Justice, the Holocaust Museum l. A. , the forward, and the pico union project. As it is thanksgiving eve, just a word on that topic. On october 3, 1863, at the height of a bloody war dividing our country, Abraham Lincoln issued a thanksgiving proclamation which officially established thanksgiving as a national holiday. He proclaimed that though the nation was at war with itself, there were still blessings for which both sides could experts gratitude. He also proclaimed despite the painful and divided times, all americans should be concerned about those suffering as a result of civil strife. He set for the last thursday of november as thanksgiving. He asked everyone to pray to heal the wounds of the nation, and restore it to the full enjoyment of peace, tranquility, and union. President elect biden spoke today to the American People, he similarly acknowledged the countrys deep divide, and he also urged unity. A statement that harkens back to lincolns thanksgiving day proclamation, presi
Subcommittee on oversight. Were holding this hybrid hearing in compliance with House Resolution 965. Accordingly, im joined by members here in the hearing room as well as approximately ten members on the remote platform. Thats outstanding and i want to thank them for joining us. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind the members of a few procedures to help us navigate the terrain here. First, consistent with regulations, the committee will keep microphones muted for those participating virtually to limit background noise. Pause for one moment. The committee will pause. We will pause for one moment. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves, unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their five minutes. Members in the hearing room are reminded to keep your microphones muted when youre not recognized. Second, for the members participating virtually, you must have your cameras on at all time. If you need to step away from the proceeding
And law, National Nonprofit exits an adjunct professor at stanford. Hes best known for his work on sensory substitution, time perception, brain plasticity, and neural law. Livewired his new book presents new standings in his lab, from dreaming to wearing devices that revolutionize how we think about the senses. He will discuss by packers, humans using echolocation and the present and future of ai. I am so excited to hear dr. Eagleman talk today. Welcome, david. The floor is all yours and i will be back in a bit to modera some q a. Great, thank you, beth. Its a great pleasure to be here. I have been to politics and prose in the past and so i couldnt be there this year but im pleased you can join me this way online today. I want to tell you a little bit give a brief oveiew about some of the main themes and ideas in the book and then we are going to take questions. Lets start with this question. How many of you have ever seen a baby zebra get born . So it can run in about 45 nutes. It wob
Make sure the author and i see it. Ono our main event. Dr. David eagleman is a neuroscientist in york times bestselling author. He has the center for science and law, National Nonprofit institute inserts as an adjunct professor at stanford university. He is best known for his work on century perception, time perception, and narrow law. Livewired, his new book come presents new findings from his lab from dreaming to wearing devices of revolutionize how we think about the senses. He will discuss while hacke, humans using echolocation and the present and future of an eye. I am so excited to hear him talk today. Welcome, david. The floor is all yours and i will be back in a little bit to moderate some q a. Great, thank you. Its a great pleasure to be here. I have been to politics and prose in person in the past and since couldnt be there this year but i am so pleased you can join me this way online today. I want to tell you a little bit, give a brief overview aut some of the main themes in
That is correct, mr. Chairman. We got to find something we can join here. There may be good reasons, im just trying to i want a global fund to be created like we have done for aids and malaria and other things to deal with plastics that we can control. I want us to look at the World Bank Program and see if we can make some contributions there. We are going to leave the hearing open to friday at 2 00 p. M. For additional questions. I just want to thank you both. I look forward to working with you on this. We are going to provide you more resources. Tell us what you think it is best utilized. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much and thank you for the attention. Thank you. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you. Thank you so much. Today, the conclusion of a q a interview about the relationship between the media and u. S. President s. Todays program talks about president s from Franklin Roosevelt to donald trump. With joe biden as president elect, go to cspan for live coverage of the