OK, I know that most of us in the blog are all crazy NPR listening people, many dislike TV. But those who do might really be missing out on Public Television. For example this week’s NOVA episode spoke about the science of sleep and memory, the new supercollider in Europe, and the lost histories of the Asian immigrants who built this countries transportation infrastructure. The episode was just so well presented and made me feel like I had learned so much about the world, and it only took up an hour of my life (commercial free btw).

I know that much of this can be read in scientific journals, but how many of us actually read every scientific journal we can find. This series alone is worth the cost of a TV set. Not to mention the shows Nature, American Crossroads, and Austin City Limits…

The interesting thing is, this is much like paying for HBO, a few of your tax pennies get tossed to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which creates PBS programming. You are paying for these shows and I am saddened that so many of my very intelligent friends seem to miss all of this. So, this week while the Daily Show is on vacation, pick up the TV Guide or goto PBS and check out PBS. You might find that you love it!