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not everybody is rufus porter and moves to town and starts "scientific american." do they catch on in this new more industrialized system, or what do a lot of them end up doing? >> that's a great question. in my own exuberance i tend to pump up how wonderful -- and there are winners and losers. there are winners and losers all along the way. so, i think that's really important. there are many people who even if a lot of folks can afford six chairs but don't have but one chair. and this is the whole question, and i'll get to your answer in a second. richard buschmann talks about in the 18th century, very few people were refined, so it wasn't so bad to the unrefined because most everyone else was unrefined and there's no shame. but by the 1850s, the middlie i classes also have adopted the new means i would argue for being refined and there's a thinner band of unrefined. in this great transformation and this is really the great transformation looked at in a different, yeah, there are losers and so someone like k maker, yes, he does move to this brass crock making, but
not everybody is rufus porter and moves to town and starts "scientific american." do they catch on in this new more industrialized system, or what do a lot of them end up doing? >> that's a great question. in my own exuberance i tend to pump up how wonderful -- and there are winners and losers. there are winners and losers all along the way. so, i think that's really important. there are many people who even if a lot of folks can afford six chairs but don't have but one chair....
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. >> in 1910, scientific american held a contest asking readers to describe the fourth dimension. the 15 winning entries went into great detail about a fourth spatial dimension. but not one entry mentioned the other fourth dimension: the dimension of time. albert einstein changed all that when he put forth his theory of relativity. einstein said you can't talk about space without dealing with time. looks like maggie has an appointment at the dating service, which appears to be on the corner of x and y. she needs to go up to the mezzanine level and be there by 1:00. >> hi, i'm here for the speed dating. >> i'm sorry, it started at 1:00. >> but since maggie has arrived 30 minutes late, she's got the wrong coordinate in the time dimension. and her online dream date just walked out the door with someone who showed up on time. so the fourth dimension: time? i don't know, maybe. but in fact, as far as a mathematician's concerned, it could sort of be any kind of statistic, right? it could be height, weight, i mean, whatever you like. >> yeah. >> any parameter, so to speak. >> yeah, you'r
. >> in 1910, scientific american held a contest asking readers to describe the fourth dimension. the 15 winning entries went into great detail about a fourth spatial dimension. but not one entry mentioned the other fourth dimension: the dimension of time. albert einstein changed all that when he put forth his theory of relativity. einstein said you can't talk about space without dealing with time. looks like maggie has an appointment at the dating service, which appears to be on the...
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geophysics from yale university has received a number of honors in awards including selection by scientific american as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in two thousand and seven dr mann was a joint recipient of the nobel peace prize he's the author of over one hundred fifty peer reviewed publications as well as two books including his latest the hockey stick and the climate wars. dispatches from the frontlines like the man welcome thanks tom it's a pleasure to be here with you thanks for joining us and for writing this brilliant book. before we get into all the science about all of this i'm just curious about you what got you into climate science to begin with a long and circuitous route really to climate science say you know when i was a young child i was and i just loved science and i loved you know talking about time travel and tornadoes and hurricanes and the speed of light and just i was fascinated by anything that was vaguely scientific that had to do with you know trying to understand the natural world and i ended up in high school i was sort of a computer geek
geophysics from yale university has received a number of honors in awards including selection by scientific american as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in two thousand and seven dr mann was a joint recipient of the nobel peace prize he's the author of over one hundred fifty peer reviewed publications as well as two books including his latest the hockey stick and the climate wars. dispatches from the frontlines like the man welcome thanks tom it's a pleasure to be...
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according to scientific american magazine, men suffer mental decline when women are around or when theys surprising about that? >> andrea: in the end they say we believe this could be, this could be likely men sexualize neutral informations but further study is necessary. >> bob: i'll be happy to participate. >> bob: honestly? greg? >> bob: what is a big deal about that? >> greg: yesterday, i plugged a book. it will plug it again because nobody can find it and they can't spell the name. author for "envy" is helmut schoeck. s-h-o-e-c-k. it's a fantastic book, 40 years old. missed you, bob. >> kimberly: welcome back. special happy birthday to michael from "the five." happy birthday. have a great day. that's i f
according to scientific american magazine, men suffer mental decline when women are around or when theys surprising about that? >> andrea: in the end they say we believe this could be, this could be likely men sexualize neutral informations but further study is necessary. >> bob: i'll be happy to participate. >> bob: honestly? greg? >> bob: what is a big deal about that? >> greg: yesterday, i plugged a book. it will plug it again because nobody can find it and they...
