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Sputnik replica (Dave Pearson/flickr)
Find out how the USSR's launch of Sputnik 50 years ago brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of nuclear war! Also: the relationship between the media and the Pentagon. A look into how mass-produced commercial colors changed the art world in the mid-20th century. And Please Explain is all about balance and the 6th sense of proprioception.
Sputnik Mania
The launch of Sputnik 50 years ago brought the world’s superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. David Hoffman is director of the new documentary "Sputnik Mania." Paul Dickson co-wrote the film, and is also the author of the book Sputnik: The Shock of the Century. It’s playing at ...
War Made Easy
Columnist and media expert Norman Solomon claims that the US media have often acted as a propaganda arm of the Pentagon. A new documentary based on his book, War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death, begins March 14 at The Quad Cinema (34 West ...
How Commercial Colors Changed the Art World
The advent of mass-produced commercial colors changed the art world in the mid-20th century. Ann Temkin is curator of the new MoMA exhibit, "Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today." John Baldessari is one of the artists featured in the exhibit.
Please Explain: Balance and Proprioception
Find out about two senses we often take for granted - balance and proprioception (the sense that indicates body movement and placement). Science writer Sandra Blakeslee is author of the book The Body Has a Mind of Its Own: How Body Maps in Your Brain Help You Do (Almost) ...
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