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All on our show today. Well, box city is a documentary about a homeless encampment that shows how many homeless filipinos survive poverty in the midst of the bay areas vast wealth. With me right now is the executive producer for this project through the filipino channel, henni espinosa, who is an Emmy Awardwinning documentary filmmaker for her first documentary with the filipino channel, the filipino champions of soma. Welcome to the show. Henni espinosa thank you for having me. Robert give us sort of an overview of your film, as well as what was sort of the inspiration for doing it . Henni we...

Fabrication technologies will transform technology and be a company. Is an hour and 40 minutes. Thank you guys all so much for coming. Thank you for coming to the Wilson Center. And on star wars day. Really appreciate it. I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming you to Woodrow Wilson center and the launch the book designing reality. My name is Elizabeth Newbury and im the director here at the Wilson Center in science and technology and Innovation Programs. When im not introducing worldfamous authors i translate Research Ideas through one of the most dynamic and meet mediums we have for engage...

Of thrones and award seasons all rolled into one. This is how i discovered to my non china friends. Detailed profiles of whos who in chinas political circles and how they are connected start popping up everywhere and everyone certainly depictions on who they think will make it onto the seventh person Standing Committee which is the pinnacle of power in china. This Years Congress however was all about one man and that man was general secretary. Prior to the congress dominated the basic among china watchers. Some analysts any doubt about his strength was put to rest last week when congress amend...

Congress. My name is sandy, ill be chairing this discussion. As many of you know, chinas 19th Party Congress wrapped up last week in beijing. For those who follow china, a Party Congress year is like game of thrones and awards season rolled into one. This is how i describe to nonchina friends, detailed profile, whos who and how they are connected top up everywhere. Everyone makes predictions how they will make it on the committee, the pinnacle of power in china. This Years Congress was really all about one man. That man was general secretary xi jinping. Prior to the congress, questions surroun...

Of it, the philosophy of it. We wanted to be accessible. [applause]the joining us here on our bookot tv set is over Steven Johnson. Before we get into the most recent book, you are listening pretty intently to what james glick had to say. Guest hes one of my favorite authors. His book, chaos, which i read in college was the first Popular Science book that i read in my entire life that really started me thinking that i could potentially be a Science Writer becausbecause ive not been intd in science at all. If he were still talking i would say we should go back and listen more to him. But you ha...