Math prodigy proud of his autism

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012

Morley Safer asks the talented teen if he wants to be an astronaut, he quickly defers to his brother, saying he'd rather run things from the ground. Safer's profile of the young math and science prodigy will be broadcast on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

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The Whispering Mind: The Enduring Conundrum of Consciousness

 

 

Published on Jan 24, 2014 
It's an old question: what is consciousness? Today, sophisticated brain imaging technologies, clinical studies, as well as the newfound ability to listen to the whisper of even an individual nerve cell, are bringing scientists closer than ever to the neurobiological basis of consciousness. Join some of the world's leading researchers who are primed to determine if Homo sapiens are the only conscious species, if consciousness lives only within our brain or also outside of it, and ultimately, the fundamental biochemical processes underlying the life of the mind.

 

 



Russia Can Collapse US Economy

Published on Mar 16, 2014
"Russia has the upper hand"

"They have it in their ability to turn the U.S. economy upside down and into collapse. There is no question whatsoever. Putin doesn't need a nuclear bomb. He has a nuclear economic bomb that he can set off at any time."  

[Gold expert Jim Sinclair]