Fornia struggling to get the upper hand in at least 15 major blazes at least 40 deaths blamed on those fires the biggest threat is low humidity and erratic winds Kelly Revis returned to her home outside the house itself is Ok and it s amazing. Beyond understanding. Burn my the way I couldn t hit a tree didn t burn my house down k.b. I.x. T.v. Reporter Devon feeling the changing weather conditions forced players lenders to issue expanded evacuation orders in homes and businesses which survived the fires initial long slog adult might be speared found themselves threatened yet again I looked too good and there was just a mere soon orange glow remember Norm cram evacuated his home Sunday night until he might have to leave again as the fire edged ever closer to downtown Sonoma our major concern was keeping the fire out of the town of Sonoma than protecting the structures that were in the town as Sonoma fire crews are making modest gains against the flames at a burned out a 100 miles swath
Welcome to City Arts and lectures a season of talks and onstage conversations recorded before a theater audience in San Francisco I m Linda Hunt join me now in hearing some of the most celebrated writers artists and thinkers of our day. Called the single best explain our of abstract concepts in the world today by The Washington Post our guest Brian Greene is widely recognized for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of superstring theory. Green s many books include The Elegant Universe the fabric of the cosmos and his most recent The Hidden Reality. Greene co-founded the World Science Festival a week long celebration of science and discovery and is a professor at Columbia University on February 20th 2017 Brian Greene this who did the Norse in San Francisco to be interviewed by Alexis Madrigal. Joining me now for a conversation with Brian Greene. So before we get into the mind expansion part of the evening I want to talk about Brian Greene the person so do you come from a long l
San Luis Obispo with news from n.p.r. Throughout the day it s 8 o clock it s to the best of our knowledge from p r. On Monday August 21st a total solar eclipse will cross the United States for the 1st time in 100 years and for millions of people in its path it ll be like opening a window directly under the broader universe it s so brief and it s so spectacular most total eclipses lasts less than 3 minutes so you are suddenly transported to the it s what seems to be this other universe and then all of a sudden it s over and you re back where you started and you just want to experience it again you re in Eclipse junkie I am upset that I m in strange chance and besides chasing eclipses How else can we see what s beyond our skies. This hour striving to see fast and invisible universe. First this. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Jim hock the u.s. Navy says 10 sailors are missing and 5 have been injured after one of its warships collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Singapore
Novel the possibilities are endless stand Bialik Gary with Bill and I bring out your creativity listen Wednesday night and find out for yourself Wednesday from 8 to 11 it actually goes to 11. This is Asman public radio broadcasting on k. a Day x. Aspen and c.j. X. . We are thrust into this world on this rock that s orbiting a nondescript star in the outskirts of an ordinary galaxy Wow I mean can you imagine being thrust into a more bizarre and strange reality than that and what we ve been doing for thousands of years is just trying to piece by piece get some understanding of where we came from where the universe came from and where it s all going so to me that is not distinct from what the poet does or what the philosopher does or what the great writer does or the composer does they just do it in a different language. Physicist Brian Greene on freewill parallel universes and reimagining the consummate us I m Krista Tippett and this is On Being Stay with us . Live from n.p.r. News in W
Ship about supporting them against threats from not just terrorism but from a growing influential Iran in the neighborhood Mr Trump arrived in Riyadh besieged by the fallout from the firing of f.b.i. Director James Comey and more revelations about the federal investigations into his election campaigns possible ties to Russia the leader of Lebanon s militant Hezbollah has congratulated Iran s President Hassan Rouhani for being reelected to a 2nd term in office saying the wide participation in the vote proves to the world the greatness of the Iranian people and the Islamic rule c.b.s. News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is in Tehran massive voter turnout clinched the election for the incumbent president and moderate Hasan Rowhani Millette it was already Iran in his victory speech on state television he said Iran had chosen a path of engagement with the world. Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green says he s been threatened with a lynching by people who are angry that he s called for Pres