Archive for September, 2010
Career Fair: Jobs on the JOIDES Resolution
Science educators do their best to expose students to the numerous career options available in the sciences. On the JOIDES Resolution, there are scientists with expertise in chemistry and geochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, sedimentology and paleomagnetism.
Post on Sep 14, 2010 by Andrea Swensrud
40 Years of the Clean Air Act
In 1969, there were 65 days when Bay Area air quality exceeded federal health standards. Under those same standards, last year, there wasn’t a single day over the limit. On the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, we examine the impacts that the law has had on public health, business, and environmental justice in the Bay Area and what still needs to be done to improve the quality of our air.
Post on Sep 14, 2010 by Amy Miller
Milky Mutations
Lactose intolerance is the norm for mammals. Humans are one of the few animals where a sizable minority of adults are lactose tolerant.
Post on Sep 14, 2010 by Dr. Barry Starr
Draw Dazzling Designs With The Egg-Bot Kit
A local electronics company has recently released the Egg-Bot, a machine that allows users to draw intricate designs on any spherical object.
Post on Sep 14, 2010 by Laura Khalil
Back to School for Sardines
It’s back to school—for students, and for Pacific sardines. Pacific sardines, Sardinops sagax, were once wildly abundant along the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. From the 1920s to through the 1940s, they supported the largest fishery in the United States—millions were caught in and around Monterey Bay. (In fact, the Monterey Bay Aquarium was once a sardine canning factory.) Though the Pacific sardine population crashed in the mid-1940s, it’s on the rise again.
Post on Sep 13, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
What Is Science?
Get a group of science educators and scientists together, ask them the question, "What is science?" and see what happens. Will everyone agree exactly on each term?
Post on Sep 11, 2010 by Andrea Swensrud
Reporter's Notes: California Takes the Lead on Stem Cell Research
Deepak Srivastava – profiled in this week's radio story – is no stranger to QUEST. Just last month, Srivastava made headlines when he announced that his lab had successfully created beating heart cells from adult cells.
Post on Sep 10, 2010 by Amy Standen
Spitzer Samples an Assortment of Asteroids
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that asteroids may have more variety than once imagined.
Post on Sep 10, 2010 by Ben Burress
Greater Bay Area Geo-Attractions: Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore is not only a haven for birds and other wildlife but has a geologic story that is uniquely Californian. Learn about this area in the first in a series of posts highlighting the geology of the Bay Area's scenic landscapes.
Post on Sep 09, 2010 by Brian Romans
QUEST Education at the School of Rock
Only about 20 science educators each year get to spend two weeks on the scientific drill ship JOIDES Resolution. Find out what QUEST Education's Andrea Swensrud is doing on board.
Post on Sep 07, 2010 by Andrea Swensrud
Producer's Notes: Driverless Cars
Shelley doesn't use lasers to see the terrain like her predecessor, Junior. Instead, the car uses differential GPS to find its position on an internal map.
Post on Sep 07, 2010 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Kinetic Steam Works Rebuilds Steampunk Inspired Engines
Kinetic Steam Works is a Bay Area arts collective rebuilding steam engines for fun and art performance.
Post on Sep 07, 2010 by Laura Khalil
Berkeley Economist on Taking Economics Seriously In U.S. Energy Policy
"We face a series of energy challenges," says economist, Severin Borenstein of the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. Read more on the QUEST Community Science Blog.
Post on Sep 03, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
The Importance of Studying the History of Sea-Level Change in San Francisco Bay
Sea-level rise is happening and more than 100 million people could be affected globally over the next century even under somewhat conservative projections.
Post on Sep 02, 2010 by Brian Romans
Fascination with Forensics
There is a magnet on my fridge that my girlfriend bought me. It says, "I like poetry, long walks on the beach and poking dead things with a stick." It's so funny to me because it's true!
Post on Sep 01, 2010 by Cat
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