LED lights have sparked a $4 billion industry. Part 1 reports from Japan, a hub of LED innovation. Part 2 explains how a remote area of Japan discovered how to make LEDs commercially viable.
In 1988, Dr. James Hansen, dir. of the NASA Goddard Institute, brought attention to global warming when he said in Congress: “The greenhouse effect has been detected and is changing our climate now.” Watch a recent interview:
A selected list of 10 books suggested by Bill Moyers Journal staff that will keep you informed and engaged in your democracy between the dog days of summer and the election in November. See list…
The Commonwealth Fund in NY this week released results of a new survey on the U.S. healthcare system. 82% of Americans said the system should be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt. But how? A famous Texas hospital is facing those questions and their painful answers. Watch here
Before joining PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” in 1999, Ray Suarez was a host on NPR. Got questions about how public radio differs from public television? Want to know his views on the future of journalism? Submit your questions here.
Nogami stood by legendary director Akira Kurosawa as a script supervisor and principal assistant–in this lecture, she recalls Kurosawa’s creative power and the ups and downs of the industry over time. Watch….
Diebold, the primary election machine manufacturer in the country is being sued by the Ohio Secretary of State. The suit blames faulty software for losing votes in 11 of the 44 counties that use the machines. Read more….
A roundup of all streaming video online from PBS and Thirteen programs that aired last week. See the list for all full episodes and full segments.
Watch a discussion about the acclaimed one-man play Thurgood with actor Laurence Fishburne and playwright George Stevens.
R&E profiles a devout man of apparently boundless energy who teaches children how to play soccer — and a lot more. He is Spencer Rockman, director of the Rovers International Soccer Camp in New Jersey. Coach Rockman tells his story; watch online.