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so this is a recent cover of scientific american. 10 world changing ideas. number one was his ekg on defoe. this is the other offered local for apple. this is my last thing. i hope i can leave you with that the future of medicine and health care i think in the exceptionally bright. so thanks very much for your attention. [applause] >> fire away. >> if you ask questions you have to come here to this microphone. >> c-span is recording this, so that will be interesting. if you want to get on c-span, this is your chance. please go over to the mic. >> it seems to me that oftentimes they're certain economic advantages to things staying the way they are for maybe drug companies are certain aspects of the medical community that make money off of the way things are. do you see that, you know, slowing down progress? >> yes. so that's part of the reason why our medical community is so erotic and difficult to change, but, of course, what you are alluding to is on -- they want to does like lipitor that are used by tens of minutes of people. that, of course, is the ultima
so this is a recent cover of scientific american. 10 world changing ideas. number one was his ekg on defoe. this is the other offered local for apple. this is my last thing. i hope i can leave you with that the future of medicine and health care i think in the exceptionally bright. so thanks very much for your attention. [applause] >> fire away. >> if you ask questions you have to come here to this microphone. >> c-span is recording this, so that will be interesting. if you...
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how many of us have been turned on to the wonders of science from nova or scientific american frontiers or felt moved by the power of music and the arts on greatperformances? have you found yourself making a date with your tv to catch the latest drama on masterpiece? and then there are the unparalleled documentaries of ken burns who continues to shine a light on our uniquely american stories. america is so much more than reality tv portrays. pbs and this station exist to remind us that we can always be more than we are today. we can learn, engage, explore, connect. all we ask in return is for you to be more than a just a member of the audience. become a member of this public television station by making a contribution today. we have to work together to keep this national treasure called public television healthy and strong. if you've already made your donation for this year, please know how much we appreciate your support. you sustain this service and allow it to grow. but if you have not yet become a member of our funding family, please do it now. we're ready to return to the pbs newsh
how many of us have been turned on to the wonders of science from nova or scientific american frontiers or felt moved by the power of music and the arts on greatperformances? have you found yourself making a date with your tv to catch the latest drama on masterpiece? and then there are the unparalleled documentaries of ken burns who continues to shine a light on our uniquely american stories. america is so much more than reality tv portrays. pbs and this station exist to remind us that we can...
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this is a recent cover of scientific american. ten world changing ideas. number one was the e cagey on the phone. this is the logo for apple and this is the last thing i hope i can leave you with. a picture of medicine and health care can be exceptionally bright. thanks very much for your attention. [applause] fire away. [inaudible] >> c-span is recording this. that will be interesting if you want to get on c-span, this is your chance. yes. please go to the mike. i am sorry. >> it seems to me that oftentimes there are certain economic advantages to things stay in the way they are for drug companies or certain aspects of the medical community that make money off of the way things are. do you see that slowing down progress? >> yes. that is part of the reason why our medical community is so sporadic and difficult to change. what you are alluding to on the life science industry they want to have skills like lipitor used by tens of millions of people. that is the ultimate blockbuster suggestion that we won't seen many of the 0 drugs because the opportunity now
this is a recent cover of scientific american. ten world changing ideas. number one was the e cagey on the phone. this is the logo for apple and this is the last thing i hope i can leave you with. a picture of medicine and health care can be exceptionally bright. thanks very much for your attention. [applause] fire away. [inaudible] >> c-span is recording this. that will be interesting if you want to get on c-span, this is your chance. yes. please go to the mike. i am sorry. >> it...
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it was in the american scientific magazine.tulated with the computers of 100 bombs going off between indian and pakistan. based on the computer models, a couple hundred people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling that take place over the next five or six years, there would be 1 billion to 2 billion people starved to death around the world. do two nations have if we have a conflict with im y implicatio implications, it would not be an over and out conflict. you have to take out the defensive missiles. if you were serious about it, you have to take out the nuclear sites and certainly not one or two. there are a lot more than that. sid dlr sidrel reminded us you need to take out the electrical grid, also. it would have implications to the nuclear program. since they threatened to close the persian gulf, you need to take out the navy and a lot of their air force. this is not a raid like we have seen before on iraq and syria. this is a big deal. has a lot of consequences. we have to think through it. i do beli
it was in the american scientific magazine.tulated with the computers of 100 bombs going off between indian and pakistan. based on the computer models, a couple hundred people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling that take place over the next five or six years, there would be 1 billion to 2 billion people starved to death around the world. do two nations have if we have a conflict with im y implicatio implications, it would not be an over and out conflict. you have to...
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he published articles about offline device in scientific american. the arkansas state fair in little rock. in philadelphia. there was lots of literature about his flying machine and very little doubt that wilbur and orville wright cited articles were sought a working model and borrow some of his ideas. they had what he didn't have. they have a gasoline engine so they invented air flight and got all the credit. charlie mcdermott said he could buy working model for $1,000 and his neighbors raised the $1,000 and he was ready to put on the expedition and the night before there was a windstorm and is working model crashed into a tree and he was not able to demonstrate it. charlie mcdermott inventor and arkansas hero but didn't quite invent the airplane. >> now trip to little rock. largest city in the capital of arkansas. next we hear from ernie dumas on his book "waiting for the cemetery vote: the fight to stop election fraud in arkansas" chronicles problem from the nineteenth century until the 1970s one citizens banded together to fight a system that cor
he published articles about offline device in scientific american. the arkansas state fair in little rock. in philadelphia. there was lots of literature about his flying machine and very little doubt that wilbur and orville wright cited articles were sought a working model and borrow some of his ideas. they had what he didn't have. they have a gasoline engine so they invented air flight and got all the credit. charlie mcdermott said he could buy working model for $1,000 and his neighbors raised...
