All right, lets get started. Let me remind you to turn off the sound on your cell phones. This is our number 3263, denial in the face of fact. I asked for a science panel, i got an antiscience panel. [laughter] tom so im tom blumen thatll. Im the former chair of molecular and Development Biology here in boulder. I am the director of the institute for Downs Syndrome at the medical school. Let me briefly introduce the subject. I want you to imagine a world where they were accepted. Where nobody was deliberately underseeking to undermine these facts just because they stood to gain financially or because they seem at odds with their religious beliefs. Huge numbers of americans simply dont believe facts, people believing in the truth matter as lot not because it affects the truth but because whether or not we act based on truth or fiction matter as lot. This isnt a scientific issue. Its a political one. Todays panelists will address the thorny question of how to get people to believe facts
Deciding on whether to extend it. What is your opinion on the program. Should lawmakers and the program or extended . If you think they should end it, 202 7488001 is what you should dial. If you think they should renew the program, 202 7488000. We are also on twitter at cspanwj. We are also on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Or you can send us an email at journal cspan. Org. We will cover all the action live tomorrow beginning at 4 00 p. M. For now, we are joined by stephen of u. S. News world report ago why does the senate have to be in session on sunday . What will they be debating . Guest the senate will be in session because section 215 of the patriot act expires on monday. If they decide to extend it, it would most likely be under the u. S. Freedom act. The other option would afford to be to let it expire altogether which seems to be the less likely of the two options. Host this has already passed the house and it seems a good is bipartisan support in the senate. What is the hold
Creating gaps or we could fall below 10 operational ssbns. To illustrate how much of a challenge the navy has accepted in this program of record, consider this. We must build the first ohio replacement ssbns in the same amount of time it took to build the first virginia class submarine, yet the ohio replacement is 2. 5 times its size. Concern number four, minimizing the impact of ohio replacement on the rest of the navy. There are three ways to minimize the impact of ohio replacement on the rest of the navy, and we are pursuing all of them. First, we are making the ohio replacement as affordable as possible. The ohio replacement will have 16 tubes, not 24. We have maximized the use of previous systems. A Weapon System design for the ohio, as well as virginia designed for features have been pulled into the ohio replacement. We have reached into the cost per submarine. The procurement of each ohio replacement ssbns will cost less than 1 of one year of the dods budget. When you consider i
More than that, its encouraging their development of agro ecological practices for the benefit of them and all of us. Of course these practices not only help Climate Change but they produce food and they make themselves more resilient against drought. So its one of these amazing win winwins, but very few of us appreciated. That is what anna is so good at getting across to us. But thanks for that great question. [applause] in this next part of the conference, food activists talk about reducing food waste. Speakers include the former trader joes president can 1. 5 hours. Hi, welcome. Were so glad youre all here today. My name is ona. Im a staff attorney at the food law and policy clinic here at harvard law school. For those of you who dont know clinics provide action based learning opportunitys for law students to get real lawyer experience. Our students are working with nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups to improve the food system in their community. Organizations, advocacy groups
Whether to oppose or the support the patriot act. If you support it, 202 7488000. If you oppose it like senator rand paul, 202 7488001. You can also join in on the conversation by sending us a tweet at cspanwj or on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. This is from the hill newspaper rand paul has the page react in the palm of his hand. The senate will hold a rare sunday evening vote. The late hour and the lack of a clean pass forward means that any senator hasnt do amount of leverage due amount of leverage, that is where rand paul comes into play. Overnight, the passing of the Vice President s oldest son. Both biden beau biden. He was 46 years old. This message from the Vice President s office. The entire family is sad beyond words, we know that beaus spirit will live on in all of us. Beau biden, 46 years old. After a battle with brain cancer passing away in the washington, d. C. Area. Also from the boston globe and injury for secretary of state john kerry. He was helicoptered to a swiss ho