Nov 27 Watch Stopping illegal fish dumping in Montana before it's too late By PBS News Hour In Montana, illegal fish dumping of non-native species is threatening the state’s native trout. In a segment for Student Reporting Labs, Meri DeMarois and her mentor Anna Rau of MontanaPBS report on how conservation organizations are working to protect the… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch How the music industry uses big data to create the next big hit By PBS News Hour Is big data killing good music? As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff speaks with Derek Thompson, whose piece in this month’s magazine featured how data collected by Shazam and other music apps is… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch How teachers can talk to students about Ferguson By PBS News Hour The events in Ferguson have sparked discussions in homes and communities, including schools. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown speaks with #FergusonSyllabus creator Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University and Liz Collins of Washington Latin Public Charter School on how teachers can use Missouri… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch News Wrap: Thanksgiving day celebrations, 600 migrants make it to Greek shore By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 27 Hawaiians thankful for rainbows, men most thankful for their wives, according to Facebook By Justin Scuiletti The Facebook Data Science team compiled "anonymized, aggregate data" from the status updates of users in the United States -- drawing from entries that participated in a status challenge asking friends and families to share what they are most… Continue reading
Nov 27 Justice Ginsburg released from hospital after heart surgery; expected to return to work Monday By Mark Sherman, Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery. Continue reading
Nov 27 The economics of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2014 By Simone Pathe Paul Solman stepped back to 1621 to explore the economics of the very first Thanksgiving, where, he learned, profit wasn't everything. Neither is profit everything in 2014 on a family turkey farm that sells most of its free-range turkeys during… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 26, 2014 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we examine differences in Americans’ perceptions of race and justice. Also: bad weather snarls Thanksgiving travels, fires and floods endanger Native American lands, the economics of raising free-range turkeys, big data problems for one of the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Mac and Cheese won't be served at the White House this Thanksgiving By PBS News Hour President Obama used his executive authority to pardon Mac and Cheese, the two birds who were saved from the Thanksgiving table this year. Who was the first president to give flight to this holiday amnesty? Political director Domenico Montanaro looks… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch How do we bridge the divide among Americans over race and justice? - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching