WORLD (MT)

4:00 am 

Bonsai People - The Vision of Muhammad Yunus   BONSAI PEOPLE - THE VISION OF MUHAMMAD YUNUS takes a compelling look at one Nobel Peace Prize winner's attempt to harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality. Muhammad Yunus - one of only seven people in the world to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal - pioneered the innovative banking program known as microcredit. The program, which provides poor people with small loans they can use to launch businesses, has since spread to every continent and has benefited more than 100 million families. D

5:00 am 

Scully/The World Show   NULL

5:30 am 

Second Opinion  "Diabetes Prevention"  Type two diabetes is increasing at staggering rates. Changes in lifestyle and diet are key to preventing the disease, but as a country, how can we turn this epidemic around?. D

6:00 am 

NOVA  "Extreme Ice"  In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras to create a photo archive of melting glaciers. They grapple with blizzards, fickle technology and perilous climbs to anchor cameras that must withstand extreme cold and high winds.G

7:00 am 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Does The Brain Work?"  Host Neil deGrasse Tyson meets neuroscientists who team with magicians to understand how the human brain processes information. Then, mimicking human thought processes with software is providing new insights into the brain itself. Other scientists "hack" human decision-making using electricity and chemistry.G

8:00 am 

Secrets of the Dead  "China's Terracotta Warriors"  When the first emperor of China wanted an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, he decreed he would be protected by an army. Artisans have less than two years to complete the massive project using the technology of 2,200 years ago to construct 8,000 life-sized, painted figures. Archaeologist Agnes Hsu shows how it might have been done.G

9:00 am 

Democracy Now!   NULL

10:00 am 

Tavis Smiley   Thomas Gibson (actor). D

10:30 am 

Tavis Smiley   Meat Loaf (singer). D

11:00 am 

Scully/The World Show   NULL

11:30 am 

Second Opinion  "Diabetes Prevention"  Type two diabetes is increasing at staggering rates. Changes in lifestyle and diet are key to preventing the disease, but as a country, how can we turn this epidemic around?. D

12:00 pm 

NOVA  "Extreme Ice"  In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras to create a photo archive of melting glaciers. They grapple with blizzards, fickle technology and perilous climbs to anchor cameras that must withstand extreme cold and high winds.G

1:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Does The Brain Work?"  Host Neil deGrasse Tyson meets neuroscientists who team with magicians to understand how the human brain processes information. Then, mimicking human thought processes with software is providing new insights into the brain itself. Other scientists "hack" human decision-making using electricity and chemistry.G

2:00 pm 

Outdoor Idaho  "Chasing The Light"  Some of Idaho's professional landscape photographers share their secrets for positioning themselves to capture a special scene in a photograph, often waiting hours, even days, for the natural lighting they seek to preserve. OUTDOOR IDAHO travels with them to locations that encapsulate Idaho's treasured scenery.G

2:30 pm 

Dialogue  "Colum McCann"  Marcia Franklin talks with Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin. The book, which has been called the "first great 9/11 novel," won the 2009 National Book Award for fiction, and was Amazon.com's 2009 Book of the Year. The interview is part of Dialogue's ongoing "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference" and was taped at the 2011 conference.G

3:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

4:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

4:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

5:00 pm 

NOVA  "Extreme Ice"  In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they deploy time-lapse cameras to create a photo archive of melting glaciers. They grapple with blizzards, fickle technology and perilous climbs to anchor cameras that must withstand extreme cold and high winds.G

6:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Does The Brain Work?"  Host Neil deGrasse Tyson meets neuroscientists who team with magicians to understand how the human brain processes information. Then, mimicking human thought processes with software is providing new insights into the brain itself. Other scientists "hack" human decision-making using electricity and chemistry.G

7:00 pm 

Secrets of the Dead  "China's Terracotta Warriors"  When the first emperor of China wanted an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, he decreed he would be protected by an army. Artisans have less than two years to complete the massive project using the technology of 2,200 years ago to construct 8,000 life-sized, painted figures. Archaeologist Agnes Hsu shows how it might have been done.G

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Does The Brain Work?"  Host Neil deGrasse Tyson meets neuroscientists who team with magicians to understand how the human brain processes information. Then, mimicking human thought processes with software is providing new insights into the brain itself. Other scientists "hack" human decision-making using electricity and chemistry.G