Dec 10 Watch Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics…
Mar 14 Watch Poet Katherine Larson Reads Her Work Poet Katherine Larson reads from her book, "Radial Symmetry."…
World Dec 23 Watch Author Daniel Yergin on U.S. Need for a ‘Diversified Energy Portfolio’ Amid concern over tensions and violence in Iraq and Syria, oil prices rose to nearly $100 a barrel Friday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing hunt for untapped reserves of energy and how the demand for energy has shaped political and…
Dec 10 Watch China’s Economy Has Evolved, but Has Its Government? On a day that put China's human rights record back in the spotlight, Judy Woodruff speaks with Susan Shirk of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and Gordon Chang, an author and columnist for Forbes.com, about… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Jailed in China, Dissident Liu Xiaobo Honored With Empty Chair at Nobel Ceremony Jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, serving an 11-year sentence for writing a pro-democracy manifesto, was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Friday despite vocal opposition from China. Jeffrey Brown has more. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 7:27 W.S. Merwin on Becoming the New Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown has a conversation with W.S. Merwin, who was appointed as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by The Library of Congress. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Graphene: Nobel Winners’ Thin, Mighty Material Holds Much Promise Two Russian-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on graphene, a form of carbon just one atom thick, but 100 times stronger than steel. The NewsHour's new science correspondent, Miles O'Brien, has the details. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch In Vitro Fertilization Pioneer, Robert Edwards, Awarded Nobel Prize This year's first Nobel Prize was awarded to Robert Edwards for his work developing the in-vitro fertilization method that led to the birth of the world's first "test-tube baby."… Continue watching