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In A World Full Of Surveillance, This Artist Stares Back
When artist Trevor Paglen looks up at the night sky, there’s beauty and wonder, but also a planet completely transformed by humans into a “landscape of surveillance.” His new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, “Sites Unseen,” offers a new way to look at very familiar landscapes. Jeffrey Brown reports on Paglen’s latest obsession: how artificial intelligence is reshaping imagery.
This Kindergarten Sneak Preview Helps Families Hit The Ground Running
For three weeks in the summer, children who are entering kindergarten in Portland, Oregon, get ready and get excited to start school. While it’s no substitute for pre-K, getting a preview helps ease the transition for kids, and offers parents a sense of connection. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week reports.
The Great American Read – Top 40 Books, So Far
The Great American Read has reached TWO MILLION votes in the search for America’s best-loved novel. But it’s still anyone’s game! Below are the TOP 40 BOOKS from the list
QUIZ: English Composer Or Politician? Test Your Musical Or PBS Knowledge
Can you guess which of these are Composers and which are English politicians featured in ‘Victoria’? Good Luck!
What The U.S. Could Learn From Canada About Integrating Immigrant Students
In Canadian public schools, the children of new immigrants do as well as native-born children within three years of arriving.
How A Self-Taught Fossil Hunter Made His Biggest Discovery
In a PBS NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this self-taught paleontologist has been looking for dinosaurs in creek beds and rivers for more than 30 years, and has become something of a legend in the field.
3D Printing Spurs Revolutionary Manufacturing Advances
A young startup called Relativity is pushing space technology forward by pushing 3D printing technology to its limits, building the largest metal 3D printer in the world.
Why Teachers Need Support To Spur Preschool STEM Education
Everyone knows that 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds ask a lot of questions. But that unrestrained curiosity can unsettle preschool teachers who feel they lack sufficient understanding of STEM education.
