Health Dec 01 New lens approved by FDA promises to slow nearsightedness in children By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Science Apr 10 What it’s like to see colors for the first time Not long ago, I learned that a company called EnChroma had developed glasses that claimed to “correct” colorblindness for red-green colorblind people like myself. So I sent for a pair. They arrived, nestled in a black carrying case, a couple… By Joshua Barajas
Arts Aug 28 Watch How a book designer plucks a vision from an author’s pages If you judge a book by its cover, you might want to know what goes into its design. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Peter Mendelsund, author of “What We See When We Read” and “Cover,” about the process of communicating an… By PBS News Hour
Dec 31 Watch Simple surgery changes how world’s rural poor see the world The Himalayan Cataract Project is a charity that sends mobile medical units to remote parts of Africa and Asia to perform simple but transformational eye operations. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from rural India, where in just three…
Politics Oct 29 Watch Author Bill Ivey Argues for Rediscovering Values at Heart of American Ideal Author Bill Ivey Argues for Rediscovering Values at Heart of American Ideal…
Sep 04 Watch Michelle Obama Says the Presidency Has Revealed Barack Obama’s Vision, Character In the closing speech of the first night of the Democratic National Convention, first lady Michelle Obama spoke of her husband's working class roots and first-hand knowledge of the struggles that many Americans face. His motivations for re-election come from… Continue watching