latest in a series of streaming events and today i had the pleasure of hosting the event with steven koonin. steven is a scientist and now a famous scientist and an infamous scientist a professor of new york university and why you formerly the head of the department of energy research portfolio undersecretary of entered . it was good i guess you could say publicity helps people focus on why the book was written. humanity has known that there's been an atmosphere and scientists figured this out carbon dioxide was discovered 250 years ago and the scots invented everything i think. i'm not scottish, british, but they did a lot and 200 years ago almost exactly, a couple years for the anniversary, the idea of the greenhouse effect identified by a mathematician which is kind of fun. transforming anybody in the science or math he was a mathematician and he figured out the earth was getting warmer than it otherwise would be. if it didn't, there would be no life on earth so humans are interested in the climate science and also interested in the weather. this will talk about different phenomenon even

latest in a series of streaming events and today i had the pleasure of hosting the event with steven koonin. steven is a scientist and now a famous scientist and an infamous scientist a professor of new york university and why you formerly the head of the department of energy research portfolio

use the search box at the top of the page to look for steven koonin or the title of his book, "unsettled." >> and you've been watching booktv. every sunday on c-span2 watch nonfiction authors discuss their books. television for serious readers. and watch them all online anytime at booktv.org. you can also find us on twitter, facebook and you tube @booktv. >> i am so pleased to have with us this evening spencer mcbride, associate managing historian of the joseph smith papers project and author of tonight's book, "justin smith for president." in conversation with him is the. the harry williams -- the t. harry williams professor of american history at lsu and author of the best selling book, "white trash," nancy isenberg. welcome, both of you. i'm so excited to have you with us, and we're all looking forward to hearing from you. ..

and today, and a pleasure of hosting the event with steven koonin, and stephen is an eminent scientist, now a famous scientist and for some and infamous scientists, professor in new york university at nyu and formally the head of the informative energies research portfolio, undersecretary of energy in other words, approves post under president obama. he is a chief scientist for those of you who may remember, use mean petroleum, inanimate beyond petroleum and then went back to vp will be talking about that and part of that is a professor at caltech which is i am jealous because that is my first choice were wanted to go to school and into queens queens university in canada and some of you know. i like to think of it as a good business school caltech is the genuine mothership. so in short, scientists and some have consequences, and were going to talk about his book, an attorney is coming know why were talking about the book titled "unsettled" and climate science tell us that it doesn't and why it matters and is published and he was on the circuit, i know this like to be fun, could be anno

and today, and a pleasure of hosting the event with steven koonin, and stephen is an eminent scientistnow a famous scientist and for some and infamous scientists, professor

thank you all for watching and listening, and thank my new friend, the brave scientist, steven koonin. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday you will find events and people that explore our nation's past on american history tv. on sundays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. its television for serious readers. learn, discover, explorer. weekends on c-span2. >> my name is kate cole and i'm investment specialist focusing on the impact that environmental and sociall factors have on financial performance but before that i was in activist, i am an activist because of the often we get to speak to today, bill mckibben. i can even -- bill is a big deal. actually bill,. [inaudible] we've got to do this. bills book "falter" that will be discussing this morning and you can purchase using the by the