[applause] [applause] >> michio kaku. i love the positive questions. there's no one better at asking the positive and amazing questions and doctor michio kaku. he is a genius and the cofounder of the theoretical physicists at the university of new york grid is written multiple bestsellers. and this book begins the first line and the name of the book is "the future of the mind: the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind." the two greatest mysteries in all of nature are the mind and the universe. so we start from that. and he asks the questions, do we have a soul? what happens to us after we die? who am i anyway? and where do we fit in this great cosmic scene? and that is on the first pitch. you know? [laughter] >> this is the stuff that people -- you know, when you're in college at 3:00 o'clock in the morning when you are in the dorm room, and you stay up all night drinking healthy carrot juice or whatever. this is what you talk about. and so any way he is an amazing man and let's hear from him. [applause] [applause] >> after such

michio kaku who is just amazing. i love this guy. [applause] just a footnote i am joe from the "washington post." it i assume you knew that i love the big cosmic questions and there is no one better than asking the cosmic amazing questions than dr. kaku. he is a genius at it. he is the co-founder of the strings. has written multiple bestsellers. he refers to them as "new york times" bestsellers but i don't use that term. [laughter] this book begins the first, his new book is "the future of the mind" is the name of the book and a first line is the two greatest mysteries and all of nature are the mind and the universe. we start from that and he asks the questions do we have a soul? what happens to us after we die? who am i anyway? where do we fit into this great cosmic scheme? that's just on the first page. [laughter] this is the stuff that when you're in college at 3:00 in the morning when you're in your dorm room you know and you are staying up all night drinking healthy carriages or whatever, right? this is what you talk about and a

and friday night at 8:00 on c-span 2, author michio kaku on the latest advances in brain science saturday beginning at 11:00 eastern on book tv. live coverage of the texas book festival in austin and sunday our coverage continues live starting at noon. friday night at 8:00 on american history tv, on c-span 3, the union army and abraham lincoln's 1864 re-election. saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history the modernization of businesses and households in the 20th century and its impact on society. sunday afternoon at 4:00 on reel america ronald reagan's 1964, a time for choosing speech. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments@ c-span.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. ollow us on twitter. >> we take you live now to elmira, new york for the debate between incumbent tom reed and his democratic challenger martha robertson. recent polls list this race as epublican favored. >> 18 news presents the 23rd district congressional debate. here's your moderator,

[applause] next on booktv prime-time, michio kaku in his book "the future of the mind."er that author james mcpherson on his biography of jefferson davis.

and then author michio kaku. the texas book festival in austin. tonight it :00 on american history tv on c-span3, the union army and abraham lincoln's 1864 reelection and saturday and i :00 on lectures in history, the modernization of home in the workplace and the impact on society, and on "reel 1964 a," ronald reagan's time for choosing speech. find our television schedule one week in advance at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us at 202-626-3400 or e-mail us at comments@c-span.org. @cspan us a tweet #comments. join the conversation -- like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> defense secretary chuck hagel and sector estate john kerry are meeting with ourselves korean counterparts about security issues today. we will hear from the commander of u.s. forces in south korea. we will have that briefing live from the pentagon here on c-span. on c-span2, the house oversight and government reform committee will hold a hearing to investigate the u.s. response to the ebola virus live at 9:30 a.m. easte

friday night at 8:00 on c-span2, michio kaku on the latest advances in brain science. saturday morning beginning at 11:00 eastern on book-tv. live coverage of the texas book festival in austin. sunday, our coverage of the texas book festival continues live starting at noon. friday night at 8:00 on american history tv on c-span3, the union army and abraham lincoln's 1864 re-election. and saturday night at 8:00 on lectures in history, the modernization of businesses and households in the 20th century and its impact on society. and sunday afternoon at 4:00 on real america, ronald reagan's 1964 "a time for choosing" speech. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org, or send us a tweet @c-sp @c-span #comments. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> now portions of a conference hosted by the group the campaign for mesh's future. you'll hear from co-director robert borosage on what he calls the new populism which focuses on economic issues. he'

on the latest advances in brain science, michio kaku. bookcoverage of the texas festival in austin. continues sunday. on american history tv on c-span 3, the 1864 reelection and saturday night at 8:00, on lectures and history, the modernization of businesses and households and its impact on society. reagan's 1964, a time for choosing, speech. think aboutwhat you the programs you are watching. call us -- e-mail us at comments@c-span .org. or send us a tweet @cspan # comments. follow the conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the 2015 student cam competition is underway. worth $150,000 in prizes. the theme -- the three branches and you. you must use c-span video, show varying points of view. grab a camera and get started today. in illinois 13th district, republican congressman rodney davis facing a challenge from ann callis. they met for a debate last week in champaign, illinois. this is one hour. [applause] >> welcome to the 13th congressional district candidates debate. we wanted to make this debate different from others you've seen. we are going in depth on a few

and friday night at eight on c-span2, author michio kaku in the latest advances in brain science. sunday morning on booktv, live coverage of the texas book festival, and sunday it continues live starting at noon. friday night at eight on american history tv on c-span3, the union army and abraham lincoln's 1864 re-election. and saturday night at eight on lectures in history, the modernization of businesses and households in the 20th century and its impact on society. and sunday afternoon at four on real america, ronald reagan's 1964 a time for choosing speech. find our television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400, e-mail us at comments@c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span hashtag comments. join the conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >>> recently, harris-stowe university in st. louis hosted a town hall about how the media covered events if ferguson -- in ferguson, missouri, after the august shooting of michael brown, whether the media fueled the ensuing protests, the effects of t