"Sports Smarts" features Olympic medalist Marion Jones running through the concept of …
"Sports Smarts" features Olympic medalist Marion Jones running through the concept of rate; a new strand introduces two math-savvy Calculating Women who take charge of an overweight friend's calorie-counting; a "Lifelines" segment explores smart ways to manage multiple medications; "Straight to the Source" asks mind mentor Michael Gelb to demonstrate an innovative technique for improving memory; Michael Beech of TV's Third Watch offers tips for handling an emergency.
In the backseat of a stretch limo, Question Man (Joey Kola) gets …
In the backseat of a stretch limo, Question Man (Joey Kola) gets financial advice from a millionaire; in "Lifelines," an entrepreneurial teenage parent gets help starting up a small lollipop business as he pursues his GED; those math-savvy Calculating Women estimate and calculate their way to an affordable cell phone plan; "Straight to the Source" asks a federal con-buster to reveal the math behind money scams.
A "Lifelines" segment presents strategies for reading comprehension on the GED; a …
A "Lifelines" segment presents strategies for reading comprehension on the GED; a new strand, "Math Behind the Arts," features TV chef Curtis Aikens explaining ratios and cooking; a "Milestones" portrait traces how one man left prison and low literacy behind; TV411's revamped "Book Club" finds out what happens when an entire Midwestern town reads the same novel.
Question Man Joey Kola figures out how to decipher legalese; a "Milestones" …
Question Man Joey Kola figures out how to decipher legalese; a "Milestones" portrait shows how an out-of-work Appalachian coal miner succeeded in changing careers; TV411's math-minded Calculating Women explore strategies for building up retirement savings; "Math Behind the Arts" features a New York City artist who works with clay and the formula for area when she makes tiles for the subway.
The Calculating Women, TV411's math mavens, offer tips on how to avoid …
The Calculating Women, TV411's math mavens, offer tips on how to avoid credit card debt; "Milestones" focuses on a New York man who, despite a reading disability, teaches others how to pass motor vehicle exams; Laverne (Liz Torres) dispenses sound advice about reading over-the-counter medicine labels and following prescriptions; on "Sports Smarts," three well-traveled Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate how to read a world map.
A "Milestones" portrait traces an African immigrant's struggles as she learns to …
A "Milestones" portrait traces an African immigrant's struggles as she learns to read and raises a family in America; Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a young parent find ways to childproof her home; on "Lifelines", an African-American woman shows how she researches her family roots over the Internet and in the field; and for "Book Club," hip-hop star Doug E. Fresh teaches parents and children how to rap and rhyme while they read.
Question Man (Joey Kola) tackles sentence fragments in a grammatically correct dream; …
Question Man (Joey Kola) tackles sentence fragments in a grammatically correct dream; on "Write Now," poet Jimmy Baca conducts a dynamic writing workshop with steelworkers; Laverne (Liz Torres) helps a co-worker create an outline for a GED essay on disciplining children; "Straight to the Source" takes us behind the scenes at the popular Bernie Mac show for a peek at a professional brainstorming session.
Newly minted writer Kathi Wellington enlivens a "Milestones" segment with her vivid …
Newly minted writer Kathi Wellington enlivens a "Milestones" segment with her vivid stories of being a female steelworker; "Math Behind the Arts" visits origami artist June Sakamoto for a lesson on basic geometry; a TV411 special invites parents and children to interpret art and symbolism at a Philadelphia museum; "On Words Behind the Poetry," Broadway performers from Russell Simmon's Def Poetry Jam demonstrate how writing poetry can be hot and cool.
"Math Behind the Arts" asks a professional drummer and dancers from the …
"Math Behind the Arts" asks a professional drummer and dancers from the Broadway hit, Forty-Second Street, to demonstrate fractions in action; on a TV411 special, a female carpenter shows how math and measurement are critical to her work; "Sports Smarts" taps the expertise of Mets pitcher Al Leiter on the perimeter of a baseball diamond; Laverne (Liz Torres) explains the concept of percentages and multiple mark-downs to bargain-hunting patrons of the Big Store.
Question Man (Joey Kola) gets the scoop from a former reporter on …
Question Man (Joey Kola) gets the scoop from a former reporter on how to read between the lines; "Straight to the Source" looks over the shoulder of political cartoonist Don Margolies as he practices the art of satire; a "Sports Smarts" segment shows how DC United soccer star Nick Rimando uses computers and the Net while he's on the road; "Book Club" visits a special class in New York where workers learn about the history of the Depression through Dorothea Lange's celebrated photographs.
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