PBS Idea Channel - Season 1

Season 1

Episodes

Super Mario Brothers is the World's Greatest Piece of Surrealist Art

Is Miku Hatsune a More Authentic Pop Star Than Lana Del Rey?

Are LOLCats and Internet Memes Art?

Is Instagram the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Photography?

Is Minimalism the Secret to Hello Kitty's Success?

Are Hologram Tupac and Hologram Freddie Mercury Nostalgia or New Aesthetic?

Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity?

Is Twitter the Newest Form of Literature?

Is the Web Browser Replacing the Art Gallery?

Are Mashups the End of Music Genres As We Know Them?

Does Nail Art Prove That Anything Can Be A Canvas for Artistic Expression?

Does the Kinect Make Microsoft an Arts Benefactor?

How Did Sherlock Holmes Pave the Way for 50 Shades of Grey?

Will Minecraft and Makerbot Usher in the Post-Scarcity Economy?

Is Dubstep Avant Garde Musical Genius?

Are the Olympics A Model for Creating Geniuses?

Is Nic Cage the Intersection of YOLO and Taoism?

Are Memes & Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?

Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?

Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?

Is Facebook Changing Our Identity?

Is Diablo III Turning Virtual Economies Into Real Ones?

What do MP3s and Magic Spells Have in Common?

Is Doctor Who a Religion?

Can Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person?

How are Justin Bieber, Franz Liszt and Jerusalem Connected?

Is CSS and Website Design a Fashion Statement?

How Will The Animated GIF Affect The Presidential Election?

Is YouTube Making Us Smarter?

Is Nostalgia the Reason for Adventure Time's Amazing Awesomeness?

Should 'Happy Birthday' be Protected by Copyright?

Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality?

What Do Santa and Wrestling Have In Common?

Do We Want the World to End?

Are Your New Year's Resolutions Bound to Fail?

Will Space Travel Save Us All?

Are You A Hipster?

Top 5 Most Artful Video Games

Are MP3s & Vinyl Better Than Live Music?

Is Futurama the Best Argument Against Transhumanism?

Are Bitcoins and Unusual Hats the Future of Currency?

There's No Such Thing As Offline?!?

What Does the Russian Meteorite Tell Us About Surveillance Culture?

Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool?

Do Knock-Offs Prove the Value of a Brand?
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