Moyers Moments

In this clip, the acclaimed astrophysicist tells us why, when he looks up at the night sky, he feels large and connected to the universe.

Mythologist Joseph Campbell talks about how our connection to the universe adds perspective to our lives.

"To think and talk about African-Americans as criminal is encoded deeply in our DNA” and is important to connecting the dots in Ferguson, Staten Island and elsewhere.

In this 2008 Moyers Moment, author and food activist Michael Pollan recommends a new way of thinking about school lunch -- economically, nutritionally and politically.

In this 2001 Moyers Moment, Bill gets his blood tested to find out just how pervasive industrial chemicals are.

Two public health historians reveal how the vinyl chloride industry published misleading research to keep employees from knowing they were being poisoned.

In this 2006 Moyers Moment, author Margaret Atwood, a self-described "strict agnostic," talks about the clear difference between atheism and agnosticism.

In this 2004 Moyers Moment, author Richard Dawkins argues that evolution "is about as certain as anything we know."

The novelist talks about his inner conflicts when it comes to his own agnosticism.

In this 2007 Moyers Moment, the activist and writer describes how hard it is to survive when you’re a low-wage worker in America.