PBS Idea Channel
2012-2013
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Super Mario Brothers is the World's Greatest Piece of Surrealist Art
2012-03-14
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Is Miku Hatsune a More Authentic Pop Star Than Lana Del Rey?
2012-03-28
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Are LOLCats and Internet Memes Art?
2012-04-11
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Is Instagram the Best Thing to Ever Happen to Photography?
2012-04-25
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Is Minimalism the Secret to Hello Kitty's Success?
2012-04-09
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Are Hologram Tupac and Hologram Freddie Mercury Nostalgia or New Aesthetic?
2012-05-23
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Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity?
2012-06-06
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Is Twitter the Newest Form of Literature?
2012-06-13
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Is the Web Browser Replacing the Art Gallery?
2012-06-20
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Are Mashups the End of Music Genres As We Know Them?
2012-06-27
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Does Nail Art Prove That Anything Can Be A Canvas for Artistic Expression?
2012-07-04
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Does the Kinect Make Microsoft an Arts Benefactor?
2012-07-11
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How Did Sherlock Holmes Pave the Way for 50 Shades of Grey?
2012-07-18
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Will Minecraft and Makerbot Usher in the Post-Scarcity Economy?
2012-07-25
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Is Dubstep Avant Garde Musical Genius?
2012-08-01
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Are the Olympics A Model for Creating Geniuses?
2012-08-08
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Is Nic Cage the Intersection of YOLO and Taoism?
2012-08-15
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Are Memes & Internet Culture Creating a Singularity?
2012-08-22
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Is William Gibson A Modern Day Oracle?
2012-08-29
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Is Homestuck the Ulysses of the Internet?
2012-09-05
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Is Facebook Changing Our Identity?
2012-09-12
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Is Diablo III Turning Virtual Economies Into Real Ones?
2012-09-19
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What do MP3s and Magic Spells Have in Common?
2012-09-26
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Is Doctor Who a Religion?
2012-10-03
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Can Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person?
2012-10-10
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How are Justin Bieber, Franz Liszt and Jerusalem Connected?
2012-10-17
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Is CSS and Website Design a Fashion Statement?
2012-10-24
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How Will The Animated GIF Affect The Presidential Election?
2012-11-01
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Is YouTube Making Us Smarter?
2012-11-07
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Is Nostalgia the Reason for Adventure Time's Amazing Awesomeness?
2012-11-14
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Should 'Happy Birthday' be Protected by Copyright?
2012-11-28
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Are Cell Phones Replacing Reality?
2012-12-05
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What Do Santa and Wrestling Have In Common?
2012-12-12
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Do We Want the World to End?
2012-12-19
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Are Your New Year's Resolutions Bound to Fail?
2013-01-02
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Will Space Travel Save Us All?
2013-01-09
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Are You A Hipster?
2013-01-16
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Top 5 Most Artful Video Games
2013-01-23
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Are MP3s & Vinyl Better Than Live Music?
2013-01-30
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Is Futurama the Best Argument Against Transhumanism?
2013-02-06
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Are Bitcoins and Unusual Hats the Future of Currency?
2013-02-13
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There's No Such Thing As Offline?!?
2013-02-20
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What Does the Russian Meteorite Tell Us About Surveillance Culture?
2013-02-27
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Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool?
2013-03-06
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Do Knock-Offs Prove the Value of a Brand?
2013-03-13
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