Mar 17 Watch Satellites Offer New Window Into Documenting, Preventing Genocide Tom Bearden reports on the push to use private satellites to document genocide from space. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Actress, Playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil on Her Global, Local Influences Minneapolis playwright, director and actor Aditi Brennan Kapil talks about the global elements and role of immigration in her work. The story was produced by Angie Prindle of "MN Original" on Twin Cities Public Television. Continue watching
Mar 17 Stories from SXSW: Art Is Key for Interactive Award Winners The winners of the 14th Annual SXSW Interactive competition were announced at an award ceremony Tuesday night in Austin, Texas. More than 20 designers of websites and mobile projects were recognized for work in categories that included activism, installation, mobile,… Continue reading
Mar 17 Sound Boxes that Strum in the Sun In sound artist Craig Colorusso's unique installation, Sun Boxes, the sun acts as arranger of a 20-piece orchestra of solar powered speakers. Continue reading
Mar 17 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, UNESCO heads to Egypt to assess threats to cultural sites. Continue reading
Mar 17 Live Chat: Paul Solman, Patchwork Nation’s Chinni on Economic Inequality By Paul Solman Editor's note: Join us at 3 p.m. ET Thursday for a chat between Paul Solman, Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation and Derek Thompson of The Atlantic. The discussion will be moderated by PBS… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Slide Show: Craig Colorusso’s ‘Sun Boxes’ "Sun Boxes" by Craig Colorusso is a solar powered sound installation. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Stories from SXSW: Music and Interaction Design Discussion on the intersection of music and User Experience Design. Continue watching
Mar 16 Stories from SXSW: Finding the Harmony Between Music and Interaction Design At the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, two presenters decided to reevaluate their work in interactive design by way of a metaphor that taps the festival's 25-year-old roots: music. Continue reading
Mar 16 On Wednesday’s NewsHour: Japan Struggles to Control Reactor, Gadhafi’s Forces Advance in Libya JAPAN's DAMAGED REACTORS | The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was compounded by high radiation levels for workers addressing the crisis. Five days into the crisis, aid workers shifted the focus of… Continue reading