Television
Illuminating Depression
Nearly 15 million Americans suffer from depression. Learn why depression is more than just "feeling blue," the difficulties of treating it with traditional medications and how new tools
and research are shedding light on brain structures that may play an integral role in treating it.
Video on Sep 22, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Illuminating Depression Extended Interview: Philippe Goldin
What is the link between anxiety and depression, and can a form of talk therapy help treat both conditions? Learn more in an extended interview with Philippe Goldin, Clinical Research Scientist for the Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Group at Stanford University.
Video on Sep 22, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Illuminating Depression
Imagine a medical disease that afflicts eighteen million people in the U.S., for which more than 160 million prescriptions were filled in 2008, that is one of the leading causes of disability in the U.S., but a disease for which no definitive medical model of pathology exists.
Post on Sep 22, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq
Producer's Notes: Algae Power
Before becoming the CEO of Aurora Biofuels, Bob Walsh worked at the oil company Shell for 25 years. Here’s an excerpt of QUEST’s March, 2009, interview with Walsh, most of which didn't make it into the TV segment.
Post on Sep 15, 2009 by Gabriela Quirós
QUEST Quiz: Algae
Which algae are most efficient at producing oil? What other uses have algae been given throughout history? Take the QUEST Quiz to find out.
Video on Sep 01, 2009 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Algae Power
In a co-production with NOVA scienceNow, QUEST explores the potential of algae—once considered nothing more than pond scum—to become the fuel of the future. Entrepreneurs from the Bay Area to LA are working to create the next generation of biofuels from algae. But will you ever be able to run your car off it?
Video on Sep 01, 2009 by Gabriela Quirós from QUEST Northern California
Web Extra: Devil's Gulch Ranch Windmill
Mark Pasternak of Devil's Gulch Ranch erected the first permitted, electricity generating wind turbine in Marin County. See pictures and hear the story of how it was done.
Video on Aug 25, 2009 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Web Extra: Home Energy Audit
QUEST teams up with Climate Watch to give you an inside look at home energy efficiency. Tag along with Sustainable Spaces on a home efficiency "green-up" and learn tips on how to make your home more energy efficient.
Video on Aug 25, 2009 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Climate Watch: Unlocking the Grid
With the race on to reduce global warming and fossil fuel dependency, experts in alternative energy see a bright future for renewable resources like wind, solar, hydro-power and geothermal energy. QUEST and Climate Watch team up to look at the "Smart Grid" of the future and how it might be improved to more cleanly and efficiently keep the lights on in California.
Video on Aug 25, 2009 by Sarah Kass from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes – Climate Watch: Unlocking the Grid
Last summer I visited the Netherlands, the original home of the windmill. Surprisingly, I saw hardly any of the quaint structures we associate with Dutch wind power. One hundred years ago Holland had about 10,000 wooden windmills dotting its landscape. Today, barely 10% remain.
Post on Aug 25, 2009 by Sarah Kass
Web Extra: San Francisco Watershed
Find out why San Francisco's watershed surrounding Crystal Springs Reservoir is sometimes called "California's Original Gold.
Video on Aug 07, 2009 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Cool Critters: The Golden Eagle
Although not as famous as its bald cousin, Golden Eagles are much easier to find in Northern California – one of the largest breeding populations for Golden Eagles is right here in the Mount Diablo valley. Meet one of the largest birds of prey as QUEST visits the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek, CA.
Video on Jul 28, 2009 by Joan Johnson from QUEST Northern California
Scary Tsunamis
In 2004, a massive tsunami struck the Indian Ocean. More than 225,000 people were killed. Bay Area researchers raced to the scene to learn everything they could about these deadly forces of nature.
Video on Jul 28, 2009 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Scary Tsunamis
On January 26, 1700, at about 9:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time one of the largest earthquakes ever to strike the Pacific Northwest rumbled across the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This massive earthquake sent a giant 33 foot high tsunami crashing onto shore, inundating the quiet coastline.
Post on Jul 28, 2009 by Chris Bauer
Producer's Notes: Cool Critters – Golden Eagle
Between their enormous size, stunning eyes, and gorgeous plumage, we could see the power and grace that are so iconic to American Eagles.
Post on Jul 28, 2009 by Lindsay Kelliher
Producer's Notes – Born Too Soon: Pre-term Births on the Rise
As a result of the QUEST story, my pregnancy became more of a public event than I expected it to be. Naturally, after the boys were born, there were several inquiries as to our well-being. Here’s what happened:
Post on Jul 28, 2009 by Amy Miller
Decoding Synthetic Biology
Imagine living cells acting as memory devices; biofuels brewing from yeast, or a light receptor taken from algae that makes photographs on a plate of bacteria. With the new science of synthetic biology, the goal is to make biology easier to engineer so that new functions can be derived from living systems.
Video on Jul 21, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Your Photos on QUEST: Harold Davis
East Bay photographer Harold Davis combines his loves of the natural world with modern digital photography to create images that show the ordinary in an extra-ordinary way. After many years as a commercial photographer, he decided to move back the Bay Area and change his focus.
Video on Jul 21, 2009 by Lindsay Kelliher from QUEST Northern California
Web Extra: Synthetic Biology Extended Interview
Meet Biological Engineer Drew Endy of Stanford University, who is on the forefront of the new science of synthetic biology.
Video on Jul 21, 2009 by Sheraz Sadiq from QUEST Northern California
Producer's Notes: Your Photos on QUEST – Harold Davis
The hardest thing about pulling this segment together was determining which of Harold’s photographs to use! Browsing through his thousands of photos on Flickr, and his professional website, you can see the breadth of his subjects.
Post on Jul 21, 2009 by Lindsay Kelliher
