Television
Your Videos on QUEST: Dan Griffin of GG Films
"Ocean Babies on Acid" focuses on an experiment that Stephen Palumbi and UC Davis marine biologist Eric Sanford are doing to study the effects of ocean acidification on sea urchin larvae off the California and Oregon coasts.
Video on Sep 13, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Sidelined: Sports Concussions
Studying the effects of a concussion at its source, inside the brain, is no easy feat. Says Dr. Geoffrey Manley, Chief of Neurosurgery at San Francisco General Hospital, "What we’re dealing with is one of the most complicated injuries in the most complicated organ in the body."
Video on Sep 06, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Your Photos on QUEST: Bryant Austin
Scotts Valley photographer Bryant Austin swims eye-to-eye with the world's largest animals in order to bring attention to the plight of these intelligent ocean denizens.
Video on Sep 06, 2011 by Joshua Cassidy from QUEST Northern California
Millie Hughes-Fulford: Scientist in Space
As the space shuttle program comes to an end, QUEST profiles Marin County former astronaut Millie Hughes-Fulford.
Video on Jul 26, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Why I Do Science: Dan Costa
One of the great things about my job is to be able to talk to some of the world's greatest and most charismatic scientists, like Professor Dan Costa of UC Santa Cruz.
Video on Jul 26, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Cool Critters: The Gray Fox
QUEST visits with a rescued North American Gray Fox at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek. This elusive species is native to the Bay Area and happens to be the only member of the dog family who can climb trees.
Video on Jul 19, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Mt. Umunhum: Return to the Summit
QUEST treks 3,486 feet to the peak of Mt. Umunhum, rising steeply above Silicon Valley. During the Cold War, the Air Force installed a sprawling radar station atop the mountain. For more than 50 years the summit has been off limits to the public. Now it’s being cleaned up and will be opened as an open space preserve.
Video on Jul 19, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
QUEST Lab: Properties of Plastic
Exploratorium Staff Scientist Julie Yu changes and manipulates the physical and chemical properties of plastic bottles by exposing them to heat. This is how plastic bags and bottles can be recycled and used over and over again.
Video on May 25, 2011 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Redwoods and Climate Change
QUEST follows a group of UC Berkeley scientists to the top of a 320-foot redwood in Mendocino County. Only 5 percent of these ancient redwoods survived our voracious desire for their hardy and plentiful wood. Now scientists are trying to predict how the remaining ones and their descendants might fare in the face of climate change in the decades to come.
Video on May 25, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Angst in the Redwoods
Even circus workers have safety nets. The folks who climb giant redwoods don’t.
Post on May 24, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós
Your Photos on QUEST: Steven Christenson
Most nature photographers put their cameras away at night. Not Steven Christenson. As the co-founder of the very successful Bay Area Night Photography group, he guides like-minded, low-light photographers to find interesting subjects after the sun goes down. Steven reveals his special process of photographing star trails for Your Photos on QUEST.
Video on May 18, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
The Science & Art of Cheese
Cheese. It comes in more than 2,000 varieties — hard, soft, fresh and aged – and it's been with us for thousands of years. Take a journey to Cowgirl Creamery in West Marin to learn how artisan cheese is made and how scientists are putting cheese under the microscope to gain new insights about this incredible, edible food.
Video on May 18, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Web Extra: The Terroir of Cheese
Watch this QUEST web extra to learn how "terroir" – or the characteristics of a specific region such as its climate, soil and topography – indelibly influences the production of award-winning, artisan cheese.
Video on May 17, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Finding Light
When I was trolling for our first YPOQ photographer for the new season of QUEST TV, I went back to some of those early submissions and was immediately struck by Christenson’s set of vibrant, kinetic images.
Post on May 17, 2011 by Amy Miller
Producer's Notes: The Science & Art of Cheese
Today, it’s hard to pin down exactly how many different cheeses exist in the world. As Professor Bart Weimer of UC Davis said in “The Science of Cheese” story, “cheese is evolving.”
Post on May 17, 2011 by Sheraz Sadiq
Field Notes: Brian Fisher in Madagascar
Entomologist Brian Fisher braves raging rivers, and dense tropical forests as he travels the world searching for new species of ants before they are lost to habitat destruction. Experience a slice of Fisher's life and work through video footage from his field work with ants in Madagascar.
Video on May 11, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
Bats In Our Midst
QUEST ventures under a Central Valley bridge to count the bats that make it their home. The bridge is one of the most important roosting places for Mexican free-tailed bats in the Central Valley, where this voracious insect-eating species protects the local crops from pests. Then meet two volunteers who take injured bats into their homes and nurse them to health.
Video on May 11, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Bugging Brian Fisher
Is there such a thing as "too much" of California Academy of Sciences entomologist Brian Fisher? We here at QUEST don't think so!
Post on May 10, 2011 by Amy Miller
Bat Flight a Mechanical Marvel
Watch stunning videos of bats in mid flight that are helping Brown University scientists understand how these mammals fly.
Post on May 10, 2011 by Gabriela Quirós
Geothermal Heats Up
Solar and wind power may get the headlines when it comes to renewable energy. But another type of clean power is heating up in the hills just north of Sonoma wine country. The Geysers, the world's largest power-producing geothermal field, has been providing electricity for roughly 850,000 Northern California households, and is set to expand even further.
Video on May 04, 2011 by Amy Miller from QUEST Northern California
