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Archive for September, 2008
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Richard Schickel, director of AMERICAN MASTERS’ “You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story,” discusses the making of the new 3-part series. Watch now…

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Psychologist and Democratic political consultant Drew Westen, the author of “The Political Brain,” talks to NOW’s David Brancaccio about how appealing to voters’ emotions reaps bigger electoral rewards than hammering home policy proposals. Watch.

Monday, September 15th, 2008

The domain google.com was registered on September 15, 1997. Originally the company used a Stanford website with the domain google.stanford.edu. Google, Inc. was formally incorporated on Sept. 7, 1998, at a friend’s garage in Menlo Park, CA. See some interviews about Google as the company turns 10….

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Are teachers with the highest qualifications the “best” teachers in the classroom? Parents, principals, educators, experts, and students weigh in about what they think makes a great teacher. What qualities do you look for in a good teacher? See article….

Monday, September 15th, 2008

The JOURNAL traveled to Knoxville, where a recent shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church has left the pastor asking what role hateful speech from popular right-wing media personalities may have played in the tragedy. Watch.

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Check out this clip of “Pingu,” modified by the scientists in Oregon to include strange grammatical constructions. They want to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken! How would your brain react? Watch now…

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Meet Bills, a flautist from Julliard premiering his own composition at the Miller Theater at Columbia U. Learn why he chose to play the flute, his advice for younger flautists, and the depth he finds in classical music. Watch him perform an elegy by composer Jean Danjean. Watch now…

Monday, September 15th, 2008

A look at how 9/11 is still affecting the lives of many New Yorkers. The 1/2 hour includes: The difficulties that have plagued the rebuilding effort; some of the people suffering from severe health problems because of their work at ground zero; and people who lost family or friends on 9/11. Watch.

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Innovative and painstakingly thorough novelist and nonfiction writer David Foster Wallace died this weekend at age 46. You can watch a few interviews Wallace did with Charlie Rose more than 10 years ago…read more.

Friday, September 12th, 2008

* A look at Muslims in British society with Thomas Gallagher
* “The New Rule of the Jungle”, a video report on Ecuador’s “Rainforest Chernobyl”
* A fresh take on how to alleviate poverty in Mexico with Santiago Levy

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