The next pandemic. Hopefully its not the next pandemic right here. You might think that the Natural History museum is not the best place to have a meeting like this. I would suggest that the Natural History museum is the best placed at the meeting like this. This museum is the largest Natural Museum and has 145 million objects. I say that objects whatever but the reality is collecting the Natural World for the last 300 years and preserving those objects in museums and this is the place where we have what we know about planet earth so the records have collect and over the expansion of humans. In any given year, 400 phd is working behind the scenes. Last year, over 400 new species were described. At the same time, we welcome 6 million visitors. Most of those visitors are tourists which means the next year is a different 6 million so in a decade you might get as many as 50 Million People in this building. We live in Interesting Times with human population is growing. There are so many thi
Good afternoon, everyone. I am the director of the museum and staff director of the museum of Natural History. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the next pandemic. Hopefully its not the next pandemic right here. You might think that the Natural History museum is not the best placed at the meeting like this. This museum is the largest Natural Museum and has 145 million objects. I say that objects, whatever, but the reality is collecting the Natural World for the last frontiers in preserving preserving those objects in museums, and this is the place where we have what we know about planet earth, so the records have collect and over the years 300 years preserved at acceptable by research scientists. Last year over 400 species were described by scientists working the building. At the same time we welcome 6 million visitors. Most of those visitors are tourists which means the next years a different 6 million, the world plus largest collection, visit by the Worlds Largest is the audience,
The next pandemic. Hope early hopefully its not the next pandemic right here. I would suggest that the Natural History museum is the best placed at the meeting like this. This museum is the largest Natural Museum and has 145 objects. I say that objects whatever but the reality is collecting the Natural World for the last frontiers in preserving preserving those objects in museums and this is the place where we have what we know about planet earth so the records have collect and over the years brizard by research scientists. Last year over 400 were described by scientists working the building. At the same time we welcome 6 million visitors. Most of those visitors are tourists which means the next years a different 6 million so wanted to 80 may get as many as 60 people in the building. We live in Interesting Times when human population is growing. There are so many things happening on the planet where humans and her face in the Natural World and where it seems like pandemics can emerge.
Natural museum and has 145 objects. I say that objects whatever but the reality is collecting the Natural World for the last frontiers in preserving preserving those objects in museums and this is the place where we have what we know about planet earth so the records have collect and over the years brizard by research scientists. Last year over 400 were described by scientists working the building. At the same time we welcome 6 million visitors. Most of those visitors are tourists which means the next years a different 6 million so wanted to 80 may get as many as 60 people in the building. We live in Interesting Times when human population is growing. There are so many things happening on the planet where humans and her face in the Natural World and where it seems like pandemics can emerge. Just a couple of examples. If we were to go to the other side the building into the sixth or you would walk into a collection that is 640,000 birds skins collected over the last years all around the
Midfielder Frank Lampard announces his retirement from football. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. In the last few minutes, the government has been giving details of its strategy for leaving the european union. In its white paper, it says the uk wanted a bold and ambititous Free Trade Agreement with europe and other countries around the world. The Brexit Secretary, david davis, told mps that the uks best days were to come. But labours shadow Brexit Secretary, keir starmer, said the white paper contained nothing. Heres our political correspondent, eleanor garnier. We are on our way out, that much is clear, but What Will Life Outside of the eu look like . The Prime Ministers long asked for plan finally presented to parliament. The Brexit Secretary outlined the details of the white paper. M confirms the Prime Ministers vision ofan confirms the Prime Ministers vision of an independent truly global uk and an ambitious future relationship with the eu. Controlling our own law