It’s Not Easy Being a ‘Genius’
Success–to some extent–is an illusion. What many of the most successful people have in common is that they have also failed more than most people. In general, it isn’t that they’re better or luckier than […]
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Nat Geo ‘Genius’ Looks at the Man Behind the Myth of Albert Einstein
Nat Geo has teamed up once again with the production team of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. Following the success of the docu-series Mars, they have created Nat Geo’s first completely scripted series, Genius. The […]
Nat Geo ‘Origins’ Examines Pivotal Moments In Human Development
Mankind has evolved—both as a species and as a society—over hundreds of thousands of years. We can trace that evolution anatomically and biologically through the web of natural selection over time, but there are also […]
Netflix Makes Season 2 of Luke Cage Official
My son and I just finally finished watching Season One of Luke Cage yesterday, so we were both very excited when Netflix released a teaser today making Season Two official. It seemed like a foregone […]
Mars Series Shows How Close We Are to Landing on the Red Planet
The planet Mars has fascinated mankind for nearly a century. In that time, though, we have moved beyond science fiction to the point where a manned trip to Mars isn’t just possible–it’s inevitable. Tonight, National […]
Stephen Petranek Confident People Will Soon Land on Mars
Mars premieres tonight on the National Geographic channel. The epic mini-series, produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, seamlessly merges documentary footage and current science and progress in manned space travel with a fictional drama […]
National Geographic VR Experience Let Me Land And Walk On Mars
There are few things as universally exciting and inspirational as exploring space, and few organizations capable of sharing the thrill of space exploration the way National Geographic can. I had the privilege of attending the […]
Review: Stranger Things (Season 1)
I’m coming to this one a little late. I had it on my list of things to review or write about and kept putting it off. I had sort of decided it was too late […]
Science Fiction? Nat Geo ‘Mars’ Is Science Factual
Nat Geo will air a six-part series in November called ‘Mars’. It’s an ambitious project in that it attempts to mesh actual documentary footage and interviews with experts with a fictional story of a crew […]
Review: Submission
As we enter into the summer season and all of my standard network shows go into hiatus, I found myself searching for new shows to fill the void. There are plenty of options—not the least […]