Monday, November 17th, 2008
Nov. 23’s episode of Nature, “The Wolf that Changed America”, includes re-enactment footage involving wolf actors. Read about Seus and how she works with the wolves for film, and see related clips and articles.
Archive for the ‘science & nature’ Category
Friday, November 14th, 2008
American Eagle’s cinematographer, Neil Rettig, reveals some of the details of what it takes to get good shots of bald eagles. Watch now. American Eagle premieres Nov. 16 at 8:00 pm.
Friday, November 14th, 2008
Do the remains of a tiny hobbit-like creature found on the island of Flores belong to a new human species? Watch this NOVA episode, about a new anthropological discovery, online. Watch now.
Click here for more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hobbit/
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Clever Monkeys debuts on Nature on Nov. 10, but monkeys exhibiting unusual and clever behaviors have been popular media fodder for years. The stories usually fit a few topics:
* Monkeys Out of Control
* Monkeys Take Drugs
* Monkeys Work for Humans
Read more…
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Monkeys are clever, but we think that NATURE viewers are even more clever! Think you can come up with a funny caption for what’s going on in with these capuchins? See pic…
Click here for more: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/clever-monkeys/photo-caption-challenge/3951/
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Research from Yale and the University of Colorado suggests that physical warmth and emotional warmth are linked. In fact, the temperature of the drink you’re holding could influence your feelings of trust and tenderness toward toward the people around you. Awww. Read more…
Click here for more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec08/warmth_10-24.html
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Watrous works in the lab at the U. of Oregon where The Human Spark team filmed Alan Alda getting a brain scan. One of Scott’s most important responsibilities is making sure that nothing that can react with a magnet gets anywhere near the MRI machine. Watch interview…
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
An investigation into one of the greatest crises that mankind has ever faced — can we roll back global warming? Watch this 2-hour documentary, and view the site with stories, interviews, discussion, and more.
Click here for more: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/heat/
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
The Human Spark team spent the weekend in Arizona filming, by the light of a blazing campfire, a conversation Alan Alda had with archeologist Curtis Marean. Watch a video about the making of the scene…
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Some parrots can talk — but can they really understand what they’re saying? In this podcast, researcher Irene Pepperberg describes her cognitive experiments with African grey parrots, and discusses why the line between human and animal intelligence is sometimes blurry. Listen now…
Click here for more: http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/rss/media/novasciencenow-20081001.mp3
