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Panels from the 2014 ideas festival in new york. Well start with the discussion on technology and social media. Then well hear from a nasa scientist, working on mars exploration. Later cancer biologist, andrew z hestle looks at cancer research. And thin well look at virtual currency. This weekend on the cspan networks, friday night at 10 00 eastern on cspan, a conversation with retired Justice John Paul stevens, the founder and former chair of microsoft bill gates on the Ebola Outbreak in west a...

Comments cspan. Org. Like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. Know a conversation on technology and social media, and well hear from an executive from lincoln and the founders of change. Org and the magazine mental cross, the atlantic and the Aspen Institute cohosted this hourlong event. Please welcome to the stage megan garver, Christina Lewisid halperin and nicholas missoula. Hi. Hi. Good morning. Good morning. Today its my honor to welcome this great group of people. I want to get right to ...

The leadup to the filing of the action including prior litigation in the 2011 reauthorization of the Voting Rights act. He will also discuss recent change in several states texas, North Carolina, ohio, wisconsin and how and whether preclearance would have affected implementation of these laws. After he speaks, dan will provide more about the process. The context with the case including Voting Rights act preclearance was and wasnt doing, he will also discuss what has happened since 2013 including...

We were live earlier today from memorial inr norfolk, virginia. Next youll hear about the wartime role of the u. S. Navy, as well as archaeological work on the trenches of the western front area our symposium concludes with a panel on the war felt like his. The wars legacy. Good morning. How is everyone this fine morning area this fine morning . Welcome to the city of norfolk for those of you who have not been here before. It has been my honor and privilege to be the director here at the macarth...

[inaudible] youre watching American History tv. Like in the conversation us on facebook. In American Hats history tv, today were bringing you live coverage of world war one. Good morning everybody. To the macarthur memorial. For the last 14 months it has be the honor to director here at macarthur memorial. In a ld like to stand special welcome to our audience that is watching around the world in American History tv. In a mission 1964 use general macarthurs words to look for the future based on t...

To the pardon. This was at the gerald r. Ford president ial museum. This event is one hour and 10 minutes. [applause] thank you, hank. Along with our audience here at the beautiful gerald r. Ford president ial museum in grand rapids, i would also like to welcome our cspan audience to this event. My passion for this flowed from my understanding of archibald who became a National Hero who stood up to Richard Nixon i demanding secret white house tapes that would prove or nixons guilt in the waterga...

The world. As you may have seen in your own country, or as the slide show indicates, theres a Global Movement toward candidate debates making candidate debates a part of elections in a diverse range of countries. Its at least 65 countries so far. And i suspect the number is higher. Why are more countries organizing debates . I think there are several reasons. Debates provide a unique opportunity to compare candidates. They are generally the only time in a campaign when voters see and hear direct...

Including digging the trenches, which came out in hardcover in 2008. He was recently given the prestigious honor of being named a fellow he will be sharing onh us today his work archaeology. Welcome andrew robertshaw. [applause] good morning come everybody. Thank you very much for the invitation. Thank you very much for coming out today. I hope to make this interesting. I want to look at a number of things. A new discipline of archaeological i will field archaeological battlefield archaeology. I...

Between uboats and american vessels, off the North Carolina and virginia coasts. Good morning. Our first panel of speakers today can share their knowledge about archaeology and the great work. Our first speakers andrew robertshaw. Was previously the head of education at the National Art Museum in london and then after that, the director of the museum and camberley in camberley. He lectures for their Norwegian Army and provides historical events. Tion for the he has led several archaeological pro...

The emptiness of the war spirit and astonishing transformation. With highminded ideals, robbing national patriotism. How can such a transformation happen so quickly. They accounted for the speed and humanity destroyed itself. Was so well prepared, accelerated that held back destruction. Senseless and caos. You get the sense that organization went handinhand. When the great war began, it the military in europe flat handed. Germany possessed the to plans to invade. The sweeping plan. 10 movement t...