Silicon Valley: The Untold Story Synopsis Silicon Valley has often been imitated but never duplicated. Though pieces of its history have been told, they have focused primarily on the Valley’s role in the development of silicon chips and computers. Yet there is a much...
In Defense of Food Synopsis Join best-selling author Michael Pollan on a fascinating journey to answer the question: What should I eat to be healthy? Cutting through confusion and busting myths and misconceptions, In Defense of Food shows how common sense and...
Capturing Grace Synopsis It seems like two separate realms. One is occupied by acclaimed dancers from Brooklyn’s world renowned Mark Morris Dance Group, the other by people with Parkinson’s disease. Capturing Grace is about what happens when those two worlds...
Extreme By Design Synopsis Extreme By Design, which aired nationally on PBS in December 2013, follows a band of college students who design and build products to solve seemingly intractable problems for the world’s poor. One student’s team must create a breathing...
The War Against Microbes Synopsis In 1900, the average global life expectancy was about 31 years. Today, it’s 67 – an astonishingly steep improvement that is one of the most radical and consequential changes in all of human history. One of the biggest drivers of that...
