Archive for February, 2010
Celestial Navigation: Finding Your Way in the Dark
Celestial Navigation – it’s a special topic for me as it blends my interest in astronomy with my long time fascination for things nautical: ships, exploration, adventure, and global geometry.
Post on Feb 26, 2010 by Ben Burress
Reporter's Notes: Can You Teach A Brain To See?
When Mike was three years old, he opened up a jar containing an explosive chemical that the miners had left behind. The accident left him nearly blind. Forty-two years later, doctors fixed one of his eyes in a series of two procedures.
Post on Feb 26, 2010 by Amy Standen
Reporter's Notes: Coping with Ants at Home
Argentine ants have had amazing success as an invasive species in the US. Their West Coast super colony numbers in the billions and spans from Mexico to Oregon. But aside from invading homes, they've had a dramatic effect on native ants and local ecosystems.
Post on Feb 19, 2010 by Lauren Sommer
Post on Feb 19, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Famous African-American Scientists and Innovators: Part III
Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African-Americans and takes place February of each year.
Post on Feb 18, 2010 by Cat
Welcome to Rangoon, California
You don't really appreciate how much California have given up on equal education until you spend some time in a poorer district.
Post on Feb 16, 2010 by Dr. Barry Starr
Reporter's Notes: The Godfather of Green
My head is swimming with energy efficiency facts after producing this week's QUEST radio piece on efficiency guru Art Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld is retiring, stepping down after two terms on the California Energy Commission.
Post on Feb 12, 2010 by Andrea Kissack
Post on Feb 12, 2010 by Ben Burress
Wonderin' Where the Lions Are
North Beach was my first SF home, and going to sleep while listening to the distant barks of the sea lions let me appreciate the fact that I was living in a magical town by the sea, on a pretty cool planet called Earth.
Post on Feb 11, 2010 by Amy Gotliffe
Try These At Home 2: Exploring Buoyancy
Buoyancy is the force that decides whether an object will sink or float, and has had a long and colorful history.
Post on Feb 08, 2010 by Christopher Smallwood
What Went Wrong with the Buildings in Haiti?
Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about the devastation from the earthquake in Haiti, seeing images of collapsed buildings and dead people on the news and in the newspapers.
Post on Feb 05, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Reporter's Notes: Is The Drought Over?
By using water as a commodity, we are using up the fresh water the planet provides faster than it can replenish it. Reporting this piece introduced me to a subculture I hadn't paid much attention to before: Water nerds. It turns out I sit right next to a couple of them, right here at KQED. [...]
Post on Feb 05, 2010 by Amy Standen
Passing Time in a Museum
Time is measured a bit differently by those who work in a museum. Exhibits both permanent and temporary have a lot to do with this.
Post on Feb 04, 2010 by Cat
Forcing Scientists Into The Public Square
I am convinced that a lot of people's misconceptions about science could be cleared up with a little outreach from scientists. Getting scientists to do any of this is the tricky part.
Post on Feb 01, 2010 by Dr. Barry Starr
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