Tag: PBS
The Great Math Mystery
NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in...
The Dark Side of the Universe
Once we thought our world was the center of the Universe. Today we know we're on a minor if privileged planet circling an average...
Lego Art
LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toys in the world, playing a role in many a person's childhood. But for some creators,...
Mars, Dead or Alive
The great PBS science series Nova scores another hit with Mars: Dead or Alive, capturing all the excitement surrounding the Mars rover landings of...
Bugging Hitler’s Soldiers
Spied upon by MI19 in a bugging operation of unprecedented scale and cunning, 4,000 German POW’s revealed their inner thoughts about the Third Reich...
Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution represents the only successful slave revolution in history; it created the world's first Black republic --- traumatizing Southern planters, inspiring U.S....
Children of the Secret State
A documentary about a North Korean that repeatedly goes back into the country with a hidden camera to film the orphans dying of starvation...
Secrets of the Lost Empire: Easter Island
Secrets of Lost Empires is a two-part television series produced by PBS Nova, Boston. Both series explore experimentally how ancient civilizations achieved notable constructions...
World War Two: 1941 and the Man of Steel
This is an interesting documentary about Stalin, his rise to power, and the invasion of the USSR by Germany in WWII. It's split into...
Evolution: Great Transformations
What triggered the incredible diversity of life on Earth, and how have complex life forms, including humans, evolved? Is there direction to evolution? And...