President Jimmy Carter on Science and Politics | StarTalk

so can I presume when you tour the world

so can I presume when you tour the world and you speak with diplomats and speak

and you speak with diplomats and speak

and you speak with diplomats and speak with just about anybody you you have you

with just about anybody you you have you

with just about anybody you you have you can see III I don’t put words in your

can see III I don’t put words in your

can see III I don’t put words in your mouth but I’m asking do the laws of

mouth but I’m asking do the laws of

mouth but I’m asking do the laws of physics as you’ve come to know them help

physics as you’ve come to know them help

physics as you’ve come to know them help you think about political decisions

you think about political decisions

you think about political decisions social decisions economic decisions that

social decisions economic decisions that

social decisions economic decisions that you’ve made of course they do yeah

you’ve made of course they do yeah

you’ve made of course they do yeah and I’ve always been as I’ve said to

and I’ve always been as I’ve said to

and I’ve always been as I’ve said to begin with I’ve always been grateful

begin with I’ve always been grateful

begin with I’ve always been grateful that I had a chance to study physics and

that I had a chance to study physics and

that I had a chance to study physics and then did my graduate work in nuclear

then did my graduate work in nuclear

then did my graduate work in nuclear physics and then I had a chance to teach

physics and then I had a chance to teach

physics and then I had a chance to teach astronomy even when I was in college as

astronomy even when I was in college as

astronomy even when I was in college as an undergraduate and this has helped me

an undergraduate and this has helped me

an undergraduate and this has helped me a lot we go to survey so you are we the

a lot we go to survey so you are we the

a lot we go to survey so you are we the deep Club you see that’s the we have a

deep Club you see that’s the we have a

deep Club you see that’s the we have a lot of programs and with unsavory people

lot of programs and with unsavory people

lot of programs and with unsavory people that are causing problems I go every now

that are causing problems I go every now

that are causing problems I go every now and then to North Korea we’ve been lucky

and then to North Korea we’ve been lucky

and then to North Korea we’ve been lucky white to call them and say we were going

white to call them and say we were going

white to call them and say we were going to Cuba for many years we deal with both

to Cuba for many years we deal with both

to Cuba for many years we deal with both sides and in Sudan we deal with a man

sides and in Sudan we deal with a man

sides and in Sudan we deal with a man who’s been indicted by the International

who’s been indicted by the International

who’s been indicted by the International Criminal Court and who’s a head of the

Criminal Court and who’s a head of the

Criminal Court and who’s a head of the government in Sudan we deal with the

government in Sudan we deal with the

government in Sudan we deal with the Hamas you know to try to bring peace

Hamas you know to try to bring peace

Hamas you know to try to bring peace between Israel and and the palestinians

between Israel and and the palestinians

between Israel and and the palestinians so and we’ve been with Mengistu who’s a

so and we’ve been with Mengistu who’s a

so and we’ve been with Mengistu who’s a horrible dictator in ethiopia so we go

horrible dictator in ethiopia so we go

horrible dictator in ethiopia so we go to people that cause problems that

to people that cause problems that

to people that cause problems that perpetrate human rights crimes or that

perpetrate human rights crimes or that

perpetrate human rights crimes or that create an unnecessary war and deal

create an unnecessary war and deal

create an unnecessary war and deal directly with them and try to induce

directly with them and try to induce

directly with them and try to induce them to be better behaviors and also of

them to be better behaviors and also of

them to be better behaviors and also of course my background I think in as you

course my background I think in as you

course my background I think in as you say the geek as aspect of life there’s a

say the geek as aspect of life there’s a

say the geek as aspect of life there’s a lot of help to me and analyzing what

lot of help to me and analyzing what

lot of help to me and analyzing what goes on and preparing for