https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/pbs/ Recent content in Pbs on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:47:55 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/geomedia-television-nova-making-north-america-flashy-fails-storytelling/ Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:47:55 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/geomedia-television-nova-making-north-america-flashy-fails-storytelling/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/geomedia-television-nova-making-north-america-flashy-fails-storytelling/MakingNorthAmerica2_CreditPBSNOVA.jpg" alt="NOVA&#39;s Making North America is hosted by paleobotanist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian." loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>NOVA&#39;s Making North America is hosted by paleobotanist Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Geology isn&rsquo;t often depicted in the popular media, and when it is, the coverage is often related to well-trodden topics like dinosaurs or natural disasters. So when I heard about the new three-hour-long documentary, &ldquo;<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/making-north-america.html">NOVA: Making North America</a>,&rdquo; I hoped for quality storytelling that touched on some of the other fascinating, though less-covered science in the field. The documentary, which has been airing over three consecutive weeks in November, purports to tell the geological, biological and anthropological story of North America. Unfortunately, it falls short on many counts.</p> https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/charting-course-correction-review-earth-operators-manual/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/charting-course-correction-review-earth-operators-manual/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/charting-course-correction-review-earth-operators-manual/courtesy%20of%20ETOM" alt="" loading="eager" decoding="async"> </figure> <p>Rare are the scientists like Richard Alley. An exceptional researcher known for his work on the great polar ice sheets, he is also a central figure in policy discourse on climate change through his testimony in front of Congress and work with groups such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), for which he shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Alley is also an outstanding communicator: His audiences at scientific meetings typically overflow the room, and he is enviably comfortable speaking to eight-year-olds. His new work, entitled &ldquo;Earth: The Operators&rsquo; Manual&rdquo; (ETOM), is a succinct discussion of how our actions affect Earth&rsquo;s climate, as well as a compelling and hopeful call-to-arms to address warming. ETOM is also a truly multimedia affair, consisting of a book, a three-part miniseries for PBS and public television, outreach events at five major science centers and a website (<a href="http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com">http://earththeoperatorsmanual.com</a>) for the general public.</p>