Jul 10 The key to England's economic growth: The rich outlived the poor By Gregory Clark England's economic success, beginning with the takeoff of the Industrial Revolution, can be explained by the "survival of the richest," argues economic historian Gregory Clark in the third installment of his never-before published interview with Paul Solman about his 2007… Continue reading
Jul 09 How learning to pass the marshmallow test explains global economic evolution By Gregory Clark Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in England, setting them economically apart from the rest of the world? Contrary to popular economic theory, economic historian Gregory Clark says the existence of market and political institutions had nothing to do with… Continue reading
May 06 Artist turns street into giant water slide By Colleen Shalby How do you turn ordinary places into extraordinary works of art? For some, a flash mob is one way. For artist Luke Jerram, the answer was a giant water slide. Continue reading
Mar 10 Rescue kitten moves into Winston Churchill's old home By Lorna Baldwin Winston Churchill's old estate has a new resident: an orange and white colored rescue cat named Jock VI. The cat is an unusual legacy of Churchill. The late British leader requested that there always be an orange cat with white… Continue reading
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Feb 04 Watch Scholars Hope Richard III's Remains Spur Reexamination of His Reputation Scholars Hope Richard III's Remains Spur Reexamination of His Reputation… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Britons Go All Out for Queen Elizabeth's Jubilee Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is only the second monarch to mark 60 years on the throne. Jubilee celebrations began Saturday with a royal visit to the Epsom Racecourse in South London and wrap up Tuesday. Tim Ewart and Andy Davies… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Conversation: Michael Ondaatje Jeffrey Brown talks to author Michael Ondaatje, whose new novel is "The Cat's Table."… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Cameron 'Weakened' by Scandal, But Appears to Be Out of Immediate Danger Prime Minister David Cameron came under tough questioning Wednesday before Parliament about his link to the News of the World's phone-hacking scandal. Gwen Ifill discusses how a media scandal has turned into a political one with The Guardian's Richard Adams… Continue watching