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For or is it actually true. Well it certainly is true looking at the number of species were driving into extinction though. The lesson of this season may be that unlike risk opic viruses can do at least as good of a job in the other direction when you look at humans the challenge is that theres this terribly confusing paradox which is we are indeed the most dangerous species on earth we are in news ripley violent species we have remarkable ray of ways of making their miserable damaging all of them. Yet at the same time were also the most cooperated species on earth where the most altruism where the most compassionate and for me this is science has what is the most challenging thing to make sense of is the biology of how we can be. All full when some settings and so wonderful in others and often its the same behaviors its very dependent on context so thats exactly what were going to talk about today to try to actually deconstruct what you just sat with your colleague from charges france
Had some of us to talk about it so in our previous problems were talking to each other and director and screenwriter mr harris talk about this fear factor into more of his medicine sickle forms and without that todays program would be tend to cater to where this fear factor comes from but in more biological ways i want to start with this so many times ive heard this expression humans are the most dangerous animals on earth used the editing world to trace the origins of Human Behavior and you know how our brain works and what drives us so tell me is the the most dangerous just imagine for or is it actually true. Well it certainly is true looking at the number of species were driving into extinction though. The list some of this season may be that like risk opic viruses can do at least as good of a job in the other direction when you look at humans the challenge is that theres this terribly confusing paradox which is we are indeed the most dangerous species on earth we are in news ripley
Vanguard of vigil information bread he is the author of several other books, functional art, introduction to visualization and the truthful art, data charts and mask medications in his latest book over there, and he will be signing copies afterwards. Getting smarter about vigil information. So thats the topic of tonight. Thank you. [applause]. Thank you for being here tonight and thank you again for the Northeastern University for having me. This is the third time that i make a presentation at this university. I must feel like home. I would like to begin with a little bit of housekeeping. The first think is, i would like to ask you to give an applause to the students who have signed this beautiful poster. [applause]. Their names, i will mispronounce them. Thank you so much for hanging this beautiful poster. Absolutely like it. I think i like it even better on the book cover but anyway. [laughter]. Or housekeeping, if youre interested in the topic and you find interesting. It you find i
Schools. Stepping down from her role at the end of this month. Thesu subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to rule 70 of the committee on oversight and accountability and at the discretion of chairman comber, mr. Jordan and members of the committee may participate for the purposes of questions. Ii now recognize myself for the purpose of making an Opening Statement. Today the selected subcommittee is holding a hearing to examine the centers for Disease Control r and preventions policies and decisions during the pandemic. The pandemic sent shockwaves to all aspects of american life. School, work and family, sports and faith. This was a novel virus. There was much we didnt know. And we didnt know how to react. Educated guesses were the best we could do in some cases especially early on. But throughout, i maintain hope. What should heavy and could have unite