Charter communications supports cspan2 is a public service. Good afternoon thanks for joining us today with university of pennsylvania others. My name is richard, and the library for the university of pennsylvania my race. Im happy to have the opportunity to talk to jason about his new book the problem of alzheimers, how science, culture and politics turned a rare disease into a crisis and what we can do about it. A physician and writer who researches and writes about issues in bioethics, aging and neural sciences. Previous works include open one, tragic possession of doctor william and jason is written for the new york times, washington post,ew forbes, and step news as well as hundreds of Research Articles in the most influential journals. Professor of medical policy and neurology at the university of pennsylvania and coat director of a Memory Center where he cares for patients. Lives and thought of you. Todays talk is being recorded. Since its a webinar, you dont have to worry about