Jimmy Carter came through town to this institution to help us inaugurate the
institution to help us inaugurate the
institution to help us inaugurate the new exhibit countdown to zero which is
new exhibit countdown to zero which is
new exhibit countdown to zero which is all about parasites right yeah and the
all about parasites right yeah and the
all about parasites right yeah and the eradication of parasites so I was like
eradication of parasites so I was like
eradication of parasites so I was like knowing whether people like presidents
knowing whether people like presidents
knowing whether people like presidents and other sort of people of high station
and other sort of people of high station
and other sort of people of high station in life that are not otherwise scientist
in life that are not otherwise scientist
in life that are not otherwise scientist I always want to know is there science
I always want to know is there science
I always want to know is there science in them somewhere yeah so they carry
in them somewhere yeah so they carry
in them somewhere yeah so they carry some kind of secret geek credentials
some kind of secret geek credentials
some kind of secret geek credentials that we don’t otherwise know let’s find
that we don’t otherwise know let’s find
that we don’t otherwise know let’s find out with President Jimmy Carter in my
out with President Jimmy Carter in my
out with President Jimmy Carter in my freshman year in college I was the
freshman year in college I was the
freshman year in college I was the laboratory assistant for the person who
laboratory assistant for the person who
laboratory assistant for the person who taught astronomy so you had an early
taught astronomy so you had an early
taught astronomy so you had an early sort of cosmic baptism well I was in the
sort of cosmic baptism well I was in the
sort of cosmic baptism well I was in the Navy too so I learned how to navigate
Navy too so I learned how to navigate
Navy too so I learned how to navigate you know we’re just from the stars
you know we’re just from the stars
you know we’re just from the stars uh-huh uh-huh yeah now everyone’s just
uh-huh uh-huh yeah now everyone’s just
uh-huh uh-huh yeah now everyone’s just got their GPS you know yeah I tell them
got their GPS you know yeah I tell them
got their GPS you know yeah I tell them in my day that’s actually I was on the
in my day that’s actually I was on the
in my day that’s actually I was on the ship with my family Christmas and a yeah
ship with my family Christmas and a yeah
ship with my family Christmas and a yeah I asked the captain if we had a
I asked the captain if we had a
I asked the captain if we had a sectional boy he said yes we have one
sectional boy he said yes we have one
sectional boy he said yes we have one and it was in a glass case break glass
and it was in a glass case break glass
and it was in a glass case break glass if necessary yeah an apocalyptic earth
if necessary yeah an apocalyptic earth
if necessary yeah an apocalyptic earth that’s all you have time change
that’s all you have time change
that’s all you have time change how would you say that your knowledge of
how would you say that your knowledge of
how would you say that your knowledge of math or science in college in high
math or science in college in high
math or science in college in high school has that influenced your your
school has that influenced your your
school has that influenced your your politics not what I mean is your ability
politics not what I mean is your ability
politics not what I mean is your ability to think about world problems well I was
to think about world problems well I was
to think about world problems well I was an engineer then I was a nuclear
an engineer then I was a nuclear
an engineer then I was a nuclear physicist I studied they I was sent in
physicist I studied they I was sent in
physicist I studied they I was sent in charge of building the second atomic
charge of building the second atomic
charge of building the second atomic submarine so I studied in physics
submarine so I studied in physics
submarine so I studied in physics and then of course when I went into
and then of course when I went into
and then of course when I went into politics being an engineer I you know I
politics being an engineer I you know I
politics being an engineer I you know I planned things I made you think
planned things I made you think
planned things I made you think differently from other politics I think
differently from other politics I think
differently from other politics I think in a way you do you think differently
in a way you do you think differently
in a way you do you think differently from a lawyer talk to somebody like that
from a lawyer talk to somebody like that
from a lawyer talk to somebody like that and so most of Congress’s other lawyers
and so most of Congress’s other lawyers
and so most of Congress’s other lawyers right so you’re really different we need
right so you’re really different we need
right so you’re really different we need no engineer Paul Farmer yeah
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