Transcripts For CSPAN2 20170822 : vimarsana.com

Now is one called a geography of genius by eric weiner. Why is that important . As an example why is it that you have ancient athens and 21st century Silicon Valley . They were separated by not only thousands of miles but also thousands of years apart. So what is it that you have this innovation, creativity, in athens many years ago and now you look at Silicon Valley also and you have this innovation creativity. So it looks into what happens, what sparks, whats the catalyst in a resource not only athens pickets Silicon Valley but you have different places across time and different cities in different continents, and thats what is interesting to me. The main focus on reading history books or do you have in other interest when you read . I love history. I love also self improvement but it to say, im a scifi fan. From reading the princess of mars many years ago to of course not only reading the books but also as you know the princess of mars i think they turn into a movie, john carter, to of course star trek and some of the other science fiction. So thats my pleasure meeting but im always, i love history. I know that back in high school and back even in college to my classmates like you to but to me it was important because if you look at it the wheel has been reinvented. A lot of people, its all a matter of rearranging things. If you look at discoveries a lot of things, its a matter of rearranging things picky to look at history, theres a lot of ideas that you can look now, create a new niche come come up with a new idea and, therefore, you spark a new innovation for creativity, whatever the area might be. Finally, congressman, what are some tools you are using so that you can add reading into your schedule . What are some innovations you using . I love the ipad, and ipads are different apps. I always look at whats out there. One of them is called it at the give you some recent books and you can either take the option of reading or do it by audio. And then if youre interested in looking at the whole book, then of course you buy the book itself. It will give you a snapshot and a threat and it will give you the key message can whats it take away from this book. Yet the one is called curious also you get an email every day and it has Different Things from humanities to music to science, whatever the area might be in pics everyday it will give you something in one of those areas. So those are the ways that you got to keep your mind active. Especially like somebody like myself where i have to go from appropriations to name the issues, then when you get on the airplane, fly from laredo to houston, from houston to washington, you spend a lot of time on the plane so this is where you use some of those apps that makes, keep your mind active but at the same time you are constantly learning. Booktv wants to know what youre reading. Send us us your Summer Reading list via twitter booktv or instagram, or posted to our Facebook Page facebook. Com booktv. Booktv on cspan2, television for serious readers. Next we will take it to the Heritage Foundation for a conversation on efficiency in government. It runs t