May 27, 2011
Science Friday: Desktop Diary
Science Friday: With physicist Michio Kaku. Here or below.
May 25, 2011
PBS Newshour: Chrysler Pays Back Bailout
President Obama got a lot of heat for the auto bailout, and so it’s no surprise that his critics aren’t paying much attention to this development: Today, Chrysler paid America back billions of dollars and the US auto industry seems back in the game. Read more about this forgotten story of the 2008 recession at PBS Newshour.
May 20, 2011
President Attempts a Middle East Reset
President Obama’s major Middle East policy speech, from May 19, 2011, is embedded below.
Triple Crown 2011: Prepping for Preakness
This spring, Mike Fritz and Tom Legro of the PBS Newshour went to Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore — the site of tomorrow’s Preakness Stakes — to learn more about the sport of horse racing.
As we head into the second leg of the 2011 Triple Crown, watch “King of Pimlico,” the second installment in the series, which focuses on the venerable (and aptly named) Maryland trainer King T. Leatherbury.
Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.
(Watch Animal Kingdom win the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby.)
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Science Friday: Sun Spots
Science Friday: Don’t stare at the sun! Here or below.