The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought t...

Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, and talks with documentary filmmaker Carl Kurlander ("The S

In this episode of contemporary and ballet male dancers we introduce portuguese dancer Vasco Yu Belo performing "Esperanza" and "Flames of Paris"; François Alu from France in Etude; and a unique contemporary and acrobatic performance "Mano a Mano" by "The Lads" Jack and Taiga from UK. With a histo

Winner of the Golden Globe Award 2018 for the Best Foreign Film. Out of nowhere, Katja’s life falls apart when her husband Nuri and little son Rocco are killed in a bomb attack. Her friends and family try to give her the support she needs, and Katja somehow manages to make it through the funeral. Bu

Singer-songwriter Steve Grand release an acoustic version of “We Are The Night”, a track off his debut album All-American Boy, and thanked his followers for their support. Speaks Grand on the track: “So for every boy and every girl / No matter who you love / And for all my trans brothers and sisters

Remembering George Michael (June 25, 1963-December 25, 2016). He won a Grammy Award in 1988 for “I Knew You Were Waiting (for Me),” a duet with Aretha Franklin, and “Faith” won the Grammy for album of the year. In Britain, he was showered with awards, and in 2004, Britain’s Radio Academy said he ha

In the age of cyberspace Community of Lights has been at the forefront of innovation and the inevitable merger of television, internet and social media. The world wide web allows people from all over the world to join together and exchange knowledge, ideas, innovation and work in unison in humanitar...

The AlphaDog Proto is a lab prototype for the Legged Squad Support System, a robot being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA and the US Marine Corps. When fully developed the system will carry 400 lbs of payload on 20-mile missions in rough terrain. The first version of the complete...

Annie Lennox has come a long way since fronting the Grammy Award-winning Eurythmics in the 1980s. Since then she has become a successful solo artist, sold more than 80 million records, and become renowned for her charity work with organizations such as Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and Nelson M

Mars Dune Alpha, the 3D-printed Habitat Located at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Will Aid in Long-duration Science Missions ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software, and building materials, announced it has been awarded a subcontract through Jacob