need do just same. last need to do just the same. last year they did that horrible year when they did that horrible stonehenge exhibition at the british wanted british museum, all they wanted to it in a european to do was put it in a european context. i mean, this is the quintessential artefact. quintessential british artefact. even that had to be europeanised. mean, come europeanised. i mean, come on, get rid of this stuff. move on. you've got a great culture. celebrate >> very interesting points you're making here. and because the other point you make, you know, if they really have got millions and millions of artefacts and they're display, they they're not on display, they might off. actually might be better off. actually you're making a
you go smithsonian, you see go into the smithsonian, you see marilyn monroe's dress, you see the of louise spirit of saint louis. you see lunar module that took see the lunar module that took americans to the the americans to the moon. to the moon. it's a place we are proud to be, and displays the to be, and it displays the triumphs of our culture. you need do just same. last need to do just the same. last year they did that horrible year when they did that horrible stonehenge exhibition at the...
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not only in a physical structure such as here at nasa headquarters, but also at one of these smithsonian institutions. but we bring in virtually as well to people. up to the minute, real-time data on what is happening to the earth, as seen by our spacecraft . we are trying to bring the understanding that this is a precious, precious planet. it is one in our solar system around our star called the sun. we can see from space what is happening to the earth. when i flew in space 38 years ago, even with the naked eye, i could see the effects on earth coming across brazil. i could see the color contrast in the upper amazon region where they were cutting down the trees. in the same window of the spacecraft, i can look to the east, to the mouth of the amazon river, and i could see the result of that extra silt that was flowing hundreds of miles out into the atlantic. same thing coming across the island nation of madagascar, the southeast corner of africa. back then, they had cut down all the trees. when the rains came, there were not any roots to hold the topsoil. the topsoil and running down th
not only in a physical structure such as here at nasa headquarters, but also at one of these smithsonian institutions. but we bring in virtually as well to people. up to the minute, real-time data on what is happening to the earth, as seen by our spacecraft . we are trying to bring the understanding that this is a precious, precious planet. it is one in our solar system around our star called the sun. we can see from space what is happening to the earth. when i flew in space 38 years ago, even...
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conserve works with institutions like moma and the smithsonian library and archives to track how theirrogressing. are they having some crack's develop. all of those are important in chips. chips are very interesting interface. that's intriguing for us to invest in. caroline: talk about nfc chips. why? nick: it's a category whether it's the rarity or the traits, been a collector, well-known known as a designer. when he and i connected we saw this world 2024 has a 20 $50 million market. 10% of retail right now. they want to flex it. they want to learn more about it. >> you're also on the intersection of web three as well. you've got such an interesting career background in law having set up film festivals. who is big in the nft space. why pay nfc chips. >> we started by thinking but how could these physical items manifest themselves in the digital world. about designers working to design digital nft is as clothing. how can they work with games like call of duty or gta. the more we explore digital the more we realized that's one of the beautiful things that they offer so this has just ope
conserve works with institutions like moma and the smithsonian library and archives to track how theirrogressing. are they having some crack's develop. all of those are important in chips. chips are very interesting interface. that's intriguing for us to invest in. caroline: talk about nfc chips. why? nick: it's a category whether it's the rarity or the traits, been a collector, well-known known as a designer. when he and i connected we saw this world 2024 has a 20 $50 million market. 10% of...
