Designing Life, The N-Word, The King's Speech

Designing Life, The N-Word, The King's Speech
Episode Number 38
Season 43
Aired 2011-06-12
Overview Designing Life – Steve Kroft profiles famous microbiologist Craig Venter, whose scientists have already mapped the human genome and created what he calls “the first synthetic species.” The N-Word – A Southern publisher’s sanitized edition of “Huckleberry Finn” that replaces the N-word with “slave” over 200 times is the focal point for a debate on the use of the controversial word in American society. The King’s Speech – “60 Minutes” talks to its starring actor, Colin Firth, and reports on the historic find in an attic that helped make the “The King’s Speech” an Oscar favorite.
Runtime 45 minutes
Absolute Number 0
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