Episode
The Colbert Report: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker
Overview
New York Times article, "My Genomic Self"
Details
- Series
- The Colbert Report
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2009-02-11
Episode context
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Steven Pinker is Episode 23 in Season 5 of The Colbert Report. It aired on 2009-02-11.
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