Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks with Edward Snowden (Parts 1 and 2)

[Luminous Animal]

http://www.startalkradio.net/show/a-conversation-with-edward-snowden-part-1/

http://www.startalkradio.net/show/a-conversation-with-edward-snowden-part-2/

In this week’s episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with whistleblower Edward Snowden via robotic telepresence from Moscow. The two card-carrying members of the geek community discuss Isaac Newton, the difference between education and learning, and even how knowledge is created. They also dive into the Periodic Table and chemistry, before moving on to the more expected subjects of data compression, encryption and privacy. You’ll learn about the relationship between private contractors, the CIA, and the NSA, for whom Edward began working at only 16 years old. Edward explains why metadata tells the government much more about individuals than they claim, and why there’s a distinction between the voluntary disclosure of information and the involuntary subversion of individual intent. Part 1 ends with a conversation about Ben Franklin, the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the CIA’s oath of service, and government Standard Form 312, which is the agreement Snowden violated.

[hedda_foil]

1. Thank you, Luminous Animal. I just finished the first one. It's wonderful.

[KoKo]

2. Bookmarked for later..

[marmar]

3. K&R before the 10-minute Snowden hate

[madokie]

4. After Mr. Tysons

Trying to tell me that selective breeding is the same as GMO's I lost faith in him. Sorry not going to argue the point but I'm old and smart enough to know that the two are totally different animals, if you can understand what I'm trying to say. Selective breeding is NOT gene splicing as genetically modifying is