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that is when beijing gifted a pair to the smithsonian zoo following president nixon's historic icebreakingrip to china. fewer than 2000 giant pandas remain in the wild . >>> national park week kicks off. that means it is free to get into every national park in the country, even the big sites like yosemite. there are 429 sites within the national park system from national battlefield to seaside parks. the event runs from tomorrow through next sunday. april 28th. there will be special activities and each day has a theme. and if you want to take advantage, you don't even have to go all the way to yosemite. san francisco national park is participating and so is pinnacles national park in san benito county. >> you ever been to the caves in pentacles? >> i have not. >> have you been to the pinnacles? >> i have not which is kind of strange. >> have you been south of san rafael? >> we are south. >> i take it back. >>> we have a chance of showers moving into the bay area. right now, if you have not seen what san francisco looks like lately, there it is. temperatures came up. high pressure building
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relations since 1972, that is when beijing gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian national zoo inebreaking trip to china, fewer than 2000 remain in the wild and remain a vulnerable species. >>> the battle of man versus nature takes us to the coast of portugal, that is where a surfer is trying to break the record for writing the world's largest wave. >> a perfect storm brings big swells off the coast of portugal, and to the eyes of sebastian, he sees the potential to break the record. >> we don't really know what is going to happen. >> it is home to some of the world's largest waves, sebastian set the previous record, riding a wave in 2020. but today, the waves are even bigger. >> is very stormy and very big, so we have to be extra alert. >> reporter: sebastian will be using new technology that will let him reach speeds up to 60 miles per hour, a state-of-the-art drone that can measure a waves height will follow his every turn. a jet ski pulls him into position for the ride of his life. sebastian flawlessly navigates the enormous wave, measuring at nearly 94 feet, a potential world
relations since 1972, that is when beijing gifted a pair of bears to the smithsonian national zoo inebreaking trip to china, fewer than 2000 remain in the wild and remain a vulnerable species. >>> the battle of man versus nature takes us to the coast of portugal, that is where a surfer is trying to break the record for writing the world's largest wave. >> a perfect storm brings big swells off the coast of portugal, and to the eyes of sebastian, he sees the potential to break the...
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we've got the smithsonian rocket science set.r vinegar right into our rocket. we've already got our baking soda ready to go. okay, ready? you're going to have to stand back. we're doing the science experiment. is it going to go? [laughter] pete: oh, come on. >> all right. we'll try one more time. will: do it again. >> everybody ready? will: you've got to do that one. pete: i hope it just flies off. come on, rocket science! if. [laughter] >> don't fail me now, rocket. normally, i would put more vinegar in to get them to launch. it's a little windy today too, but this is a really good kit for kids. they can do it over and over again. okay, this is the hydro cannon. pete: you want a truce? we never had a truce. rachel: it's so cold. >> 54 ounces of water in a second and then you blast it over 30 feet. rachel: you just hit the kids. >> all right. the kids don't care. don't worry, i got you a special toy just for you with. [inaudible conversations] [laughter] be nice, be nice to my little toy testers here. pete: i'm sorry. >> next up
we've got the smithsonian rocket science set.r vinegar right into our rocket. we've already got our baking soda ready to go. okay, ready? you're going to have to stand back. we're doing the science experiment. is it going to go? [laughter] pete: oh, come on. >> all right. we'll try one more time. will: do it again. >> everybody ready? will: you've got to do that one. pete: i hope it just flies off. come on, rocket science! if. [laughter] >> don't fail me now, rocket. normally,...
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their congressional gold medal will be kept at the smithsonian institution in. so wonderful to see them together like that today. >> well, the tightest race in the march primary, ending up sending three candidates to the november general election. but a recount could change that. next, the politics involved in making sure every vote counts, plus not quite a needle in a haystack, but a search for a whale in the bay. >> the first step is to find it. the next step to free it. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it felt like summer today. i'll let you know how long the warmth will last before it turns wet, chilly and breezy. >> your complete forecast is coming up when by anna eshoo, evan lowe, and joe simitian ended up in a historic tie for second place in the march primary. look at that. i mean, vote for vote. they will both move on to the november election and go up against sam liccardo unless the tie is broken in a recount. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with one of the people who filed a recount request, and joins us live in san jose. zach, this has bee
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their congressional gold medal will be kept at the smithsonian institution. >> too many people are usings at disneyland. as a result, disney, our parent company, is changing the rules. reporter rob mcmillan, from our sister station in la explains what's going to be different. >> disneyland, the happiest place on earth. of course, to experience that happiness, most of us have to wait in line, except those with certain disabilities who are allowed to skip the lines with something called a disability access service pass. but according to author david koenig, not everyone is playing by the rules. >> just in the last, five years, disneyland has three times as many people, requesting and claiming they need this pass. >> so in an effort to reduce those numbers starting june 18th, not everyone with disabilities will get that pass. disney making other accommodations for some, as opposed to simply skipping the line. >> if your problem is you're waiting in line and you can't go a half hour without having a bathroom break, well, they'll allow you to bop out a line now and return to line after the ba
their congressional gold medal will be kept at the smithsonian institution. >> too many people are usings at disneyland. as a result, disney, our parent company, is changing the rules. reporter rob mcmillan, from our sister station in la explains what's going to be different. >> disneyland, the happiest place on earth. of course, to experience that happiness, most of us have to wait in line, except those with certain disabilities who are allowed to skip the lines with something...
