Science Oct 15 These hunter-gatherer tribes sleep less than you, and sleep better By studying the habits of three hunter-gatherer groups who live much the way humans have for thousands of years, a team of scientists is challenging conventional wisdom about how much sleep we need. Hari Sreenivasan goes to UCLA to learn…
World Oct 15 U.S. reverses plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan In a policy reversal, President Obama announced that U.S. forces will keep nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through most of 2016, drawing down to 5,500 in 2017. Despite plans to leave the country completely by the end of next year,…
Economy Oct 15 How social entrepreneurs are changing the world In “Getting Beyond Better,” Sally Osberg, president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, explores how social entrepreneurs can confront the status quo to improve the lives of others in real, measurable ways. She sits down for a conversation with economics…
Education Oct 15 Wisdom from four decades of education reporting Special correspondent John Merrow has reported on education for more than four decades, and for the PBS NewsHour since the 1980s. Now retiring, he joins Judy Woodruff to talk about what he’s observed over the years.
Nation Oct 15 Getting prisoners life-ready to prevent a return to crime How do you make sure prisoners who are released back into society won't commit more crimes? Meet three people living behind bars who are part of a pilot program that tries to prevent recidivism. William Brangham reports.
World Oct 15 News Wrap: U.S. analysts knew Kunduz target was hospital In our news wrap Thursday, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. special operations analysts knew the Kunduz clinic that was the target of an airstrike was a medical site. Also, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will plead guilty to…
Arts Oct 14 How the Sartorialist makes street style click Scott Schuman, better known as the Sartorialist, captures examples of street style around the world to post on his popular blog. He’s not documenting not fashion trends exactly, but something more individual and personal. Jeffrey Brown talked to the photographer,…
Nation Oct 14 California’s water-starved sequoias show signs of stress California's giant sequoias are special. These massive trees stretch hundreds of feet and live for thousands of years. But they are also being stressed: requiring an enormous amount of water, they are showing signs of suffering through the state's historic…
World Oct 14 Protecting Virunga Park and seeing Congo’s rich potential Emmanuel de Merode -- anthropologist, Belgian prince and chief warden of the Virunga National Park -- has dedicated his life to the rich wildlife found within the precious and contentious national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. That has…
Nation Oct 14 What a more interconnected world means for the Supreme Court The Supreme Court is often the final say on major domestic conflicts of our time. But what about when foreign law crosses paths with our legal system? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his new book,…