Episode
60 Minutes: SpaceX, Face Blindness
Overview
SpaceX - Elon Musk was the first private citizen to launch a space vehicle into orbit and bring it back to Earth. Now, the founder of SpaceX is competing against larger, more entrenched aeronautical companies to become the first private venture to put a man into orbit. Face Blindness -Lesley Stahl reports on a little known condition that prevents people from remembering faces, even those of family members. Some studies estimate that as many as one in 50 people are afflicted with face blindness. Remarkably, Stahl found others who are the opposite when it comes to face recognition. "Super recognizers" never forget a face, no matter how long ago they saw it.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 44
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2012-03-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
SpaceX, Face Blindness is Episode 26 in Season 44 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2012-03-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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