Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Craig Newschaffer Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Craig Newschaffer, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Drexel University, on the causes of autism. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Martha Herbert Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Martha Herbert, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, who discussed autism's causes and appeared in the third report in the… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Dr. David Amaral Extended Interview Below is an extended transcript excerpt from the Autism Now series, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. David Amaral, research director at the MIND Institute at the University of California, Davis, on the causes of autism. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Gerald Fishbach Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Dr. Gerald Fishbach, science director of the Simons Foundation in New York, on the causes of autism. Continue watching
Apr 19 Autism Now: Join a Live Chat Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET As part of the PBS NewsHour's ongoing Autism Now series, join us Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by correspondent Hari Sreenivasan about the state of autism research, treatment, understanding and… Continue reading
Apr 19 Syria Vows to End ‘Insurrection’; NATO Struggling to Stop Gadhafi in Misrata By News Desk (Update: The Syrian government has lifted a 50-year-old state of emergency, according to state television.) The Syrian government warned its citizens against gathering for public demonstrations in a state television broadcast, saying it will crack down on protests. The… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Richard Grinker Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Richard Grinker, professor of anthropology at George Washington University, on the prevalence of autism. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Autism Now: Dr. Sally Rogers Extended Interview As part of our Autism Now series, below is an extended transcript excerpt, edited for length, relevance and clarity, with Sally Rogers, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the MIND Institute, on the prevalence of autism. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Gadhafi’s Forces, Rebels Battle for Control of Misrata Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi continued attacks on Misrata as Gadhafi's government reached a deal with the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to the western part of the country. Jonathan Miller of Independent Television News reports on the latest… Continue watching
Apr 15 Autism Now Series: A Viewer’s Guide Updated on April 22 with video of sixth and final segment in the series. The PBS NewsHour is launching a special series of reports, both on-air and online, about a puzzling disorder that touches many lives across the U.S.:… Continue reading