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there was a recent article in i don't know whether it's completely valid, but it was in american scientific magazine. and it postulated with the help of super computers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pack stan and it basically said, based on the computer models, a couple hundred million people killed quickly and the consequences of the global cooling that would take place over the next five or six years, there would be 1 billion to 2 billion people start to death. do two nations have the right to do that in the name of sovereignty? i don't think so. i don't think so. so we all have to think about this a lot more seriously than we have. and in the case of iran, i might just say that it's a difficult scenario. if they do get nuclear weapons, there are going to be several other countries in that part of the world that will have a very active quest for nuclear weapons. if we have a conflict that has all sorts of implications, it would not be an over and out type conflict. you would have to take out the defensive missiles. if you were serious about it, you would have to
there was a recent article in i don't know whether it's completely valid, but it was in american scientific magazine. and it postulated with the help of super computers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pack stan and it basically said, based on the computer models, a couple hundred million people killed quickly and the consequences of the global cooling that would take place over the next five or six years, there would be 1 billion to 2 billion people start to death. do...
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it was in the american scientific magazine. it postulated with the help of supercomputers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pakistan. it said based on a computer model, a couple hundred people -- a couple hundred million people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling over the next five or six years would be 1 billion people to 2 billion people start around the world. do two nations have the right to do that in the name of sovereignty? i do not think so. we all have to think about this a lot more seriously than we have. in the case of iran, it is a difficult scenario. if they do get nuclear weapons, there will be several other countries in that part of the world, in my view, that will have a very active quest for nuclear weapons. if we have a conflict, it has all sorts of implications. it would not be over and out. you would have to take up defensive missiles, if you were serious about it. you would have to take out nuclear sites. there are more than one or two. our business partner in t
it was in the american scientific magazine. it postulated with the help of supercomputers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pakistan. it said based on a computer model, a couple hundred people -- a couple hundred million people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling over the next five or six years would be 1 billion people to 2 billion people start around the world. do two nations have the right to do that in the name of sovereignty? i do not think so....
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two months the drug is made by amgen scientists presented their debt at the annual scientific sessions of the americanf cardiology being held in chicago there is great news for chocolate lovers a new study shows that eating chocolate is slenderizing researchers at the university of california san diego study of over 1000 volunteers they found that those who ate chocolate the most frequently have a lower body mass index compared to those who ate chocolate rarely or not all the study suggests that chocolate may boost your metabolism in spite of this sweet news researchers warn that it doesn't mean that you could eat unlimited amounts the study buying this juicer online was unbelievable. what a bargain! [ female announcer ] sometimes a good deal isn't such a good deal. but new bounty with trap and lock technology gives you value you can see. in this lab demo one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. so you can clean this mess with half as many sheets. new bounty. the clean picker upper. join kermit's party with bounty. now at disney.com/muppetsbrin
two months the drug is made by amgen scientists presented their debt at the annual scientific sessions of the americanf cardiology being held in chicago there is great news for chocolate lovers a new study shows that eating chocolate is slenderizing researchers at the university of california san diego study of over 1000 volunteers they found that those who ate chocolate the most frequently have a lower body mass index compared to those who ate chocolate rarely or not all the study suggests...
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children enjoy climbing into the latch the scientific genius with foursquare. follow american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> this week on the civil war, author kendall gott discusses the battle of ft. donelson. mr. gott is professor at u.s. army combined center and the author of where the south lost the war, an analysis of the ft. henry/ft. donelson campaign. this took plate at ft. donelson. it's 50 minutes. >> purpose of my -- of today is not really to give the down and dirty blow by blow of the battle. i've been asked to give a few random thoughts about the 150 years that have passed since the battle and the importance of a battle. i'll focus my remarks on that. for more detailed analysis of that, my book, i would love for you to buy that, but there's some others out there, too. dr. kuhning wrote an excellent book on the battle itself and the short film that's involved here and the interpretation with the rangers, seek those out for the blow by blow. we'll have more of a macro level for this here. it is exciting to be here for the
children enjoy climbing into the latch the scientific genius with foursquare. follow american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> this week on the civil war, author kendall gott discusses the battle of ft. donelson. mr. gott is professor at u.s. army combined center and the author of where the south lost the war, an analysis of the ft. henry/ft. donelson campaign. this took plate at ft. donelson. it's 50 minutes. >> purpose of my -- of today...
