Johns Hopkins Science Review
Johns Hopkins Science Review Johns Hopkins group eyes TV reboot to capture the wonder of science Inspired by a landmark Hopkins television show from the '40s and '50s and backed by a JHU Discovery Award, a small team wants to create a new type of science program for the streaming age. Reboots are not uncommon in the world of television. Think of how many versions of Star Trek are out there. But a group of Johns Hopkins communicators and filmmakers-concerned with science facts, not science fiction-is taking this concept to the extreme. Seventy-five years ago, the university pioneered science television with The Johns Hopkins Science Review , whose half-hour, black-and-white broadcasts aired nationally on CBS throughout the Eisenhower era. Each promised an "over the shoulder" look at the latest scientific research. A little over half of the shows have survived and are "The Review [is] kind of a gold mine and a wonderful look back in history.
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