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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Cosmic Conversation (Part 1)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium and charismatic host of the PBS series NOVA scienceNOW, addresses the controversy surrounding the institution's reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Cosmic Conversation (Part 2)

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium and charismatic host of the PBS series NOVA scienceNOW, addresses the controversy surrounding the institution's reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Lessons from Japanese and Chinese Education

James Stigler, co-author of The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom and The Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Meets the Press

Shirley Franklin

January 13, 2009

Mayor Franklin discusses the public safety and economic challenges for Atlanta in 2009, and her plans to leave Atlanta economically sound at the end of her term. She points to the way the people of Atlanta tackled their water infrastructure problems as an example of the city's can-do attitude.

Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco: Educational Pathways of Immigrant Youth

Carola Suarez-Orozco

October 23, 2006

Carola and Marcelo Suarez-Orozco describe and discuss determinants of success of among children in their longitudinal study of immigrant youth in this nation's educational system.

Economics of Open Content: Knowledge as a Public Good

January 23, 2006

MIT Open CourseWare Director Anne Margulies, MIT Open CourseWare Senior Strategist Steve Carson, and MIT Professor of Linguistics and MIT Open CourseWare advisor Shigeru Miyagawa explain the seemingly

Coping with Learning Problems: Misunderstood Minds

Producer Michael Kirk and WGBH Radio's Senior Health editor Madge Kaplan, discuss childhood learning problems with medical experts after a screening of

Atlanta's Workforce: Competing in a Global Economy

Atlanta community stakeholders discuss the opportunities associated with high school reform. Atlanta Public Schools is embarking on one of the most comprehensive and innovative approaches to high school reform in the nation.