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scientists presented their data at the annual scientific sessions of the american college of cardiologycago. eating raisins and soy products can help ward off one of the key risk factors in heart disease. a handful of raisins three times a day helped people with slightly elevated blood pressure lower their numbers after several weeks. researchers think it might have to do with the high level of potassium in the raisins. another study found that daily intake of tofu, peanuts, and green tea helped lower blood pressure in more than five thousand people aged 18 to 30. wireless companies may be rethinking the way they do business. that's because the average cell phone customer now switches carriers as soon as their second two-year contract is up. the rapid decline in loyalty is shaking things up. increasing smart phone use is also cutting profits for the carriers who have to expand their data networks. some solutions mentioned are pricier hardware, dropping contracts altogether, and even leasing handsets to customers. a chill in the air tonight but it won't last for long. tom skilling has de
scientists presented their data at the annual scientific sessions of the american college of cardiologycago. eating raisins and soy products can help ward off one of the key risk factors in heart disease. a handful of raisins three times a day helped people with slightly elevated blood pressure lower their numbers after several weeks. researchers think it might have to do with the high level of potassium in the raisins. another study found that daily intake of tofu, peanuts, and green tea...
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generally more caution about science and technology than pushing some of the limits americans are willing to push on the scientific side and skeptical on the religious side. >> professor banchoff, do you agree or feel that abortion is relative to the embryonic politics debate? >> i think it is. i mean, the issues i raised up front about when life begins and deserves protection for issues we recognize in the abortion debate but the connection doesn't have to be as strong as it is in this country and in fact it's quite fascinating to see how the catholic church in the first decade after the 1960 breakthrough didn't from the issue of research in the abortion debate. their concern was with the idea of using technology of reproduction, taking such about the outside the married couple and into the laboratory. you can't really find much on the catholic side until the 1980's condemning this as the taking of an innocent human life. this kind of research happens is the abortion issue keeps up and the church finally comes out with a position in 1987 on embryo research that is constructed but it wasn't there in the beginning.
generally more caution about science and technology than pushing some of the limits americans are willing to push on the scientific side and skeptical on the religious side. >> professor banchoff, do you agree or feel that abortion is relative to the embryonic politics debate? >> i think it is. i mean, the issues i raised up front about when life begins and deserves protection for issues we recognize in the abortion debate but the connection doesn't have to be as strong as it is in...
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he published articles about flying devices and scientific and american devices. he traveled with it and came to the arkansas fair in little rock and went to the centennial and philadelphia so there was lots of literature about his flying machines. there is very little doubt that horrible and wilbur wright saw some of his models and model some of their ideas. that a gasoline-powered engine and so they invented air flight and got all the credit for it. charlie mcdermott said $4000 he could invent a working model and his neighbors raised a thousand dollars. he was ready to put it on exhibition. the night before there was a windstorm and is working model crashed into a jury and he was not able to demonstrate it. charlie mcdermott was an inventor and arkansas hero. >> we would like to hear from you. tweeted should be back at twitter.com/booktv. coming up next a panel on america's food industry from how the country's food is grown and produced to what is being eaten and how wages and costs affect their level of nutrition. tracie mcmillan panel member and author of "the
he published articles about flying devices and scientific and american devices. he traveled with it and came to the arkansas fair in little rock and went to the centennial and philadelphia so there was lots of literature about his flying machines. there is very little doubt that horrible and wilbur wright saw some of his models and model some of their ideas. that a gasoline-powered engine and so they invented air flight and got all the credit for it. charlie mcdermott said $4000 he could invent...
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it was in the american scientific magazine. it postulated with the help of supercomputers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pakistan. it said based on a computer model, a couple hundred people -- a couple hundred million people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling over the next five or six years would be 1 billion people to 2 billion people start around the world. do two nations have the right to do that in the name of sovereignty? i do not think so. we all have to think about this a lot more seriously than we have. in the case of iran, it is a difficult scenario. if they do get nuclear weapons, there will be several other countries in that part of the world, in my view, that will have a very active quest for nuclear weapons. if we have a conflict, it has all sorts of implications. it would not be over and out. you would have to take up defensive missiles, if you were serious about it. you would have to take out nuclear sites. there are more than one or two. our business partner in t
it was in the american scientific magazine. it postulated with the help of supercomputers a hypothetical of 100 bombs going off between india and pakistan. it said based on a computer model, a couple hundred people -- a couple hundred million people killed very quickly. the consequences of the global cooling over the next five or six years would be 1 billion people to 2 billion people start around the world. do two nations have the right to do that in the name of sovereignty? i do not think so....
