The odd accent of Tangier VA - American Tongues episode #3 People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2010-06-09 | Is this the strangest accent in the USA? The isolated island of Tangier, VA has one of the most unusual regional dialects in the United States. Although it's not Elizabethan English, it probably sounds a lot like the way people spoke two hundred years ago. From the documentary AMERICAN TONGUES by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker.Watch instantly or Buy the DVD at http://www.shop.cnam.com
Architect John Storyk and BSO violinist Elita Kang explore the acoustics of Symphony Hall People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-26 | Master acoustician John Storyk and assistant concertmaster Elita Kang of the Boston Symphony Orchestra search for the ideal concert hall. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Joshua Bells Adventures In Technology (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-26 | Grammy Award-winning violinist and music director Joshua Bell shows off his collaboration with Embertone to reproduce his sound digitally. See more at confluence.tv
Tracy Fullerton on the art of the video game (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Legendary video game designer and teacher talks about the power of video games to convey emotion. From the TV series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Kent Tritle on the Power of the Pipe Organ People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Master organist Kent Tritle talks about the amazing range of the pipe organ - once the most complicated piece of technology in existence. From the TV series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
A new pipe organ is born. From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Musician Avi Stein shepherds the installation and debut of a brand-new pipe organ for All Saints Chapel at Trinity Church in New York. From the TV series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Will Calhoun & Jaron Lanier on the essence of music (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Two legends collaborate! Drummer Will Calhoun and composer/cyberintellectual Jaron Lanier jam on some weird instruments and talk about the nature of musical innovation. From the TV series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv.
Nathalie Joachim & Roomful of Teeth collaborate! From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | The permutations of the human voice are at the center of a new collaboration between composer Nathalie Joachim and legendary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. From the new series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Artist Leonel Moura on how he works with his robotic ants to paint giant canvases. From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Leonel Moura lets his little painting robots cover his canvases with color. From the new series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Elias Crespin and Londe du Midi at the Louvre (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Generative artist Elias Crespin meets collector Guy Ullens and talks about his innovative work has entered the collection of the Louvre. From the public TV series CONFLUENCE. More info at confluence.tv
Legendary collector Guy Ullens at home with his generative art (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | Legendary art collector Guy Ullens has built a pioneering collection of AI and generative art. He opens his home to show us some choice pieces. From the tv series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Curator Jérôme Neutres on how art and technical innovation (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-21 | From the invention of oil paints to photography to AI, the fine arts have always leaped to take advantage of the latest technical innovation. From the public TV series - learn more at confluence.tv
Building the Glass Cymbal: The Slumping Process (From CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | Michael Stern is fabricating huge glass cymbals for a one-time-only performance. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Rob Kapilow Narrates a Bach Prelude (BWV846) - from CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | Rob Kapilow gives a bravura phrase-by-phrase interpretation of a Bach prelude (BWV846) and why it draws us in by constantly surprising us. From the series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Rob Kapilow Annotates Over the Rainbow (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | Composer and educator Rob Kapilow on how memorable music works with our expectations, using "Over the Rainbow" for inspiration. From the series CONFLUENCE - more info at confluence.tv
Asma Khan and Nic Sharma Talk Thali (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | Chemist-turned chef Nik Sharma looks at the intermingled flavors of the classic Indian multi-course meal of Thali and finds evidence of centuries of a home-grown scientific method. From the TV series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
The Abdullahs - Swimsanity Game Designers (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | Khalil and Ahmed Abdullah have been inventing games since childhood. They talk about how game designers have to wear many hats. From the public TV series CONFLUENCE -- more at confluence.tv
Jenova Chen on his vision for JOURNEY (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-20 | The emotional pull of the pioneering video game JOURNEY as told by its creator. From the public TV series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Sculptor Luis Flores crochets versions of himself (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Creating life-sized sculptures of himself in yarn, Luis Flores uses his striking work to interrogate toxic masculinity. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE. More at confluence.tv
Composer Tod Machover and his musical innovations (from CONFLUENCE on PBS) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | From the PBS series CONFLUENCE. More info at confluence.tv
Quilting artist Bisa Butler talks about how she uses materials in her art. From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Artist Bisa Butler transforms classic photographs into richly textured quilts. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Interactive digital artist Danny Rozin explains his creative process. From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Known for his creative Mirrors series, Danny Rozin shows us how it's done. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
The Doctors Engevik and Immunoflorescence (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Mindy, Kristy, and Amy Engevik are gastroenterologists who use the technique of immunoflorescence to study the gut and treat cancer. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE. More info at confluence.tv
Artist Nick Cave talks about working with found objects (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Multimedia artist Nick Cave travels all over to discover found objects he can use in his amazing sculptures and Soundsuits. From the PBS Series CONFLUENCE. More at confluence.tv
Paper artist Matt Shlian on art and science (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Matt Shlian makes intricate paper sculptures. In this excerpt from the PBS series CONFLUENCE he talks about his creative process and how artists and scientists can work together. More at confluence.tv
Zoe Laughlin gets into Stuff (from CONFLUENCE on PBS) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-15 | Watch her story at confluence.tv
Designer Iris van Herpen on her inspiration and love of science (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-14 | Radically innovative designer Iris can Herpen talks about how she uses materials in unexpected ways to create her eye-popping designs. From the PBS series. More at confluence.tv
Physicist Stephon Alexander also plays saxophone with his group God Particle People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | Along with Will Calhoun and Melvin Gibbs, Stephon Alexander exemplifies the creative mix of science and art. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Sougwen Chung collaborates with robots on large-scale paintings People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Physicist-turned artist Paul Friedlander weaves magic with light waves People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
The Magic of STEM From Dance (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | Empowering girls of color to learn STEM through the power of dance. Featruing founder Yamilee Toussaint and the girls of the East New York Middle School of Excellence. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE at confluence.tv
Architect Jamie von Klemperer and how he creates supertalls. From CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | The creative and collaborative process when you're the architect of large buildings working on an international scale. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Spikelangelo the painting therapy robot (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | Artist Pindar van Arman and pediatric neurologist Scott Perry have devised a painting robot that allows bedridden children to create self-portraits remotely. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE at confluence.tv
Ryan and Trevor Oakes Paint the NYC Skyline (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | Using the concave easel they invented, twin brothers Ryan and Trevor Oakes painstakingly capture the lower Manhattan skyline day by day. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE at confluence.tv
Catie Cuan and Hans-Peter Brondmo and their adventures at Everyday Robots for CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-12 | Chereographer/roboticist Catie Cuan and visionary Hans-Peter Brondmo talk about the synergy they brought to Google's Everyday Robots moonshot factory. More at confluence.tv. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE.
