Can the US and Russia still collaborate in space? Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The International Space Station has been orbiting above us for the last 20 years. It’s been home to astronauts from more than a dozen different countries — but […]
Why war crimes investigators are looking for cluster bombs in Ukraine. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In Ukraine, human rights investigators like Amnesty International and Bellingcat have been tracking Russian attacks to aid in a potential war crimes investigation. One thing they’re […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Bomba is an ancient genre of resistance from Puerto Rico created by enslaved people on the island over 400 years ago. Recently, bomba music has been a staple of […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ Jersey club is a style of dance music created by Black DJs from New Jersey. Recently, this sound has gone viral online across YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok. The […]
Your TV is ruining your TV. Make it stop. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Your TV finds lots of ways to adjust your picture. You might not want any of them. Motion smoothing, sharpening, brightness, contrast, and saturation are all adjustments that […]
Cairo isn’t the problem. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 2017, Egypt’s government announced it would build a new capital city 45 kilometers outside of Cairo, the current capital. It was a shocking announcement since Cairo, a city of more than 10,000,000 […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ The brilliance of Nigeria’s Fela Kuti and the innovation of Afrobeat are synonymous with activism, dance, and the representation of beauty within African culture. Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► https://tinyurl.com/SoundFieldPBS Fela […]
Non-photorealistic rendering has opened up an alternative to the ubiquitous “Pixar look.” Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When you think of CGI animated films, you likely think of Pixar. The studio practically invented the genre with 1995’s Toy Story — the first […]
Ukraine’s breakthrough counterattack, explained. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the spring and summer of 2022, the war between Ukraine and Russia settled into a stalemate. The first phase of the war had been a rapid invasion that drew new battle lines […]
Jake Blount, a banjo scholar, explains. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Jake Blount has built a career out of understanding the banjo’s connection to Black American folk music. In this video, he walks us through the instrument’s history — from West Africa […]
