And digital currency. This is just under 2 1 2 hours. Hello. Thanks for having me. My name is adam piore, and im glad to be here. Im here to talk about my book, the bodybuilders inside the science of the engineered human, and some of the trends that i reviewed. Its funny to be here, because i left d. C. I used to cover im a journalist. I used to cover capitol hill. About 20 years ago i left and said i was never coming back. And actually, i covered congress for a newspaper in new jersey, and i left in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. My job was to stand off the house floor and ask every congressman what they thought of the days news. So, i quit my job and i went about as far away as i could go, and i moved to the country of cambodia. And i spent a year and a half there reporting on events there, and it was an amazing experience. People were the country was emerging from 30 years of civil war, from a genocide in which one in four people died of murder, starvation, and disease.
To be here. Im here to talk a little bit about my book which is called the body builders, inside the science of the engineered human and some of the trends that i reviewed. Its funny to be here because im i left d. C. , i used to cover capitol hill a few years ago, i left and said i was never coming back. It actually relates because i covered congress for a newspaper in new jersey and i left in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. My job was to stand off the house floor and ask every congressman what they thought of the days news. So i quit my job and i went about as far away as i could go and i moved to the country of cambodia and i spent a year and a half there reporting on events there and it was an amazing experience, people were the country was emerging from 30 years of civil war, from a genocide in one one in four people died of murder, starvation and disease. What really struck me while i was there was this theme of human resilience and it was a very valuable experience af
Minutes. This subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness response and communications will come to order. The subcommittee is meeting today to review our ability to timely and effectively alert and warn the public in the case of an emergency. I want to welcome all witnesses here this morning on issue that is vital to the protection of americans. Effective and reliable alerts and warnings. Numerous disasters and terrorist attacks weve witnessed over the past few months have illustrated that timely communication is critical in emergency situation and ability of critical information, the ability of critical information can help individuals protect themselves from harms way. While some of us grew up in Emergency Alert warnings through television, radio, and im old enough to remember when they told us to get underneath our desks because there was a siren warning, many alerts today are also received through mobile devices, internet and even social media. Considering the Technology Advances that h
Calls the growing partisan nature of the u. S. Senate. Cspans washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up wednesday morning, Oklahoma Republican congressman steve russel will join us to discuss the latest on the deal to avoid a Government Shutdown and the governments waste watch report. Were live from jackson, mississippi, for the next stop on the cspan bus 50 capitals tour. Joining us will be Mississippi Attorney general jim hood to talk about key policy issues his state. Then new York Democratic congresswoman Carolyn Maloney on efforts to avoid a Government Shutdown this week and volatility in u. S. Financial markets. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Following last months false alarm missile alert in hawaii, a house panel looked at the reliability and accuracy of Emergency Alerts. Well hear from representatives from fema and the new york and rhode island Emergency Manag
Middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal. My job was to stand off the house floor and ask congressman what they thought of the days news. So i quit my job and moved to cambodia. I spent a year and a half there reporting on events there, and it was an amazing experience. The country was emerges from 30 years of civil war, from a genocide in which one in four people dies of murder, starvation and disease. What really struck me when i was there, the human resilience. D. C. , theres a lot of data there and information bush to be seeing peoples lives and how they bounce back, it started to change the way i looked at journalism and what i wanted do. And when i came back, i wanted to write more about the theme of human resilience and i found that in the United States, some of the most exciting stories of human resilience are being unleashed by technology. Thats what my book is about engineering. My presentation is less data driven than some of the stuff. What i tried to do is put some of trends