Building the Glass Cymbal: Smashing Glass (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-11 | Composer Tod Machover and materials scientist Zoe Laughlin have a glass-smashing workshop to learn about different sounds and textures as they embark on a project to build a glass cymbal. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE. More at confluence.tv
A visit to the studio of Miguel Chevalier and his room-size interactive installations People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-11 | French artist Miguel Chevalier makes giant interactive installations with light and color. Come inside his studio and see! From the PBS series CONFLUENCE. More at confluence.tv
AI artist Refik Anadol and his UNSUPERVISED installation at MOMA People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-11 | From the PBS series CONFLUENCE - more at confluence.tv
Inside Man: Rodney Ellis an the Art of the Possible People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-07-10 | Harris County (Houston TX) Commissioner Rodney Ellis has battled for social justice from within the system for 30-plus years, and he has some things he wants to get off his chest...From the forthcoming documentary A FIELD GUIDE TO PRACTICAL POLITICS by Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker, and Paul Stekler.
Tolgahan Çoğulu and his Lego microtonal guitar (from CONFLUENCE) People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-06-24 | Tolgahan Çoğulu and his son Atlas have built a guitar with Legos that can handle the microtones needed to play Turkish music. See more at confluence.tv
Simone Giertz and her creative inspirations. From the PBS series CONFLUENCE People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-06-23 | Inventor Simone Giertz talks about her creative process as part of the PBS documentary CONFLUENCE. More info at confluence.tv
CONFLUENCE - Now Streaming at watch.confluence.tv! People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2024-03-04 | CONFLUENCE is an exciting new limited series about art, science, and technology. Stream it at watch.confluence.tv or pbs.org.More info at confluence.tv.
Bourgeois Blues - Americas Black Middle Class - People Like Us episode #4 People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2021-03-17 | From fancy-dress cotillions to Jack and Jill clubs to Ivy League mixers, this is an eye-opening tour of some of the cultural landmarks of America's African-American middle class. Featuring writers Lawrence Otis Graham and Benilde Little, who explains the significance of "bougie." From the award winning PBS documentary PEOPLE LIKE US.http://www.cnam.com/people-like-uscnam-film-library.myshopify.com/products/people-like-us-social-class-in-america-home-video
Spit Farther! The Luling Watermelon Thump People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2021-01-29 | Every year, the world champion watermelon seed spitter is crowned in little Luling, Texas. Guided by the often drunk Phil, the contest's judge, we visit the Watermelon Thump festival to see who will spit the farthest. Including an appearance by past champ Tito Beveridge, of Tito's Vodka fame, Phil's cousin.A film by Paul Stekler and Mark Nathan
Boris Johnsons lets loose about American politics and culture [EUR031] People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2020-02-13 | America's introduction to Boris Johnson's back in 2006 when he was an MP. In this long unseen first interview for American TV, he lets loose with opinions about George W. Bush, Jacques Chirac, Microsoft Word and many others. Candid and hilarious. From THE ANTi-AMERICANS: A HATE/LOVE RELATIONSHIP cnam-film-library.myshopify.com/products/the-anti-americans-a-hate-love-relationship [EUR031]
#Real Thick Accent: Pittsburgh Teenage Girls People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2020-01-16 | Three young women with strong Pittsburgh accents chat in a backyard in Braddock Hills in 1985. Raw footage from the award-winning film AMERICAN TONGUES.Wacth more here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6089621A87373FBE
#Real Thick Accent: Two Boston Brahmins People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2019-10-24 | A rare and declining upper-class American accent belonging to the legendary Boston Brahmins, recorded Summer 1985. Visit cnam.com for more great clips! Unedited video capture of this unique dialect, suitable for actors and students of linguistics. From The AMERICAN TONGUES Archive.
Southie Longshoremen [T289] People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2019-10-24 | Raw footage from AMERICAN TONGUES www.cnam.com
LA Gubernatorial Debate 1987 + Vicki Edwards [E017] People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2019-10-24 | Raw footage from LOUISIANA BOYS www.cnam.com
Im A Lucky Songwriter People Like Us - The CNAM Channel 2019-05-01 | Friday would have been Pete Seeger's 100th birthday. Shortly before he died we visited him on his Hudson River hilltop and he charmed us with the backstory to his most famous song...
