Their commentary may have cultural force in the mainstream media, but it often lacks the sedimentary depth accrued by serious trench work in the historyof ideas, scienceandtechnology, or philosophy.
While we may be trying to reform our schools to make them more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) focused, we cannot forget about the importance ofhistory.
Programming covers a diverse variety of historical genres ranging from military history to contemporary history, technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture.