This one-hour film tells the dramatic story of the famous landmark’s construction through interviews with historians, architects, and engineers, while weaving in contemporary portraits from present day New Yorkers who describe their personal connections to Grand Central. Watch entire episode online.
A Senate panel held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the growing issue of online privacy and what rights individuals should have to decide how their Web surfing history can be used by advertisers. Watch segment or submit your questions about the issues to experts, who will answer them on July 15 online.
Moyers Journal opens an online discussion on this topic: They’re asking guests and viewers “what is their vision for the future of the American Dream?” — and how those visions can be achieved. Watch video essays, submit your own vision or just join the discussion.
Imagine coming face to face with a cannibalistic creature that is as tall as you are and has long tentacles, a razor-sharp beak, and skin that flashes with bizarre, dazzling color. This episode explores the remarkable world of marine creatures called cephalopods. Watch a preview. Read more online, or watch July 13 at 8pm.
This week, you voted on a trio of Reel 13 shorts that featured innovative animations, including tales from Ark City Kansas, life after graduation, and a dentist’s life. Only one could win. Which was it?
The spring 2008 CINE international Golden Eagle award winners were announced this week. Among them, many productions from WNET/Thirteen and PBS. Watch the winners online.
In 2004, Terrence Fisher watched his best friend die at the hands of an NYC police officer. This innocent teen’s death outraged Bed-Stuy residents, and Fisher and his friends fought back by organizing protests and filming this documentary, which headlines this week’s Reel NY. 5 other short films follow. Watch all online.
An eighth-grader’s science fair project prompts her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Watch ‘Capturing Carbon’ online.
Franz Boas was known as the “Father of American Anthropology”; in the early 20th Century he influenced a generation of anthropologists and changed the way Americans thought about race. Read more about Boas from programs that have aired on PBS in the past…
In the first of a two-part series examining the U.S. auto outlook, NBR previews Detroit’s 2009 model lineup and learns that, surprisingly, fuel-efficiency is not automakers’ #1 concern. Discuss the story “U.S. Automakers Need More Time to Adapt to High Gas Prices” on the NBR blog.