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american science. all the magazine had to do to convey what the trends were is put it on a piece of scientific equipment and convey the message that oppenheimer was preeminent in american science and that american science was itself preeminent in the world. edgar hoover is obsessing with who are the three that didn't come forward and who is the unnamed interimmediate airy? hoover found out in the meantime that unnamed interimmediate airy is -- he wants to know who the other three are. so he has the fbi agents interview oppenheimer. first they interview the frenchman. he tells a different storey. he says well he doesn't know about three. there is only one person he missed. there is only one person approached and that is robert oppenheimer. they interview oppenheimer and he now says well, yes, the story i gave back in august of 1943 to pash and was a fabrication. the true story is only that i was involved and i didn't cooperate. that incident, both versions incident. slide, please. u.s. government saying that you could not open a door without finding robert oppenheimer behind it. he was chairman to the at
american science. all the magazine had to do to convey what the trends were is put it on a piece of scientific equipment and convey the message that oppenheimer was preeminent in american science and that american science was itself preeminent in the world. edgar hoover is obsessing with who are the three that didn't come forward and who is the unnamed interimmediate airy? hoover found out in the meantime that unnamed interimmediate airy is -- he wants to know who the other three are. so he has...
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scientific audience. but it really is important that americans and all of americans understand that we can end this tobacco epidemic by preventing youth from ever starting to use it. so we have developed a consumer booklet that you can see that is in your packet. and it's written in plain language, good graphics, entitled surgeon general's report, preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults. we can make the next generation tobacco free. and i would look to say thanks to the centers for disease control and preventions office of smoking health. because they have -- helped us with a new project. so i would look to formally and officially launch the surgeon generals video challenge. this is a competition to engage young people in developing original videos that feature one or more of the surgeon general's report findings. contestants are encouraged to use this consumer piece that i just showed you, as a guide to writing their health messages in their videos. and the contest will have -- two age categories. with english and spanish. age 14-18, and age 18-24. and you can, join as an individual, or as gro
scientific audience. but it really is important that americans and all of americans understand that we can end this tobacco epidemic by preventing youth from ever starting to use it. so we have developed a consumer booklet that you can see that is in your packet. and it's written in plain language, good graphics, entitled surgeon general's report, preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults. we can make the next generation tobacco free. and i would look to say thanks to the centers for...
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a lot of china's advanced scientific and technological development is centered in pudong. walcott: the americansre there in financial services, real estate services, education services, technology such as motorola, food services-- pepsi and coca-cola duking it out in the same industrial park. taiwanese are there-- huge semiconductor factories, billions of dollars of investment. singaporians are there in their industrial parks. germans are there in small and medium enterprises-- chemicals, petrochemicals. so it's a large and diverse foreign population essentially learning how to do business in china, both for export and for the vast domestic market they hope to develop. narrator: but all this growth presented a real problem for urban planners. shanghai's original port and airport are separated from pudong by the huang pu. some traffic flows through new bridges and tunnels, but big volume needed new infrastructure. ( man speaking mandarin ) translator: we developed the pudong area so that it had its own port, its own air terminal, its own railway facilities. in that way you would not need to have
a lot of china's advanced scientific and technological development is centered in pudong. walcott: the americansre there in financial services, real estate services, education services, technology such as motorola, food services-- pepsi and coca-cola duking it out in the same industrial park. taiwanese are there-- huge semiconductor factories, billions of dollars of investment. singaporians are there in their industrial parks. germans are there in small and medium enterprises-- chemicals,...
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american heart association. i'm sure this is not the scientific reason i feel like if you have more hours awake you would consumeore hungry when you get up, stay awake longer so you need more meals. >> i don't know. >> we have to test my theory. >> i don't know. >>> breaking news in san jose, firefighter hurt in an apartment building fire. >>> santa cruz boardwalk in danger of being damaged by flood waters.
american heart association. i'm sure this is not the scientific reason i feel like if you have more hours awake you would consumeore hungry when you get up, stay awake longer so you need more meals. >> i don't know. >> we have to test my theory. >> i don't know. >>> breaking news in san jose, firefighter hurt in an apartment building fire. >>> santa cruz boardwalk in danger of being damaged by flood waters.
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interests while slashing investments in our kids' education, scientific research and critical infrastructure. it's notwa corporations that ship american jobs terminating the affordable care act provides affordable care to tens of millions of americans. and it is certainly not brave t fund their pet initiatives and an effort to cut support for seniors in nursing homes and individuals with disabilities and low-income kids. and it is not fair to raise taxes on middle income americans to pay for another round of tax breaks for the very, very wealthy. and yet those are the choices that are made in this republican budget. where is the shared responsibility? we have american men and women 3u9ing the i putting their lives while others hide their income in the c and refuse to pay their fair share. any responsible effort to balan approach that addresses both spending and revenue and the republican budget fails that simple test. probably not a surprise since 98% of house republicans have signed a pledge refusing to close a single special interest tax loophole or single subsidy for big oil company for the purpose of deficit reduction. in keep wit
interests while slashing investments in our kids' education, scientific research and critical infrastructure. it's notwa corporations that ship american jobs terminating the affordable care act provides affordable care to tens of millions of americans. and it is certainly not brave t fund their pet initiatives and an effort to cut support for seniors in nursing homes and individuals with disabilities and low-income kids. and it is not fair to raise taxes on middle income americans to pay for...
