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‘Second machine age’ will require more human creativity

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 8m 40s

'Making Sen$e of robotic workers.

Robotic technology is increasingly infiltrating our everyday world, and as robots become more capable of human labor, people will likely have to develop new skills for new jobs. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Erik Brynjolfsson and Andy McAfee, who argue in their new book, "The Second Machine Age," that we are facing a radical new industrial revolution.

02/13/2014 | Rating NR

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Barrage of winter storms taxes patience of Pa. residents

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 4m 56s | Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett talks with Judy Woodruff on the winter storm. (4m 56s)

How will regulators see the Comcast-Time Warner deal?

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 7m 3s | Edmund Lee of Bloomberg News talks the Comcast bid for a Time Warner merger. (7m 3s)

Sen. Tim Scott on offering more education options

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 9m 5s | Sen. Tim Scott talks with Judy Woodruff as part of our series on income inequality. (9m 5s)

Trendlines: ‘Syria After Geneva 2’

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 20m 49s | Trendlines: ‘Syria After Geneva 2’ (20m 49s)

VW union vote spurs backlash by Tenn. politicians

Clip: 2/13/2014 | 10m 52s | Jeffrey Brown talks with guests about Volkswagen workers voting on joining the UAW union. (10m 52s)

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