Nov 20 Watch Worsening Economic Crisis Stops Short of Depression Nobel laureate and economist Robert Solow offers his thoughts on the severity of current economic turmoil and the chances of the situation leading to another Great Depression in a conversation with Paul Solman. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch U.S. Economist Krugman Wins Nobel Prize in Economics The last of six 2008 Nobel Prizes was awarded Monday to Princeton University professor and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman for his research on free trade and globalization. Krugman discusses his research and theories with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Oct 08 Study of Glowing Jellyfish Nets Nobel Prize for Trio By PBS News Hour One Japanese and two American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering and developing a glowing jellyfish protein that has revolutionized the way researchers study disease and normal development in living organisms. Continue reading
Oct 06 European Scientists Share Nobel Prize for Medicine By PBS News Hour Three European scientists will share this year's Nobel Prize for Medicine, for identifying two deadly sexually transmitted viruses, the Nobel committee announced Monday. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Game Theorists Awarded Nobel Prize in Economics Three American researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics Monday, honoring their developments in using game theory to examine financial market activity. One of the winners, Roger B. Myerson, provides an overview of their prize-winning work. Continue watching
Oct 09 Physics Nobel Prize Goes to Nanotechnology Researchers By PBS News Hour Two scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday for their discovery of an electromagnetic phenomenon that has led to modern hard disks, like the kind used in laptops, iPods and other devices. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine Details Gene Modification Work This year's Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to a trio of scientists who modify genes in mice. One of the recipients, Mario Capecchi, professor of biology and human genetics at the University of Utah, discusses his award-winning work. Continue watching
May 02 Watch Physicist Searches for Alternative Fuel Technologies Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu and his team of scientists received $500 million in February from energy company BP to develop clean biofuel technologies. As part of a series on climate change, the NewsHour profiles Chu's search for solutions to… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Milton Friedman Dies at Age 94 Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman died Thursday at age 94. He was an expert on the free market and, as one of the nations most prominent economic thinkers, served as an advisor to several Presidents. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Controversial Turkish Novelist Wins Nobel Prize in Literature Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, who was prosecuted by the Turkish government for commenting on the genocide of Armenians during World War I, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his novels on modern life in Turkey. Pamuk discusses… Continue watching