jamie metzl has clarifying granular and moral complexities and for seeing the big picture. cnn says if you can only read one book on the future of our species, then read all of the books. if you don't want to read it at least buy it. we have a deal right now that you will not get out another time. it's a little bit like telemarketing. sourcebooks is making hacking darwin e-book available today only $4.95, one third of the regular price. before asking jamie metzl to speak i want to tell you about the flow of the event and introduce you. after he speaks for about ten minutes our guest will do the same. george is one of the world's greatest scientist. it is a safe backdrop and the harvard medical school and at the massachusetts institute of technology. the us department of energy technology center and the national institutes of health for excellence in genomic science. with a synthetic biology where he oversees the directed evolution. and with those applications and with that bio production of chemicals. in 1984 that resulted in the first genome sequence. to help initiate the

cast of some really amazing brainpower and one of my favorite people and authors in the world, jamie metzl so on behalf of the atlantic council singularity university, tourbooks and our host think box , it's my honor and privilege to welcome you to this global event celebrating the release of the highly revised paperback which means if you've got the hardback by this one too because you're going to want to know what's been changed . it's the addition of jamie metzl's highly acclaimed and best-selling book hacking darwin: genetic engineering and the future. until recently a successful book launch involved people and some bad wine perhaps. but now you can eat your favorite food from your refrigerator, your beverage of choice and so this is a lot better and yes, by the way, this is also being carried by c-span welcome everybody from c-span as well . these are unprecedented times and they are unsettling times but there's also some promise in these times if we get our act together. as cosponsors of this great event, this is a time when you can move things. a classic moment in history where thin

and atlantic council senior fellow jamie metzl will look at the future of genetic engineering and if it can be used to fight against covid-19. find more information on your program guide or online at booktv.org. and now, historian

and atlantic council senior fellow jamie metzl will look at the future of genetic engineering and if it can be used to fight against covid-19. find more information on your program guide or online at booktv.org. and now, historian adam hochschild who was a founding member of america's communist party. [inaudible conversations] >> good evening, everyone, and welcome to politics & prose. hi name is matthew zipf, i'm part of the events team here. each year we host close to 1,000 authors here at the wharf and at union market. please see our web site, politics.prose.com or pick up a paper copy of our events calendar at the desk. before the event, i do have a few short housekeeping items. first, please silence your cell phones so we don't have any buzzing or ringing during the event. when it's time for the q and a session after the presentation, please come up to the microphone there as we are recording the event via audio. please also make sure that your question is, in fact, a question -- [laughter] if you have a dissertation, we do have a self-publishing arm. [laughter] we'll have a sig

adviser jamie metzl. then and now from leadership to u.s. china relations, historian and authorarret macmillan joins me.us obama, sanders, warre