got together i mean your council the scientific council what was the first discussion about what was the main subject what was the main burning question if there was one who was to decide what is the role of the council the challenge first of all is to decide how the council will relate to the project as a whole that in turn requires understanding what form the project may take none of that is yet decided the challenge before us is to devise a plan that works there are just there's justifiable skepticism as there would be of anything of a new and as yet undefined nature and it is our responsibility to take all the the critical comment that has been made to heart and take advantage in order to formulate a successful plan you don't sound skeptical along. i think because i have lived my life engaged in such high risk activity that is the nature of science of course it's frightening and of course one can get it wrong and in fact i've often gotten it wrong. but getting it right even once or occasionally is the reward in a case like this i think we have a good chance of getting it right we

scientific council should have the last word i think it should work the same way scientific councils work in america there is a review process the rule of the decisions of that review are then forwarded to a final council that passes on them in the end almost always almost invariably they approve the decision made at a lower level but i think what you are suggesting would be very well placed in such a process thank you sir thank you very much it was a great privilege having you on the show my thanks and just to remind you that my guest in the studio today was roger carbury cochairman of skull coast scientific and technical counts and that's it for now from all of us here if you want to have your say on spotlight have someone in mind who you think i should intervene next time to drop me a line at al green our past are you and let's keep the show interactive we'll be back with more first hand comments on was going on and outside russia until then stay on r.t. and take care thank you. every month we give you the future we hope you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings t

council of science and technology advisers as well. we look at the future of computing and how it enabled scientific discovery and computational science, and we look broadly at the research portfolio and what it means for economic competitiveness. >> as far as the u.s. goes, is it still the out nl leader, or we feeling pressure -- out and out leader or are we feeling pressure? >> we are feeling pressure. we used to be one lap ahead. now we can look over our shoulder and see the world gaining. >> why? >> part of it is the inevitable democratization of technology. computing has been a major driver of economic growth. there are many statistics that support that. the rest of the world has recognized that and is making technology investments. it is investing in education to train a new generation of workers. their government investment behind that. many of the issues are about how we remain competitive. i think the challenge is always to keep climbing up in the value chain to invent the future. >> when it comes to government policy, is this and you look at -- helping the u.s. remain competitive? >> absolutely. what kinds of things can we do

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extensive scientific legal engineering and environmental expertise and their knowledge of issues pertaining to offshore operations. they are frances fine ski, president of the natural resources defense council. dr. done bosh, president of the university of maryland center for environmental science. terry garcia, executive vice president, national geographic society. dr. cherry murray, dean of the harvard school of engineering and applied sciences. and fran olmer chancellor of the university of alaska at anchorage. this commission is conducting its work consistent with the federal advisory committee act which sets a high standard for openness and transparency. as such, today's hearing is being held in this public forum and is being broadcast live via video feed. before i hand control of the meeting to our two distinguished co chairs, i will review today's agenda. our first panel will begin focusing on decision making within the unified command. and we will have five panelists. after a short break at 11:15, panel number two will focus on the amount and fate of the oil with five panelists. we'll take a short break for lunch. and at 1:30 reconvene on panel three with the use of dispersants. pan