• How a clothing company's anti-consumerist message boosted business

    How a clothing company's anti-consumerist message boosted business

    Aug 21, 2015 12:15 AM EDT

    ... runners, or folks who just want to dress as if they do all that stuff. And each day, some of those clothes make their way back to Reno, to what's billed as the largest clothing rehab facility in North America. WOMAN: They mess them up and we fix them ...

  • To study Earth’s most extreme environment, researchers wire up an undersea volcano

    To study Earth’s most extreme environment, researchers wire up an undersea volcano

    Jul 07, 2015 11:33 PM EDT

    ... in the ocean 24/7, 365, for generations. That's the key. HARI SREENIVASAN: Over the coming years, Delaney and his colleagues hope to expand the Cabled Observatory, and hope that this charts a course for other countries to build their own observatories as well. For the PBS NewsHour, I ...

  • How a gentle electrical jolt can focus a sluggish mind

    How a gentle electrical jolt can focus a sluggish mind

    Apr 01, 2015 12:20 AM EDT

    ... better. I think what we're doing right now is the tip of the iceberg. MILES O’BRIEN: But there's still much to learn. Back at Marom Bikson's lab, they're studying rat brains to try and determine exactly what's happening to the neurons and synapses while ...

  • How the Koch brothers turned into political power brokers

    How the Koch brothers turned into political power brokers

    Jan 29, 2015 12:11 AM EDT

    ... may not always see our name on the products you use, but we help make better food, clothing, shelter, technologies, and other necessities. Here, we build on each other's ideas to create more opportunities for people everywhere. Together, we are Koch. GWEN IFILL: Nothing like babies in diapers and ...

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    Protecting New York From Future Superstorms as Sea Levels Rise

    Nov 20, 2012 11:30 PM EDT

    ... that could protect the region from future storm surges. ... JEFFREY BROWN: Now that New York and New Jersey have been hit by two destructive storms in less than two years, there's new urgency to questions about steps to better protect the region. Hari Sreenivasan is back with that story ...

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    SpaceX Blasts Into 'Uncharted Territory,' Hoping to Make Space Cheaper

    May 22, 2012 10:18 PM EDT

    After several delays -- including a last-second abort on Saturday when computers spotted a bad engine valve, Space Explorations Technologies Corporation on Tuesday became the first private company to send a vessel to the International Space Station. Jeffrey Brown and Miles O'Brien discuss the significance of the SpaceX launch ...

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    For Liberia, Natural Resources Are Blessings, Curses on Road to Democracy

    Nov 01, 2011 12:15 AM EDT

    Liberia's Oil, Diamond Resources Are Both Blessing and Curse

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    Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard

    Jul 26, 2011 10:24 PM EDT

    As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and Howard University's Roderick Harrison.

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    Housing Market Still Plagued by Foreclosures, Mortgage Woes, Tumbling Prices

    May 17, 2011 10:03 PM EDT

    The U.S. housing market showed more signs of weakness Tuesday with the fall of new home construction by more than 10 percent and new building permits by 4 percent. Judy Woodruff discusses the fallout from the disappointing new housing report with Inside Mortgage Finance's Guy Cecala and The Washington Post's Dina ElBoghdady.

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    Will Uptick in Violence Derail U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan?

    Apr 20, 2011 12:12 AM EDT

    Ray Suarez talks with Rajiv Chandrasekaran about the rising violence in Afghanistan.