George Washington Carver: An Uncommon Life
Raised in slavery, George Washington Carver persevered to become one of America's most renowned scientists and environmentalists. That extraordinary arc is explored in the...
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AlphaGo
Go is considered the most challenging board game ever devised by man. Invented in China near 3000 years ago, it also remains one of the most popular. Although it may appear like a deceptively simple version of chess at first,...
Coronavirus: A Global Emergency
The streets of bustling metropolitan cities are barren. Death rates are escalating. Health care systems are being pushed beyond their limitations. Scientists are racing against the clock to formulate an effective vaccine while...
Stolen Children: The Kidnapping Campaign of Nazi Germany
Jozef Sowa was only nine years old when his parents were murdered. Following their slaughter, he and his three siblings were taken from their home in Poland and transferred to...
Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors
The works of English novelist Jane Austen continue to endure more than 200 years after her death. The entertaining documentary Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors exposes the touchstones that shaped her works and her life. Much...
Putin's Pride: Cossacks and the Church
Russian President Vladimir Putin projects an image of strength and unflappability on the global stage. It's a projection that has infected the confidence and ambitions of many of his...
The Hunt For the Transylvanian Gold
At the opening of the 21st century, a series of exceedingly valuable gold snake-like spiral bracelets made appearances at museums and auction houses across the globe. So rare were...
We Heard the Bells: The Influenza of 1918
As many tens of thousands are perishing each year from the flu, and the new Coronavirus has emerged in regions around the world, here's a film that looks back on one of the most...
Soyalism
The demand for pork - especially in China - has significantly altered farming and environmental realities across the globe. The need for greater populations of pigs has called for an increase in the production of cheap soy to...
The Civilian Conservation Corps
In 1933, as Franklin D. Roosevelt took his oath of office as the 32nd President of the United States, his people were hurting. From Texas to Detroit to every state in between, citizens were struggling through a 25% unemployment...
Better Brain Health: We Are What We Eat
We know that certain foods will expand our waistline, but might they also shrink our mental capacity? Food science has taken a turn for the cerebral as researchers are studying the...
Guardians of the Amazon
Deforestation rates have doubled in the Amazon rainforest. Brazil's far-right president has embraced the destruction of this precious environmental resource in favor of increased commercial development. Meanwhile, the...
After Ebola: Nebraska and the Next Pandemic
The world remains vulnerable to a new plague. Are we prepared? The searing documentary After Ebola: Nebraska and the Next Pandemic offers possible clues as it examines the U.S....
Have Fun in Pyongyang
North Korea has long been painted as one of the globe's most sinister regions. Much of our understanding derives from the images we receive from mainstream media and the country's own self-produced propaganda, including lavish...