this. i d like to open it up to questions. i know we have, again there s a lot of interest we have several issues and a lot of them are interconnected as we saw. who is first? i under how important is the pope s science background to the development of his ideas? i know he s got degrees in chemistry? actually the vatican has held several conferences on science to help educate both the staff. and i think it s very interesting in the encyclical, he speaks to the importance of having a dialogue with science. and, you know, i think there s a misperception sometimes borne from a lengthy history that the catholic church is somehow hostile towards science. i think that s really an outdated perception. engagement with the scientific community has been very strong, not just on climate change. the encyclical talks about gmo s. in a very nuanced and interesting way that talked about technology. so i ll say two things. first of all, i think it isn t just this pope bumt the ca
speech on the grounds of public speech, then think of gary trudeau and carson on the tonight show. the watergate case from all the presidents men. these two were assigned to it. these two were apointed to the case. burglars have their own counsel? that s right. that s kind of unusual, isn t it? for burglars it s unusual. do you know the name of the counsel? and the loving story about the case invaldating the laws prohibiting interracial marriage. we pinch ourselves and say we re handling a major civil rights case. i m not going to vote. that is the right of richard and milton loving to wake up in the morning or go to sleep at night knowing the sheriff will not be knocking on their door. supreme court cases that played a role in popular movies. listen to c-span radio at 90.1 fm in the washington, d.c. area, online at c-span.org or download our c-span radio app. next, a discussion on a recent state department report which rates countries across t
two-year school. and the graduation rates are extremely low. they get automatic guarantee to get into unc chapel hill. it has been phenomenal. and if you meet some of those students, you would be blown away. one of them i met grew up in nigeria from a very poor family, war-torn area. saw is a poster of unc and dreamed about being at unc. how she ever made it i can t tell you. went to unc, head of her class in nursing, going to medical school. so we have to keep remembering not all students will do the traditional path. but if we re going to make accessibility, affordability the brand for our nation, we need to do this. we need to start before. we need to give the support they need. we need the advising on the ground. and we need to continue to draw from such a broad range that we don t miss so many students who are out there. if we start doing that and we have programs that can help universities do this and we have programs that can do it in places where graduation is what th
i think it will take many, many years, and it will not only be dealing with the taliban, which of course is the headlines, but all of the other issues they have to address. that is much more important as a comprehensive matter i know the president is dedicated to, the chief executive is dedicated to. you get those indications from pakistan as well. while the trust may not be there to the extent that we would like, you can build momentum. so, you get get to the end goal. two more rounds of questions and i will ask that each person only ask one question. i will start with the word row the two gentleman in the third row, one question each, please. thank you, michael. i m representing the international stability organization, some companies that provide services to u.s. id usaid in afghanistan. as you draw troops down, will you be returning more to contractors to fill those gaps? maintenance, etc.? i am a journalist in washington. my question is with these so-called pea
this panel will look to what we can and are doing at home and internationally to counter those threats. specifically, the panel will explore questions the rise of these threats and the parallel rise of the new world of ubiquitous connectedness and the internet of everything raise for policymakers. how do we protect connected societies? who s responsible for what? what are the rules of the road? what are the ways where we think it a place where normative behavior is agreed upon internationally? moderating the session we have john, probably the longest and oldest reporter covering this, going back to the 1970 s. writing the same stories until most recently. a reporter in the science section of the new york times. part of a group of reporters who won the pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting in 2013. he has a book coming. request for common ground between humans and machines. [applause] thank you, everyone. my panelists to my left, the director of the national security agen