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s smithsonian zoo last year. >> i love them. >> panda exhibitions are more than an opportunity to marvel at these charming creatures whose population is so vulnerable to deforestation. it's a look at diplomacy in action. richard nixon's trip ushered in a new era of relationships in china. >> i think panda-monium is going to break out here at the zoo. >> panda's quickly became the main attraction with millions flooding in to see our furry friends munching bamboo, climbing trees, even body sledding. >> to see a giant panda in person is just such an experience. the fact that we've been able to have giant pandas here in the united states has contributed highly significantly to the preservation of the species. perhaps the only place to see them stateside is the atlanta zoo. whenever they do arrive, they're expected to stay for at least a decade. plenty of time to catch a glimpse of nature's beauty in black and white. there's more good news on the panda chrome front. san francisco's mayor announce add deal to bring a pair there. they
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researcher developed a device called light sound, which converts luck from the sun into musical tones let's smithsonian magazine reports it was first used on a smaller scale during the eclipse in 2017. okay, that is really cool. >> wow happening right now. secretary of state tony blinken is meeting with nato foreign ministers in brussels, and the nato secretary general's saying today that the alliance needs to commit more support from its own for ukraine and rely less on contributions that's as as for ukraine's nato membership, the nato chief said, quote, it is a question of when not if cnn's nic robertson is watching all this, he is more forest an important moment for nato leaders. nato four minutes, naibe, ministers to be meeting right now, nick sure. >> it's the 75th anniversary. the next big meeting will be the leaders meeting in washington. so there's kinda ties that up is the first meeting where you have sweden, so 32 members of nato now, and a very ambitious meeting there'll be some wrangling of course. but what jens stoltenberg is talking about is a another dynamic shifting the dynamic of fundi
researcher developed a device called light sound, which converts luck from the sun into musical tones let's smithsonian magazine reports it was first used on a smaller scale during the eclipse in 2017. okay, that is really cool. >> wow happening right now. secretary of state tony blinken is meeting with nato foreign ministers in brussels, and the nato secretary general's saying today that the alliance needs to commit more support from its own for ukraine and rely less on contributions...
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internal improvements and envisions a national university and lighthouse iss in the sky that become the smithsonian institution. but he's repudiated his party and he's devastated and feels that the world has ended. and then he's been writing these letters to his son about how to be perfect, letters to a christian, constantly exhorting. george washington adams to live up to ideals. and the pressure's too much. george washington becomes, an alcoholic and kills himself and is devastated. he's lost the presidency he's lost his son. he prays for the consolation from and reading the stoics allows him to determine to be more useful and serve his country in some ways to make some use of the gifts he's been given. and then he becomes the greatest abolitionist of his time. and he denounces the gag rule in congress, and he proposes, as an anti-slavery amendment to the constitution. and this is before the death of the whig party. is is fully abolitionist, inspires frederick douglass to acclaim him as. the greatest of the american presidents and dies on the floor of congress after denouncing the war with mexico
internal improvements and envisions a national university and lighthouse iss in the sky that become the smithsonian institution. but he's repudiated his party and he's devastated and feels that the world has ended. and then he's been writing these letters to his son about how to be perfect, letters to a christian, constantly exhorting. george washington adams to live up to ideals. and the pressure's too much. george washington becomes, an alcoholic and kills himself and is devastated. he's lost...