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mag for american experience is provided by: to enhance public understanding of the role of technology. the foundation also seeks to portray the lives of men and women engaged in scientific and technological pursuit. funding for this program is provided by: dedicated to strengthening america's future through education. american experience is also made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from: media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org there's more american experience online at pbs.org, where you can find out how to join the discussion on facebook and twitter. american experience, "the amish," is available on blu-ray and dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org, or call 1-800-playpbs. american experience is also available for download on itunes. >> narrator: tonight on frontlininside the worst nuclear disaster of the century. one year later, men who risked their lives to save the fukushima nuclear plant reveal what really happened... >> (translated): we never imagined we'd be sent there. i was praying. >> narrator: ...the life and death decisions... >> (translated): this would affect not just japan, but the world. >> narrat
mag for american experience is provided by: to enhance public understanding of the role of technology. the foundation also seeks to portray the lives of men and women engaged in scientific and technological pursuit. funding for this program is provided by: dedicated to strengthening america's future through education. american experience is also made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from: media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org...
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scientific research and critical infrastructure. it's not visionary to reward corporations that ship american jobs overseas while terminating the affordable care act that provides affordable care to tens of millions of americans. and it is certainly not brave to give governors a blank check to fund their pet initiatives and a license to cut support for seniors in nursing home, individuals with disabilities and low-income kids, and it is not fair to raise taxes on middle-income americans to pay for another round of tax breaks for the very, very wealthy. and yet those are the choices that are made in this republican budget. where's the shared responsibility? we have american men and women putting their lives on the line in afghanistan while others hide their income in the cayman islands, in switzerland and refuse to pay their fair share. as the bipartisan simpson-bowles commission indicated, any responsible effort to reduce the deficit requires a balanced approach that addresses both spending and revenue, and republican budget fails that simple test. probably not a surprise, since 98% of house republicans have signed a pledge refusing to cl
scientific research and critical infrastructure. it's not visionary to reward corporations that ship american jobs overseas while terminating the affordable care act that provides affordable care to tens of millions of americans. and it is certainly not brave to give governors a blank check to fund their pet initiatives and a license to cut support for seniors in nursing home, individuals with disabilities and low-income kids, and it is not fair to raise taxes on middle-income americans to pay...
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children especially enjoy climbing into the lap of the scientific genius with the smile of a grandfather. >> there's a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedules and preview the upcoming programs. watch featured video from the regular serious as well as ahtv history tweets and social media from facebook, you tube, twitter and four square. follow us every weekend on c-span3 and online at cspan.org/history. >>> "history bookshelf"
children especially enjoy climbing into the lap of the scientific genius with the smile of a grandfather. >> there's a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedules and preview the upcoming programs. watch featured video from the regular serious as well as ahtv history tweets and social media from facebook, you tube, twitter and four square. follow us every weekend on c-span3 and online at cspan.org/history. >>> "history bookshelf"
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american children. older parents and premature births are suspected factors, but the cause remains a mystery. >> the prevailing scientific idea is that it's something that affects the brain development predominantly in utero. in other words, it's either genetic or an environmental factor in utero. >> reporter: the study shows the average age of diagnosis is down to 4 years old, but experts say it's not good enough. they hope to get children diagnosed by 18 months to give them a head start on treatment. brian mooar, nbc news. >> here's a look at some other stories making news. in oklahoma, a dramatic end to a standoff. a s.w.a.t. team used a taser to take down a man who witnesses say had a gun. officers had tried repeatedly to talk him out of his apartment, next to a day-care center before firing the taser. >>> near philadelphia, a pet store dognapping was captured on surveillance video. a woman leaned into a bin, and snatched a puppy, sneaking it into her oversized purse. police say another woman and two little girls went along for the heist. even worse, right? the dachshund is worth $900. >>> in florida, someone broke t
american children. older parents and premature births are suspected factors, but the cause remains a mystery. >> the prevailing scientific idea is that it's something that affects the brain development predominantly in utero. in other words, it's either genetic or an environmental factor in utero. >> reporter: the study shows the average age of diagnosis is down to 4 years old, but experts say it's not good enough. they hope to get children diagnosed by 18 months to give them a head...
