It so good at spreading from host to host and why is it in some hosts and not in others. Why is it not in any of us are fisher mammals. It is in some worms which come from a very Different Branch of the animal kingdom. Perhaps also interesting to us because those worms kill diseases and if you go back there you might be able to kill those diseases, thats a different story, but theres a lot of biology that we dont understand. Like why is it so good at jumping from host to host . Is it just because it spreads vertically throughout the population like i talked about with mosquitoes . Is it also because its so good at jumping horizontally from one host to another. Yes, these are all questions but theres actually a conference that happens every couple years or so. O. Its a very thriving area ofa lf research. So we have gone from cow poop to slime molds and fecal transplant and back again. Thank you all for coming. Thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversation] that was ed young talking abou
War and the movement for gender e. Quality. And admiration of history i was curious about the state september 8. What happened on this date . September 8 the surveyor site launched. Margo lee launches her book Hidden Figures into the literary world. [applause] she graduated from the university of virginia with a degree in finance. A journalist from independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of the english monthly magazine with her husband margo is the daughter of one of the first black male engineers so she grew up knowing many of the figures. Of the computer project and be Foundation Fellow and recipient of the Virginia Foundation of the humanities grant for her research. She lives in charlottesville virginia. Virginia woolf once said anonymous and history was usually a woman. Let me say that again. Anonymous in history was usually a woman. Tonight these brilliant women are anonymous no more thanks to her book Hidden Figures. May the names of Catherine Johnson, mary jackson, d
From. Tonight youll hear the author of Hidden Figures. The American Dream in the untold story of those who helped to win the space race share the journey that combines laugh rich intersection of the civilrights era and the space race the cold war and the movement for gender equality. I am curious what the date september 81967 and 1983 defcon seven lunch. Said to rate 2000 when 06 launched and todays a template, 2016 publicly on schists her book hit in figures to the literary world. [applause] i know many of you know, margaux many said they run the tennis team with her and could not wait to see her again she was raised here credited from university of frigid new with a degree in finance the journalists and independent researcher. Creator of an englishlanguage monthly magazine the daughter of one of the first nasa blackmail engineer so she grew up with the abandon of Hidden Figures. She is a Slum Foundation fellow and recipient of the and Virginia Foundation for humanities grant and live
The another addition to help but share the dirty of uprooted this story of the intersection of the Civil Rights Era this space race to the cold war and genders equality. What have been done this date . And the september 8. Far the founder of the few men computer project in the recipient of the Virginia Foundation and the humanities grant for the history of women in the end computing. Virginia woolf would said ahoy from a novice n history was usually a will then. I will say that again. But tonight brilliant women are ominous no more. Made that names of the l. Levin who contributed to this space race finally recede their dues. Now i want to remind everyone that to be here at the book signing the will be here after words and the great hall. And cspan would ask me to say they ask for no flash photography. Did we will cleo to the bcf did invite you to make history with us. It is with great pleasure and honor that i introduce my friend. [applause] thanks for that nbc introduction. Banks to t
Untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. Hear her journey about writing this remarkable story that combines the rich intersection of the civil rights era, the space race, the cold war and the movement for gender equality. As an anthropologist with an admiration for history, i was curious about this date, september 8th. What happened with nasa on this date. So september 8th, 1967, the surveyor v launched. 1983, sat com vii launched. And today, september 8th, 2016, Margot Lee Shetterly publicly launches her book [laughter] Hidden Figures into the literary world. [applause] so a little bit on margot. I know many of you you know her, or went to school with her. Margot was raised right here in hampton, virginia. She graduated from the university of virginia with a degree in finance. A journalist, independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of an englishlanguage monthly magazine with her husband, aaron, margot is the daughter of one of the first na