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So if the science is not really in dispute, why is it so difficult for us to actually do something about it? theres a clever explanation. to understand it, i need to tell you about one more study. this one is, again, the played with real money. participants get 40 euros each to invest in a climate account. every round, they get to pick one of three options. either they put 4 euro, 2 euros, or zero money into the account. the investments are anonymous, but the participants can see the total amoun...

So in other words, when you go to an elite school, you increase your risk of falling in the bottom half of the class. and, thereby, you increase your risk of failing to get the degree you intended to get. if youre going to tackle a difficult subject like science and math, you should attend the school where you have the greatest chances of finishing in the top third. now, for some people, that is harvard. if youre a genius, fine. >> but does that mean in general that you find there is a surprisin...

Kids who go to college intending to study science, math, and engineering. and we know the vast majority of students who start out in the -- pursuing the three fields drop out. over 50%. the question is, who drops out? and the answer is, so some -- 50% of the kids are thwarted in their ambition to become -- have a science, math, engineering degree. who gets thwarted? well, its not the least-intellectually capable students who drop out. it is the students, rather, who happen to be at the bottom of...

And we know the vast majority of students who start out in the -- pursuing the three fields drop out. over 50%. the question is, who drops out? and the answer is, so some -- 50% of the kids are thwarted in their ambition to become -- have a science, math, engineering degree. who gets thwarted? well, its not the least-intellectually capable students who drop out t is rather the students who happen to be at the bottom of their class, regardless of what school theyre at. so the bottom half of the c...

We are back with our panel. time for whats your story. when we ask each of our panelists to choose a story they find interesting or that others might have missed. rich whats your story? >> i think that the voyager spacecraft that was launched back in the early 90s finally made it out of the solar system and into interstellar space. it took us tens of thousands of years to learn how to throw things, spears, whatever, and in just a few decades we learned how to throw something a billion miles away...

We are back with our panel. time for whats your story. when we ask each of our panelists to choose a story they find interesting or that others might have missed. rich whats your story? >> i think that the voyager spacecraft that was launched back in the early 90s finally made it out of the solar system and into interstellar space. it took us tens of thousands of years to learn how to throw things, spears, whatever, and in just a few decades we learned how to throw something a billion miles away...

He lives in los angeles. hes the owner/operator of four groundbreaking and much-loved food trucks, among the first to harness the strange and terrible powers of social media to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here, you know you could look and you could see if fires were going on. >> when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. in this plazas rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. lets back up a bit...

He lives in los angeles. hes the owner/operator of four groundbreaking and much-loved food trucks, among the first to harness the strange and terrible powers of social media to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here, you know you could look and you could see if fires were going on. >> when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. in this plazas rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. lets back up a bit...

Hes the owner/operator of four groundbreaking and much-loved food trucks, among the first to harness the strange and terrible powers of social media to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here, you know you could look and you could see if fires were going on. >> when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. in this plazas rooftop played a central role for koreans defending their town. lets back up a bit. after the immigration a...

Second-generation korean-american. he lives in los angeles. hes the owner/operator of four groundbreaking and much-loved food trucks, among the first to harness the strange and terrible powers of social media to alert customers to where to find delicious food. >> this was the command post. from here, you know you could look and you could see if fires were going on. >> when the los angeles riots happened in 1992, roy was 22 years old. in this plazas rooftop played a central role for koreans defen...