Jul 04 Watch Poet Celebrates Family Picnics and 'Great Melting Pot' of Language Poet Gregory Djanikian, director of the creative writing program at the University of Pennsylvania, reads a poem about how immigrants "might contribute to the great melting pot of the English language."… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch For Palestinians, Identity Is Regained Through Poetry Poets in the Arab world have historically been important cultural figures, and this tradition continues among Palestinians. In the second of his reports on Middle East poetry, Jeffrey Brown discusses poetry's role in Arab society with three leading Palestinian poets. Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Music Provides Window into Brain Function Studying how the brain processes music allows researchers to better understand how the human brain evolved, and how different parts of the brain communicate with each other, according to cognitive neuroscientist and former record producer Daniel Levitin. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Senate Vote Reignites Debate Over English Language A recent Senate vote has reignited the debate over whether English should be made the official language of the Unites States. Continue watching