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american children. older parents and premature births are expected factors, but the cause remains a mystery. >> the prevailing scientific idea is that it's something that affects the brain development predominantly in utero. so in other words, it's either genetic or some environmental factor affecting in utero. >> reporter: the study shows the average age of diagnosis is down to 4 years old, but experts say that is not good enough. they're hoping to get children diagnosed by 18 months to give them a head start on treatment. brian mooar, nbc news. >>> well, here is your "first look" at other news going on around america today. in oklahoma, a dramatic end to a standoff. a s.w.a.t. team used a taser to take down a man who witnesses say had a gun. officers had tried repeatedly to talk him out of his apartment next door to a daycare center before firing the taser. >>> new philadelphia, a pet store dog-napping was all captured on surveillance video. a woman leaned into a bin and snatched a puppy, sneaking it into her oversized purse. police say another woman and two little girls went along for the heist. the dachshund named p
american children. older parents and premature births are expected factors, but the cause remains a mystery. >> the prevailing scientific idea is that it's something that affects the brain development predominantly in utero. so in other words, it's either genetic or some environmental factor affecting in utero. >> reporter: the study shows the average age of diagnosis is down to 4 years old, but experts say that is not good enough. they're hoping to get children diagnosed by 18...
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. >> she hit that fact. 40 million americans take vitamins every day. no scientific. you should be getting everything you need through a good well-balanced -- >> we get everything we need through you. >> well said. i love that. >> thanks, doc. >> i'm going to stop buying my multivitamins. >> for more tips on how to get ready for the change in season, go to webmd.com and search "spring." thank you, doctor. we appreciate it. >>> coming up next, the 93-pound fifth grader who just broke a weight lifting world record. that and other stories "behind the headlines" when we come back. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we were determined to see it through. here's an update on the progress. we're paying for all spill related clean-up costs. bp findings supports independent scientists studying the gulf's environment. thousands of environmental samples have been tested and all beaches and waters are open. and the tourists are back. i was born here, i'm still here and so is bp. sometimes, i feel like it's me against my hair. [ female announcer ] weak, damaged hair needs new
. >> she hit that fact. 40 million americans take vitamins every day. no scientific. you should be getting everything you need through a good well-balanced -- >> we get everything we need through you. >> well said. i love that. >> thanks, doc. >> i'm going to stop buying my multivitamins. >> for more tips on how to get ready for the change in season, go to webmd.com and search "spring." thank you, doctor. we appreciate it. >>> coming up...
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two scientific papers in the peer-reviewed journal "environmental research" look at rising seas caused by climate change and they conclude that nearly four million americans live in homes that will be more prone to flooding. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: while the new report says climate change could raise sea levels by only a few inches over the next decades, those few inches will be magnified by high tides and storms. by 2030, that could mean much of the american coastline may be in danger of severe flooding. ben strauss is a scientist with climate central, the nonprofit group that studies the potential impact of climate change. >> there are pockets of vulnerability all around the nation, including new york city, southern virginia, louisiana and both southern california and the bay area. >> reporter: for new york city, that means by 2030, there's a one in six chance floodwaters will rise five feet beyond current high tide levels. 100,000 homes would be at risk. in new orleans, 169,000 homes could be flooded. sea levels change constantly, of course, affected by everything from the weather to the pull of the moon. but measurements taken here on san
two scientific papers in the peer-reviewed journal "environmental research" look at rising seas caused by climate change and they conclude that nearly four million americans live in homes that will be more prone to flooding. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: while the new report says climate change could raise sea levels by only a few inches over the next decades, those few inches will be magnified by high tides and storms. by 2030, that could mean much of the american...
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. >> the new york times, we have brand new scientific research published this morning that says 3.7 million americanst risk from constant coastal flooded expecting in coming deck atds. the experts are blaming a rise in the sea level on global warming. the entire american coastline has some risk factor here with half of the nation's at risk population living on the florida coast. louisiana, california, new york and new jersey also majorly threatened. scientists say the nation must begin to plan to re treat from the coast. here is good news maybe i could share with you, they will publish the report online and you can search your zip code to find out what your exposure is. >> i worry if we need water wings, working in manhattan. >>> you know whether we said we sort of have the paper, we do the -- here is my version of the l.a. times, a drinking water story. cows are popping so much and we're using so much fertilization that our ground water, especially for particular group of people in this area becoming so contaminated with nitrates it's almost undrinkable. the prices to combat this may be cheaper to g
. >> the new york times, we have brand new scientific research published this morning that says 3.7 million americanst risk from constant coastal flooded expecting in coming deck atds. the experts are blaming a rise in the sea level on global warming. the entire american coastline has some risk factor here with half of the nation's at risk population living on the florida coast. louisiana, california, new york and new jersey also majorly threatened. scientists say the nation must begin to...
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creativity in the marketplace to keep american companies competitive with the cost effective means to access the capital and keep the country at the forefront of medical, scientific, technological breakthroughs. you know, economic growth occurs when the companies go public, so recently i met with the new jersey technology council, and they stressed the importance of removing the regulatory burdens of bringing companies into the market, and the job bill does this. it restores the innovation for early stage investors to provide the capital that american enp tre preneurs need. and so we do it by chipping away at the, at the albatross of the strangulations of the ipo market since the passage of the sarbanes-oxley law. this bill provides the american en tre tre netrepreneurs with t they need to seek their dreams. and it provides investors with the exit strategies they need to create a well coming environment. with that, i believe that the jobs act is a commonsense bill and i support this legislation. >> the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. >> i yield. >> and thank you, madam chair, and i rise today excited about what we are
creativity in the marketplace to keep american companies competitive with the cost effective means to access the capital and keep the country at the forefront of medical, scientific, technological breakthroughs. you know, economic growth occurs when the companies go public, so recently i met with the new jersey technology council, and they stressed the importance of removing the regulatory burdens of bringing companies into the market, and the job bill does this. it restores the innovation for...
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americans universal primary and secondary public education, the g.i. bill, the great public infrastructure projects of eisenhower and others in the last century. large investments in scientific research and sensible safeguards over the financial system. these long-term challenges for us as a country are more difficult in part because other nations around the world like china or brazil are getting better at making their economies grow and develop. and their success, though it brings huge opportunities for our country has put a huge amount of pressure on large parts of the american workforce who are engaged in making things other countries are getting better at making. now the president's strategy for meeting these sets of challenges is to focus on reforms and education, investments to support innovation to encourage public and private investment and to expand exports. these challenges are not challenges the private markets can solve on their own. in education the president's working to make it more affordable for people to go to college working to improve the quality of teachers to improve training opportunities across industries where we are short of people with the necessar
americans universal primary and secondary public education, the g.i. bill, the great public infrastructure projects of eisenhower and others in the last century. large investments in scientific research and sensible safeguards over the financial system. these long-term challenges for us as a country are more difficult in part because other nations around the world like china or brazil are getting better at making their economies grow and develop. and their success, though it brings huge...
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scientific audiences. it is important that americans understand that we can end this tobacco epidemic by preventing youths from using it in the first place. we have developed a booklet that you can take home with you. that is written in plain language with good graphics and is entitled "the surgeon general's report, preventing tobacco use amongst you and -- youth and young adults became -- young adults." i would like to say thank-you to the center of disease control because they have helped us with a new project. i would like to formally and officially launched the surgeon general's video challenge. this is a competition to engage the people in developing original videos that feature one or more of the surgeon general's reports findings. contestants are encouraged to use the consumer piece that i just showed you as a guide to writing their health videos. the contest will have two age categories with english and spanish. 84218, and 18 to 24. age 14-18 and 18-24. after you submit the video, it will be screened. after that come eligible videos will be put up on the youtube channel for public voting. then the
scientific audiences. it is important that americans understand that we can end this tobacco epidemic by preventing youths from using it in the first place. we have developed a booklet that you can take home with you. that is written in plain language with good graphics and is entitled "the surgeon general's report, preventing tobacco use amongst you and -- youth and young adults became -- young adults." i would like to say thank-you to the center of disease control because they have...
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that will be achieved from this will be spent abroad and will strengthen foreign scientific applications as opposed to americans. thank you for being here. i will follow this up with a letter. thank you for your present. >> at this time, i recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. barton. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. secretary, for being here. in my opening statement i referenced the alternative energy budget and specifically expressed concerns about the loan guarantee program. as you know, we continue to have an ongoing investigation with regards to solyndra. the last hearing that you attended, i believe, the focus was on solyndra. you're very supportive of the way the loan guarantee program had been managed, but i think you did indicate there might be some changes forthcoming. have not been changes in the way you and your department have managed the loan guarantee program for alternative energy and, if so, can you tell us what those are? >> there were changes. limited to a few examples. -- let me give you a few examples. we know the economics of a particular industry, for example in the case of so
that will be achieved from this will be spent abroad and will strengthen foreign scientific applications as opposed to americans. thank you for being here. i will follow this up with a letter. thank you for your present. >> at this time, i recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. barton. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. secretary, for being here. in my opening statement i referenced the alternative energy budget and specifically expressed concerns about the loan guarantee...
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americans sick." a new report on the health impacts of high unemployment. this is a comprehensive report and it contains expert testimony before this committee. and the best scientific medical research from institutions such as johns hopkins, columbia, yale and others. this key medical research and testimony details the public health consequences of joblessness. and the joblessness is caused as a result from the cumulative impact of the epa's ongoing regulations. specifically, these impacts from joblessness will increase the likelihood of hospital visits, increase the likelihood of illnesses and premature deaths in communities. this joblessness will raise health care costs, will raise questions about the claimed health savings of the epa's regulations. and these regulations through this impact hurt children's health and hurt families' well-beings. as detailed in this report, this committee has heard some of these findings before. dr. harvey brenner of johns hopkins university testified before this committee on june 15th and he warned that, quote, the unemployment rate is well established as a risk factor for elevated illnesses and mortality rates in epidemiological
americans sick." a new report on the health impacts of high unemployment. this is a comprehensive report and it contains expert testimony before this committee. and the best scientific medical research from institutions such as johns hopkins, columbia, yale and others. this key medical research and testimony details the public health consequences of joblessness. and the joblessness is caused as a result from the cumulative impact of the epa's ongoing regulations. specifically, these...