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she teaches courses on women's history for the smithsonian associates and at politics and prose. elizabeth graduated from wellesley's wellesley college and hillary clinton is class and they're dear friends and she has earned a doctorate from american university and was a kennedy at harvard mark up the grove is the president and ceo of the lbj foundation. he is a presidential historian for abc news. he is the author of five books on the president including in comparable grace, jfk and the presidency. early in his career, he was the director of lbj presidential library and publisher of newsweek. he has interviewed seven u.s. presidents. please join me in bringing to stage our archivists and the other members of the panel. please. oh, good evening. welcome to the national archives. we're going to have a terrific conversation on this evening. talking wide conversation about, the history of rights in the united states, its origins where we've and really where we're headed. and we're going to reserve the last ten, 15 minutes of the program for questions. so save them up for the very en
she teaches courses on women's history for the smithsonian associates and at politics and prose. elizabeth graduated from wellesley's wellesley college and hillary clinton is class and they're dear friends and she has earned a doctorate from american university and was a kennedy at harvard mark up the grove is the president and ceo of the lbj foundation. he is a presidential historian for abc news. he is the author of five books on the president including in comparable grace, jfk and the...
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but because we have a hr system that is smithsonian, they couldn't be made permanent. as human beings. i put it, having worked for many years in the federal system, i say good leaders know the way, show the way, and go the way. but most importantly, aren't. your heart has to be in the right place so that you can take others to a better place. so this interaction in our workplace has to be one of uplifting one another. being kind to one another in in short, good actions. my time is up. i could have given you a sermon. thank you. any more? folks, for public comment in the room, let's go to the lines. do we have any callers, raise your hands if you wish to speak to item five. a madam secretary, there is one caller that wish to be. or two callers that wish to be recognized. thank you. caller i have muted your line. you have two minutes. my name is hello commissioners. my name is jennifer viteri. i spoke at the sfpuc meeting two weeks ago regarding the pier street outfall. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. before i could this item is regarding five a the report of the general manager a
but because we have a hr system that is smithsonian, they couldn't be made permanent. as human beings. i put it, having worked for many years in the federal system, i say good leaders know the way, show the way, and go the way. but most importantly, aren't. your heart has to be in the right place so that you can take others to a better place. so this interaction in our workplace has to be one of uplifting one another. being kind to one another in in short, good actions. my time is up. i could...
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i served on the board of the smithsonian and the university of virginia for 12 years at the bill andinda gates foundation we worked on public policy with the administration on financial aid, innovation in higher education. many meetings at the white house. you can think of me as washington and adjacent. some say i should be campaigning strictly as an outsider but i am not completely an outsider. i understand how government works and a third of my friends have worked in government at one time or another. i know what it is like trying to run the machinery of the federal government. host: some on twitter saying one thing what people don't need is a bunch of capitalists running. we rejected mitt romney already. guest: i am not a venture capitalist but it is a fair comment. i am an impact investor. that is someone who invests in companies that are trying to do good for the world and trying to use the profit motive to do good. the prophet -- the company i mentioned that educates people in jail. we have certificate and credential programs. mitt romney is a very different person than me. he
i served on the board of the smithsonian and the university of virginia for 12 years at the bill andinda gates foundation we worked on public policy with the administration on financial aid, innovation in higher education. many meetings at the white house. you can think of me as washington and adjacent. some say i should be campaigning strictly as an outsider but i am not completely an outsider. i understand how government works and a third of my friends have worked in government at one time or...
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also at one of the smithsonian institutions. but we bring it virtually as well to people. up to the minute real-time data on what is happening to the earth as seen by our spacecraft. we are trying to bring the understanding that this is a precious, precious planets. smoke run our star called the son, we can see from space we can see what happened to theirs. when i flew in space 38 years ago, even with the naked eye i could see the effects on earth coming across in brazil. i could see the color contrast in the upper amazon region where they were cutting down the trees and in the same window of the spacecraft i can look to the east to the mouth of the amazon river i can see the result of the extra silt that was flowing hundreds of miles out into the atlantic. as a nation of madagascar after southeast corner. when the rains came there were not any roots to hold the topsoil. all the topsoil was running down the rivers in space looking down on madagascar art you could see the result of that so easily. coming out of the river since the bright blue waters of the indian ocean. one
also at one of the smithsonian institutions. but we bring it virtually as well to people. up to the minute real-time data on what is happening to the earth as seen by our spacecraft. we are trying to bring the understanding that this is a precious, precious planets. smoke run our star called the son, we can see from space we can see what happened to theirs. when i flew in space 38 years ago, even with the naked eye i could see the effects on earth coming across in brazil. i could see the color...