Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California has put forth a dramatic and controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promote energy efficiency. NOVA explores the pros and cons of California’s bold approach, which could be adopted nationwide. Watch now.
As Barack Obama becomes 44th president of the U.S., Frontline offers an exploration into who he is and what has brought him to this historic moment. Watch online now; ‘Dreams of Obama’ airs on Thirteen on inauguration day, Jan. 20 at 9:00 pm.
Andrew Ross Sorkin talks to Mort Zuckerman about the NYC real estate market, historian Niall Ferguson about his new history of money series, and restaurateur Danny Meyer about the upscale food industry in our downscale economy. Watch now.
* Israel shells U.N. headquarters in Gaza
* U.N. Secretary General arrives in Israel
* The Ukraine and Russia feud over natural gas
* A look at the youngest and sickest in Moldova
* Victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam
* Sculpture prank in Europe
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Author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson traces the evolution of money and demonstrates that financial history is the essential back-story behind all history. Watch the 2-hour special online now.
Watch all 3 hours of the acclaimed series on the history of Atheism, online. The program, produced in 2004 in the UK, but aired on Thirteen in 2007, is hosted by British personality Jonathan Miller. Parts 2 and 3 of the program air on Thirteen at 11:30 pm on Jan. 18 and 25.
While the presidential campaign dominated U.S. headlines in 2008, there were other significant changes around the world in heads of state and regimes. Read an overview of major government shifts around the globe and bloggers’ reactions.
At the notoriously tough maximum security Sing Sing Prison in upstate New York, about 1,800 prisoners are incarcerated, most for very serious crimes. It is a forbidding place, not where you would expect to find a program offering an accredited master’s degree in religion. Watch.
Alpha male chimp Hondo challenges Alan Alda during a Human Spark interview. Read about the incident and about primate emotions, here….
The Dragon Chronicles follows reptile expert and conservationist Romulus ‘Rom’ Whitaker as he journeys around the world in search of the fabled beasts’ contemporary counterparts–Komodo dragons, rare salamanders, flying lizards. Watch episode online now!
