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Autism Now: How Close Are We to Solving the Puzzle? (15:00)
The rise in the number of reported autism cases has caused a surge in research to find the causes. For the latest thinking, Robert MacNeil speaks with four leading researchers about the issue. It's episode three of his 6-part "Autism Now" series of reports. Original broadcast date: April 20, 2011
The Birth of Art: Treasures of Ancient Egypt (60:00)
Taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, he treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely-seen art of its earliest peoples. Exploring how this civilization's art reflected its religion, he looks anew at the Great Pyramid, and the statuary and painting of the Old Kingdom.
Can Sleep Make You Smarter? (09:00)
Sleep deprivation can cause serious health and cognitive problems in humans. PBS NewsHour correspondent science correspondent Miles O'Brien talks to scientists on the cutting edge of sleep research and asks if there's any way humans might evolve to get by with less sleep. Original broadcast date: November 15, 2012
Connected: How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer (52:00)
We’ve all heard of “six degrees of separation”, the idea that everyone in the world can be connected in just few steps. But what if those steps don’t just relate to people but also to viruses, neurons, cancers, proteins and even to fashion trends? What if this “small world theory” allowed us an insight into something at the very core of Nature? We used to think the way in which web pages, power grids and people tie together was more or less random. But recently a number of scientists working across varied realms have independently discovered that simple yet fundamental laws govern networks. It's a discovery that some are saying may prove as important as Newton's observations of gravity or Darwin's theory of evolution. (54 minutes)
In 1957, nine black students entered Little Rock's Central High School, marking a critical moment in the efforts to desegregate the nation's schools. Seven of the "Little Rock Nine" recall their experiences in this 2007 interview with PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill. Original broadcast date: September 25, 2007
The Royal Opera House has been staging La Bohème—one of the most frequently performed operas in the world—for more than 30 years. This production marks the return of veteran director John Copley to Covent Garden to oversee the 23rd revival of Puccini’s classic work, in which the carefree attitude of youth and the harsh realities of life are contrasted through the affair of Mimì and Rodolfo. Teodor Ilincai and Hibla Gerzmava star, with musical direction by Andris Nelsons and with historically accurate sets by Julia Trevelyan Oman that bring the Parisian bohemian subculture to life.
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