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American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois.
Musician Hannah Mayree organizes workshops and performances celebrating the banjo's Black history.
Actor John Goodman talks about his work on the film, "The Big Lebowski."
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo and Patricia Yuen, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Seton J. Melvin, Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Anita and Jay Kaufman, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The Charina Endowment Fund, The Marc Haas Foundation and public television viewers.
Tardigrades can survive almost anything—even most of Mars. But one Martian chemical stops even them.
500+ pterosaur fossils found at Solnhofen may be hiding a dark secret distorting our view of them.
POV
A raw portrait of a young blind woman’s struggle for survival and independence.
The Higgs boson may open a portal to hidden particles that could explain dark matter.
Why are our teeth so sensitive? The answer originates in the armored skin of ancient fish.
The universe expands faster. “Dark energy” may not be constant after all.