FATS DOMINO

AMERICAN MASTERS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 11:00PM Fats Domino was one of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s. His achievements and record sales during that time were rivaled only by Elvis Presley. With his boogie-woogie piano playing rooted in blues, rhythm & blues, and jazz, he became one of the inventors, along with Presley, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard of a...

RAY CHARLES

SMITHSONIAN SALUTES RAY CHARLES IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM “Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House” showcases an evening of celebration with President and Mrs. Obama at the White House in honor of the legacy of iconic singer, songwriter, composer and musician Ray Charles. The evening includes performances...

NOVA

RISE OF THE ROBOTS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 @ 10:00PM Machines are everywhere. They run our factory assembly lines and make our coffee. But humanoid robots—machines with human-like capabilities—have long been the stuff of science fiction. Until now. Fueled by an ambitious DARPA challenge, the race is on to design a robot that can replace humans in disaster relief situations. Follow the robots...

THE HUMAN FACE OF BIG DATA

THE HUMAN FACE OF BIG DATA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 @ 8:00PM With the rapid emergence of digital devices, an unstoppable, invisible force is changing human lives in incredible ways. Every two days the human race is now generating as much data as was generated from the dawn of humanity through the year 2003. The massive gathering and analyzing of data in real time is allowing us to address some of...

FINDING YOUR ROOTS

THE PIONEERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 @ 9:00PM Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern day descendants to continue shaping our culture. FIND OUT MORE...