New River Media Interview with: Howard Bahr Professor of Sociology, Brigham Young University QUESTION: Please explain your role in the various studies of "Middletown" [Muncie, Indiana]. HOWARD BAHR: ...

New River Media Interview with: Bruce Geelhoed Director, Center for Middletown Studies and Professor of History Ball State University QUESTION: Tell us a little bit about when Robert and Helen Lynd ...

Theodore Caplow is the Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. He is a co-author of The First Measured Century and Recent Social Trends in the United States, 1960-1990. He ...

"When God wants to speak with us, he does not avail himself of an angel but of parents." (Martin Luther) Martin Luther was named after St Martin by his parents Hans and Margarette Luther, a pair of ...

Frederick the Wise is remembered as the man who saved Martin Luther from the fury of the Catholic Church. Frederick was born in Hartenfels Castle, Torgau in 1463, the first son of the Elector Ernst of ...

Whether in the midst of an acute, life-threatening crisis or during a terminal but ongoing illness, elders and their families must make many medical, legal, and practical decisions. These choices are ...

To begin planning for yourself and the elder in your care, or to prepare for working with a financial planner, you will need to analyze two things: Cash flow—determined by calculating current income ...

Paying for home care services is one of the most challenging issues for caregivers because most elders and families must pay for services out-of-pocket. This is a harsh reality for many working- and ...

Astrophotography has come a long way in recent years, thanks to digital cameras (which are more light-sensitive than film), digital photo processing (which can bring out the subtle details in dim ...

The Bisque Brothers (Steve, Tom, Daniel, and Matthew) taught themselves astronomy and computer science to develop The Sky, a leading program for exploring the night sky and controlling telescopes. In ...

Wilder Penfield, a pioneering brain surgeon, mapped the motor cortex using mild electric current. Wilder Penfield took the next exploratory voyage into the brain starting in the 1940s. While operating ...

To learn more about the astronomical objects and events portrayed in the film, click on one of the images below. Perhaps the most imposing sight you can see through a telescope is the planet Saturn ...