To commemorate the 250th Anniversary of our nation's founding, Colonial Williamsburg's historic interpreters Kurt Smith & Katharine Pittman provide 1st person portrayals of the Declaration of Independence's primary author Thomas Jefferson, & Revolutionary War general & President George Washington's wife Martha.
Is the "Big One" coming? A Super El Niño, that is. As warming Pacific waters increase the chances for such an event, the consequences cannot be ignored. UNC-Chapel Hill professor & Regional Climate Center Director Dr. Charles Konrad ll will provide the latest science on climate change & global warming & how we in NC […]
3D printing is fast replacing traditional manufacturing, but how does it work? Wake Forest's renowned Dr. Anthony Atala will explain how the technology has morphed from producing a vast range of everyday gadgets to the exciting new field of 3D bioprinting that creates living, functional replacement tissues & organs like ears, bone, & skin – a […]
What makes a New York Times bestseller? Along with winning multiple other awards for books on famous sports & political figures? Long time Washington Post contributor & author David Maraniss shares his personal recipe for how he picks a topic that continually captures such an immense audience: he likens his approach to writing to the […]
The billion-dollar world of art forgery is centuries old and still thrives! Boston Museum investigator & author Anthony Amore will tell us who the biggest fraudsters have been, how they crafted such authentic-looking masterpieces that fooled sophisticated collectors and museums, and despite advancements in detection, what sort of forgeries are still being produced today.