First, we’ll begin with the surprising ways that Hollywood actors have shaped American politics and who have some of the most groundbreaking and influential on the body politic. [ dur: 27 mins. ]
- Steven Ross, Prof. of History USC, author of “Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics”
Then, how do our experiences, our traumas, diets and lifestyles get coded in our genetic systems and passed on to our offspring and their offspring? How do they affect our health and our politics? [ dur: 28 mins. ]
- Eva Jablonka, Tel Aviv University; Author of “Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life”
- Randy Jirtle, Duke Univ. & Univ. of WI; Author of “Environmental Epigenomics in Health and Disease
- Patrick McCowan, Univ. of Toronto
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