Are we on the brink of a jobless future?

Season 2017

Is a fully automated, job-free future just around the corner?

Futurologists have been predicting the automation armageddon -- robots replacing human workers -- for decades. Has the future finally arrived? Economics correspondent Paul Solman visits Silicon Valley to talk with leading tech thinkers and computer scientists about whether humanity is at a tipping point.

AIR DATE 8/31/17

Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems

Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems

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What it’s like to go home after Hurricane Harvey

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New Orleans mayor on Harvey: ‘We’re all in the same boat’

Houston chefs deliver meals to shelters, first responders

Houston chefs deliver meals to shelters, first responders

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News Wrap: Russian diplomatic sites ordered closed

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Every kid can afford a microscope. Here's how.

Are we on the brink of a jobless future?

Are we on the brink of a jobless future?

Destruction in Houston raises chemical health concerns

Destruction in Houston raises chemical health concerns

‘I’ve never seen this much water,’ says La. congressman

‘I’ve never seen this much water,’ says La. congressman

Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems

Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems

What it’s like to go home after Hurricane Harvey

What it’s like to go home after Hurricane Harvey

New Orleans mayor on Harvey: ‘We’re all in the same boat’

New Orleans mayor on Harvey: ‘We’re all in the same boat’

Houston chefs deliver meals to shelters, first responders

Houston chefs deliver meals to shelters, first responders

News Wrap: Russian diplomatic sites ordered closed

News Wrap: Russian diplomatic sites ordered closed

Every kid can afford a microscope. Here's how.

Every kid can afford a microscope. Here's how.

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