Episode
60 Minutes: Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American
Overview
Modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Anderson Cooper on the end-of-life debate and a controversial case; and, Morley Safer profiles a billionaire investor who's pledging a good part of his fortune to save America's history.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 47
- Episode
- Episode 43
- Air date
- 2015-07-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American is Episode 43 in Season 47 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2015-07-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 42: The Swiss Leaks, Alive and Kickin?
Bill Whitaker investigates the biggest leak in Swiss banking history; and, Lesley Stahl reports on a musical production in Harlem with a cast of singers ages 55 and up.
Episode 44: The Gaskos, Wikimania, Star-Struck
The Gaskos - FBI agents tell Steve Kroft about their 16-year search and eventual capture of Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, once No. 1 on the Most Wanted list.
Wikimania - Meet the Wikipedians. Those "persnickety," techy types who keep your favorite Internet information website brimming with data.
Star-Struck - Neil deGrasse Tyson tells Charlie Rose about his fascination with the universe and his own personal journey to reignite interest in the great beyond.
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