I’ve got NOVA set to record on my DVR which means I often don’t get around to watching an episode until well after it has aired. Last night I got around to watching the Power Surge episode that talks about the race to develop large-scale alternative energy sources. Virgin airline’s Sir Richard Branson is figured . . . → Read More: Power Surge – NOVA on the need for new sources of energy.
I’m a science geek so it probably goes without saying that I love the NOVA series on PBS. I’m also a big fan of Neil Degrasse Tyson who is hosting this season of NOVA scienceNOW. So far I’ve recorded two episodes on our DVR and I’ve enjoyed both of them immensely.
I like to consider myself to be a wired individual, but even though I grew up alongside the technology that is now commonplace these days I am nowhere near as wired as some of the kids who have never known anything other than the highly digital world we have today.
It will piss you off to no end, but it is worth watching. It details the story of Brooksley Born who was the one person who foresaw the coming trouble in the financial markets due to the lack of regulation for Over the Counter Derivatives. When she tried to do something about it they shut . . . → Read More: Go watch Frontline’s episode on “The Warning.”
Tonight I noticed that Frontline has a special on about the White House and their illegal wiretapping program. I wasn’t able to catch it all because my fiancee was watching “Dancing With the Stars”, but I did catch some small pieces and what I caught was pretty astonishing!
Looks like there’s going to be a pretty good show on PBS tonight at 8pm EST called Intelligent Design on Trial. If you can’t catch it, their going to post the entire episode online for viewing on Friday (11/16).
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