Accused can pick up a copy of the Smithsonian Magazine we publish them every month they are fantastic readings while you are waiting at the Doctors Office or whatever. Theres a handout you can also pick up on your way out and you will also notice tha that weved some post cards on the table. Two Nights Program a program in for science people and not science people and a way for you to curate. If you are curious about that, talk to me or check it out online. A couple of other orders of business, please silence any mobile devices and take the time to do so now and you will definitely want to do that tonight because you will notice we have cspan in the house. Tonight we have a professor of physics at th the university ofe sciences in philadelphia. His interests range from space, time and higher dimension to cultural aspects of science. The recipient of the fellowship fulbright scholarship and the literary award shes appeared on the history channel, Discovery Channel and pbs and is the auth
A happy first night of hanukkah to all. To all of our members and donors think you for your continued support. I can talk to you about our programs or membership. It has a lovely winter scene this month. While youre waiting in the Doctors Office or whatever. Check out our programs. If you are already we put some postcard on the table outside. Its part of our new science literacy program. The is for both science people and not science people. If you are curious more about that talk to me a couple other orders of business. You will notice we have cspan in the house. If your phone goes off it will be on tv tonight. Let me tell you about tonights guest. Tonight we have dr. Paul halpern. His interest range from space, time to higher dimensions. The recipients about guggenheim fellowship. He has appeared on the history channel. In pbs. The author of 15 Popular Science books including the quantum elaborate is available for sale at the end of the program. [applause]. I am delighted to be here
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2000, which tells the story of the race to create the bomb. This hourlong documentary includes interviews with some of the key Manhattan Project scientists and technicians. Things change in time. In a moment in time in 1945, everything changed. The desert of central new mexico, in area called the journey of death, named by spanish can keep the doors conquistadors because if you ran out of water here, you did not survive. This place is now known as trinity site. In a moment in time at the spot in july, 1945, things changed. In the instant of what happened here, the length of a war changed, along with the course of history. It began years before, and thousands of miles away. [drum procession] four years, adolf hitler had forced the influence of n nazi rule on europe. To the rest of the free world, his intentions were war and totality was his method. Populations were sent in motion. I came from hungary and germany. I have seen many things firsthand. I was deathly afraid about my family an
Of all we are into the season where this city tends to india and so we are already delighted that you are here to discuss a problem that is arguably as important here in the United States as it is around the world where we will be focusing on it. Let me just very briefly introduce myself and who will be conversant with today. Im sarah chayes. Carnegie endowment for International Peace in the democracy and rule of law program, not to the climate and energy program. Simon is going to kick us off. Simon taylor who is one of the founders of Global Witness which is in mighty one of the most innovative and effective organizations working in this space around the world, and it is very interesting combines advocacy with extremely rigorous investigations, and thats one of the things that will be talking about today is a recent report by Global Witness about shells activity in nigeria. He also helped galvanize a coalition of suicide organizations of 40 countries worldwide, working for more accou