Anytime they need your support the most would if you are long time follower a Library Programming in person or online, you know we lean heavily on the humanities but tonight we turn our attention to the sciences albion with a heavy dose of the humanities. Our guest is michael strevens, here and his phd at rutgers university. His book the knowledge machine how irrationality created modern science is i think critically important at a time when distrust of science is on the rise. The book begins with a simple question with a not at all simple answer. Why did it take 2000 years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics for humans to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe . The answer as it turns out might also help us better understand why we should have more faith in the Scientific Community. Michael strevens, thank you for joining us. Guest thanks very much, great to be here and talk a little bit about the book. And about what i am sitting out to do. I wrote thi
What are you reading interviews at book tv. Org using the search bar at the top of the page. That evening, im the director of programming and marketing at the city library and before we get started i should mention if you have questions tonight you can leave those in the comments or in the chat box and we will get to as many as we can. And if youre interested in person purchasing the knowledge machine its available at retailers for your support, independent booksellers and we need you to support the most. If youre a long time follower of ourprogramming either in person or online , you know that we deal heavily in the humanities. Tonight we turn our attention to the sciences, albeit with a heavy dose of time. Our guest is michael strevens, he moved tothe United States in 1991. Professor at New York University he wrote the book the knowledge machine how irrationality created modern science and it is i think critically important at the time when distrust of science is on the rise read the
Week in revenue. Well be leaving this Washington Journal Program to go live now to a hearing on Election Security. You can watch the remanldinder this program on cspan. Org. This hearing comes after we laid to rest a giant in Voting Rights. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote, our access to the ballot box and the integrity of our election. In less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As states scramble to administer safe primary elections seemingly administrative decisions related to the number and location of polling sites had substantive impacts on peoples right to vote. Long lines in predominantly black and brown neig
Security measures leading up to the 2020 election. The hearing focuses on the spread of disinformation, the role of the u. S. Postal service and options for modernizing the voting process with sameday Voter Registration and expanded polling locations. This hearing will come to order. This hearing comes a week after we laid to rest a giant. Before he died, congressman lewis reminding us that the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. We must vigorously defend our right to vote. Our access to the ballot box and integrity of our election. In less than 90 days, americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in our history. The covid19 pandemic is forcing state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand vote by mail, early voting and other crowd reducing election policies so no voter has to choose between their democratic rights and their health. As
Minutes. Good morning. Today is thursday, may 21. I am joined by a number of people but the doctor is not by my side. She had another commitment she had to attend to but i am accompanied by medical professionals, dr. Bobby from the Michigan State medical president of ae company. The president of a ship a chevrolet dealership, and Patti Roberts, the owner of once upon a child. I will begin by giving you an update on the emergency situation in Midland County. Over the past 48 hours, i have been working closely with Midland County elected officials, the local Emergency Operations center, the Michigan National guard, the Michigan State police, the dnr, and eagle departments, and the federal government to ensure that Midland County families, who have been impacted by the flooding, have the support they need. I want to start by thanking our first responders, who did heroic work in the late hours in the midst of a global pandemic, to get people out and keep them safe. 10,000 people were evacu