The robots or machine intelligence. The longterm consequences of the inevitable rise of the machines will be the topic of tonights lecture so pleased i may in a very autistic enthusiastic welcome for our friend martin ford. A. [applause] thank you very much and thanks for coming. Its really a pleasure to be here. I should say right off the bat i noticed in the program the title for tonights presentation is how to stop robots from stealing jobs and i have to tell you honestly i dont have an answer to that very i believe it is probably inevitable that technology is going to replace former workers and take over the economy and a challenge for us is really to figure out a way to adapt to that and to make sure that we still have continued broadbased prosperity in the future even as that unfolds and thats really the main point of my book. What im trying to do is to interview two or maybe even you might say initiate the conversation that i think is going to be critically important for all of
Philadelphia, 79 in wilmington as we head in the weekend better day of the two is looking to be sunday especially coming down here to the long wood gardens and temperatures right around 82 degrees, breeze which showers as we head into your saturday with highs in the 70 s. Meteorologist lauren casey will let you know how much rain you can expect in your neighborhood coming up, she will have everything you need to know fur full forecast. For now back inside to you. Probably note that is chelsea is in front of the magnificent fountains over there, fountain garden reopened after a massive renovation, in may, and the response has been epic. Earlier this week i was out here at long wood guard tones get behind the scenes look at what exactly it takes to put on that fountain show. Reporter after a threeyear renovation fountains at long wood gardens are back and on coup. This is almost massive, like technology, you know, really remarkable because not only did we restore all of the original foun
His writing, how fast he was producing the work. He knocked out the first rough draft of a farewell to arms, two weeks after arriving in key west. He said if you really want to write, start with one true sentence. For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Key west is also where president harry truman sought refuge from washington. Resident truman regarded the big white house as the great white jail. He felt he was constantly under everyones i and so by coming to key west, he could come with his closest staff, let down his hair sometimes some of the staff would let their beards grow for a couple of days. They certainly at times used offcolor stories. He certainly could have a glass of bourbon and visit back and forth without any scrutiny from the press. A Sportswear Company sent a case of hawaiian shirts to the president. With the thought that if the presi
They played a slide show of the little victims and just various pictures of them and they were just so tiny, and it was so sad. And i remember seeing a teacher start to cry and i remember seeing a little kid next to her just grab her happened and squeeze it her hand and squeeze it. It was just one of those moments that you just never forget. Thank you. [applause] youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. And this weekend on booktv on after words, Nelson Dennis talks about the history of puerto rico and its turbulent relationship with the United States. Historian h. W. Brands recounts the life and political career of americas 40th president , ronald reagan. Mark steyn takes a critical look at the evidence offered by the Scientific Community on Climate Change, and books on digital music, the National Debt bedbugs, the history of the Confederate Flag and much more. For a complete Television Schedule visit b
They played a slide show of the little victims and just various pictures of them and they were just so tiny, and it was so sad. And i remember seeing a teacher start to cry and i remember seeing a little kid next to her just grab her happened and squeeze it her hand and squeeze it. It was just one of those moments that you just never forget. Thank you. [applause] youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. And this weekend on booktv on after words, Nelson Dennis talks about the history of puerto rico and its turbulent relationship with the United States. Historian h. W. Brands recounts the life and political career of americas 40th president , ronald reagan. Mark steyn takes a critical look at the evidence offered by the Scientific Community on Climate Change, and books on digital music, the National Debt bedbugs, the history of the Confederate Flag and much more. For a complete Television Schedule visit b