Today we watched a video in class where Stephen Colbert interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and

well-known for his work with the Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey mini-series. The interview is about science and
itWhile watching the video, there was one particular quote that stuck out to me. Colbert starts the interview by asking
Tyson, "Is it better to know or not to know?" I pondered this question, and decided I believe it is better to know. Tyson
also believes it is better to know, and he gives many reasons as to why. He claims, "It [knowledge] empowers you to
react." Having knowledge gives you a reason to do something about it, if something needs to be done. I thought this
was a very powerful thing for him to say, and maybe I find it powerful because I find it true. Sometimes ignorance is
not always bliss, and having knowledge could be valuable.Tyson gives the example of your doctor informing you that
you only have 5 more years to live. Knowing this, many people would agree to do something different in those 5
years to make them count. Neil deGrasse Tyson did a wonderful job answering the questions thoughtfully and
thoroughly. I really enjThis includes the possible missing chapters from our universe’s history that we missed out on
and don’t have access to while creating our current understanding. It comes from the idea that the future may not
have the view of the cosmos that we have today due to the expansion of the stars. If the future generations may only
have the Milky Way to study, could it possible that we have already missed out on something of our own. This
prompts Colbert to take his glasses off and soak it in.It might not be nightmare fuel for everybody, but it could be an
additional factor in those dreams about being buried and life continuing without you that you constantly have.Later the
pair talked about the object out in space that some are desperate to believe is an alien ship. Tyson not only pokes
holes in that theory, he also kills the notion that it is a photograph. The picture that Colbert has is merely an artist
rendering of this “object” and it might actually be a glob of smaller bits instead of some alien supership from outside
our galaxy. He also talks a bit about the recent revelations about the Pentagon’s investigation into UFOs, focusing
heavily on the “u” part of the acroBoth men really want to meet the aliens, though. Tyson probably a bit too much
because he goes directly to the sexual experiments with Colbert.oyed watching this video.s relationship with society.

"Paalala"
Kapag ikaw ay nasaktan
Kapag ika'y naging luhaan
Kapag puso mo'y nasugatan
Kapag ito'y iyung napagdaanan
Lagi mong tatandaan
Hindi yung ang katapusan
Para ika'y muling bumangon
Gamitin mo itong tungtungan
Upang muling lumaban
Kahit na ika'y nahirapan
Sayong pinagdaanan
Ito yung pasalamatan
Pagkat pinalalakas ang yun kalooban
Upang magpatuloy sayong nasimulan
Dumating man ang kahirapan
Ika'y hindi agad magiging luhaan
Pagkat ika'y pinag tibay ng yung pinagdaanan

"Laban lang"
Wag matakot masaktan
Dahil pagkatapos nyan
Ika'y may bagong kalakasan
Para ika'y patuloy na lumaban
Tungo sayong kinabukasan
Upang ipagpatuloy ang yung nasimulan
Ika'y may naging sugatan
Dahil sayong nakaraan
Ngunit ito'y hindi naging hadlang
Para ika'y muling lumaban
Laging alalahanin kasama mo sya sa laban
Upang makamit ang tunay na tagumpay
Siya'y Panginoon ng ating buhay
Bretton Woods Agreement
The Bretton Woods Agreement, negotiated in July 1944, established a new international
monetary system. It was developed by delegates from 44 countries at the United Nations
Monetary and Financial Conference held that month in Bretton Woods, N.H
meeting was to set up a new system of rules, regulations, and procedures for the major
economies of the world to ensure their economic stability. To do this, Bretton
Woods established The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

Neoliberalism and its Discontents

Neoliberalism, promotes, above all, total freedom of movement for capital, goods and services. It
advocates the opening of economies, and competition in the world market in conditions of absolute
freedom. To achieve this, it attempts to remove controls on prices. Labor, in contrast, is the only
commodity which is not considered free in the market, due supposedly to the need for permanent
extra-economic state regulation to reduce its cost. This regulation can include everything from legal
measures, to the repression of strikes and the co-optation of union leaders. Neoliberalism would
eliminate the regulatory functions of the state and promote the denationalization and
privatization of its goods and services. Instead of the state, it favors using the market to
determine distribution and stimulation. The invisible hand of the market is to take care of the
movement of resources, the growth in productivity, the renovation of technology, and the
reinforcement of comparative advantages. However, once the state is reduced and weakened,
the national economy's capacity to withstand external economic pressures is diminished,
because only the state could have sufficient control over resources and regulatory mechanisms
to soften the blow.