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  • Asteroid Trackers

    Asteroid Trackers looks at efforts to track Apophis, an asteroid that could come dramatically close to Earth in 2029, and again in 2036. Asteroid Trackers delves into various facets of asteroid research around the world and reveals how experts are attempting to protect the world from asteroids and other near-Earth objects (NEO’s). Whether it’s determining the composition of the asteroids so they can be destroyed effectively or swarming them with reflective mirrors, find out which deflection methods are pushing the boundaries of technology to protect the planet from yet another cosmic collision.

  • The Arts I

    Thematic DVD collection of PBS NewsHour clips, including:
    Toni Morrison: A Conversation
    Arthur Miller
    Christopher Curtis: “Bud, Not Buddy”
    The Play’s the Thing
    Becoming Falstaff
    Kate DiCamillo: “Tales of Despereaux”

  • The Arts II

    Thematic DVD collection of PBS NewsHour clips, including:
    Chinua Achebe: “Things Fall Apart”
    Russian Poet Pavlova Celebrates Desire
    Terry Teachout on “Pops”
    J.D. Salinger, American Literary Icon, Dies at 91
    Jeffrey Brown with Roger Rosenblatt
    James McGrath Morris on Joseph Pulitzer
    Jeffrey Brown with Orhan Pamuk

  • Economics

    Thematic DVD collection of PBS NewsHour clips, including:
    Behavioral Economist on Money, Morality and Rationality
    Bargain Hunting Adds Up to Unexpected Costs
    Keynes vs Hayek: Late Economists’ Hip-Hop Legacy
    Hallelujah! How Handel Orchestrated a Classical Financial Portfolio
    In Mexico, a Plan to Beat Poverty With Health Care and Education
    Unmasking Interest Rates, Hony-Tonk Style
    Stand-Up Economist Finds the Lighter Side of a “Dismal Science”

  • The Environment

    Thematic DVD collection of PBS NewsHour clips, including:
    Dying Reefs
    Deep Sea Chemicals
    Alaskan Village Copes with Impacts of Climate Change
    India’s Population Boom Tests Green Revolution’s Legacy
    One Man’s Trash, Another Man’s ‘Earthship’
    In Colorado Desert, Hope Blooms for Pond Scum as Fuel
    In India, Battling Global Warming One Stove at a Time
    Nobel Laureate Looks at Climate Change and Biodiversity
    Carp Invade, Threaten Great Lakes’ Ecosystem

  • Math Wiz Adds Web Tools to Take Education to New Limits

    From a bedroom in the San Francisco Bay area, Salman Khan is using the Web to teach math and science to millions. Spencer Michels reports on how the non-profit Kahn Academy is providing educational materials through its free YouTube video library.

  • Jeffrey Brown with Roger Rosenblatt

    Jeffrey Brown talks to author Roger Rosenblatt about coping and caring for grandchildren after the death of his daughter.

  • James McGrath Morris on Joseph Pulitzer

    Jeffrey Brown talks to biographer James McGrath Morris about his new biography on Joseph Pulitzer, the media baron who helped shape the news industry.

  • Jeffrey Brown with Orhan Pamuk

    Jeffrey Brown talks to Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Laureate in Literature.

  • Unmasking Interest Rates, Hony-Tonk Style

    In the latest installment in his series of reports making sense of financial news, Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard.