The Human Spark team peer with both an MRI and a brainwave monitor into Alan Alda’s brain to examine how he uses both language and tools. Read more…

Martha, due to an alphabet soup accident, is a talking dog (from the books by Susan Meddaugh) who can help kids 4-7 with their vocabulary. ‘Martha Speaks’ debuts Sept. 1, 3:30 pm with a special run of 3 programs. Read more here. Official site here.

This week’s Reel 13 shorts capture distinct senses of time and place. You voted for your favorite. Now find out which film won.

Since Afghanistan emerged from under Taliban rule in late 2001, women’s rights have made great strides–on paper. But the reality on the ground is mixed. Follow the story of a woman running in Afghanistan’s first democratic parliament election in more than 30 years. Watch now.

R & E traveled recently to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand to visit the New Life Center, a faith-based group working to help young women escape or avoid victimization. Watch.

In 1990, thieves disguised as Boston police officers gained entrance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and plundered five hundred million dollars worth of art. Follow the art detective assigned to the case in the documentary Stolen. Watch online.

With celebrations underway in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, Moyers Journal travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. Watch here.

What is the relationship between gesture and time, mediality and performativity, and appropriation and activism? How has the role of performance art in society changed over the last three decades? In this panel, art historians discuss their research on performance from the 1960s to the 1980s and the place of performance art in the contemporary [...]

The major Hindu festival Janmashtami celebrates the birth of the popular deity Krishna with dancing, chanting, festive food — and a real baby. Watch. (Originally aired: 9/8/2006).

Can health care in developing nations use the same principle that makes fast food such a success here? NOW travels to Kenya to examine franchising not burger and donut shops, but health services and drugs in rural Africa. Watch here.