Go to https://NordVPN.com/defunctland to get 75% off a 3 year plan and use code DEFUNCTLAND for an extra month for free! Buy Defunctland T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/defunctland Donate on Patreon: https://patreon.com/defunctland In thie episode of DefunctTV, Kevin explores the history of the PBS Kids animated series, Dragon Tales. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/Defunctland-1142494142561537/ Defunctland […]
The grandson of Alabama slaves, African American chemist Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination, and as a Black man, he was also an outsider, fighting to make a place for himself in a profession and […]
Evidence discovered in the world’s highest tombs reveals ancient rituals and beliefs. Airing January 4, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs NOVA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/
What makes science reliable? The ability to reproduce the results of an experiment, known as reproducibility, is one of the hallmarks of a valid scientific finding. But science is facing what many consider a reproducibility crisis, and the stakes are high. Many scientific claims cannot be replicated, and many clinical […]
Check out The Bigger Picture from @PBS https://youtu.be/Wnr4RJxDifw Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani American teenager named Kamala Khan, is the latest superhero to join the Marvel Universe. Her superpower? Family bangles that carry the strength and power of intergenerational knowledge passed down by her grandmother from Pakistan. But a lot of […]
Join pioneering shipbuilders as they embark on a feat of maritime engineering. Airing February 8, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs NOVA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/
Explore the hidden world of energy storage and how it holds the keys to a greener future. Airing February 1, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs NOVA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/
Watch Tufts University and engineer Mike Zimmerman’s battery endure abuse at the hands of David Pogue in this excerpt from NOVA’s “Search for the Super Battery,” airing February 1 at 9/8c on PBS. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @nova_pbs
Engineers are using origami to design drugs, micro-robots, and future space missions. Airing February 15, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @nova_pbs
Can new crash prevention technology help us avoid deadly train accidents? Airing February 22, 2017 at 9 pm on PBS NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @nova_pbs
