Tag: "kqed"
Reporter's Notes for HIV Research: Beyond the Vaccine
Although African Americans represent one eighth of the U.S. population, they make up half of the people living with HIV in the country, according to the Los Angeles-based Black AIDS Institute.
Post on Oct 14, 2008 by Gabriela Quirós
Reporter's Notes: The Hayward Fault
A lesser known cousin of the San Andreas, the Hayward fault is a creeper. Basically, it moves, slowly, along the surface but deep inside… it's locked until tension builds up and and it slips.
Post on Oct 10, 2008 by Andrea Kissack
Asteroid 2008 TC3 Strikes Earth!
News Flash! Asteroid 2008 TC3, on a collision trajectory with Earth, made a meteoric atmospheric entry into the skies above Sudan, Central Africa Tuesday morning, October 7th (local time-about 7:46 PM PDT). Entering the atmosphere at a speed of 12.8 kilometers per second, it exploded with the force of a low-level nuclear bomb…
Post on Oct 09, 2008 by Ben Burress
Top Energy (and Money) Saving Thermostat Tactics
The Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others recommend that we set our thermostats at 68°F in the winter and F in the summer. Some people are comfortable at home with these temperatures and some or not. So how can we save energy and still be comfortable?
Post on Oct 03, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
What makes a shark a shark?
So, how do the Bay's leopard sharks, soupfin sharks, sevengill sharks, spiny dogfish, and other shark species differ from "non-shark" fishes? Here are a few key distinctions.
Post on Oct 02, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
Insider's View: Cal Academy Opening Day
The majority of staff were "all hands on deck" this past Saturday and Sunday at the California Academy of Sciences. Yet, we were vastly outnumbered. Fifteen thousand people perused the new building while thousands more enjoyed the festivities in the park.
Post on Oct 01, 2008 by Cat
Producer's Notes- The Hayward Fault: Predictable Peril
So we know- or should know- the seismic risks of living in one of the most vibrant, diverse places in the U.S. Short of leaving the region, what can we do?
Post on Sep 30, 2008 by Sheraz Sadiq
Producer's Notes: Physics of sailing
It was another average Tuesday. I was sitting at my desk, looking at my calendar. Another day of budget meetings, returning emails, reviewing contracts, yawn. The usual buzz of production was going on around me, a crew going out to do a story about… sailing. Ah sailing, my favorite topic.
Post on Sep 30, 2008 by Joan Johnson
The Nose Knows
We've known for awhile that animals find their "true love" partly through smells. One of the things they are sensing is whether the potential mate has a different set of MHC genes. People might be able to do this as well.
Post on Sep 29, 2008 by Dr. Barry Starr
Expressly Venus
With all the attention that the exploration of certain other planets has received lately, I feel that Venus exploration has fallen off our radar a bit, and that it is high time for an update.
Post on Sep 26, 2008 by Ben Burress
A Swingin' History: Cal Academy's Foucault Pendulum
There are three iconic exhibits of the Academy that have been revived – the Alligator Swamp Tank, African Hall and the Foucault Pendulum. Each exhibit has its own special history and anecdotes but I quite like the science and Academy history of the Foucault Pendulum.
Post on Sep 19, 2008 by Cat
Me and CFLs Haven't Parted Ways Just Yet
Some readers may have noted that I declared my allegiance to light-emitting diodes LEDs, in a recent blog, since they are potentially much more energy efficient than CFLs. But we'll have to live with CFLs until LEDs become more cost effective…
Post on Sep 19, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Your Cheatin' Genes
A new study suggests that having a certain version of a certain vasopressin receptor gene makes a man less likely to cheat on his partner.
Post on Sep 17, 2008 by Dr. Barry Starr
The sky is falling… or is it?
Why is it that meteorites are brought to me for identification in clusters? I don't mean that people bring clusters of meteorites-but it seems I get calls and visits from possessors of unknown rock samples, hopeful that they are of extraterrestrial origin, in bursts. This time I got two inquiries in two days!
Post on Sep 15, 2008 by Ben Burress
The Large Hadron Collider: The Who, What and Where of the Why Machine
Here's an overview of some good articles and web content about the Large Hadron Collider, to get you up to speed on particle physics.
Post on Sep 12, 2008 by Jennifer Skene
No Pond Turtle Left Behind
By creating the best possible environment for the turtles, they grow 3-4 times faster than they would in the wild.
Post on Sep 10, 2008 by Amy Gotliffe
The Cal Acad's Master List
My position title finally caught up with my nebulous role – Manager, Special Programming. So when I was asked to help out with exhibits, I was up to the challenge. Little did I know what I was getting myself into!
Post on Sep 05, 2008 by Cat
Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger
The more I examine our lifestyle, the more I find that it has an impact on the environment equal to, if not greater than, that of our technology.
Post on Sep 05, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Opportunity is Still Rockin'!
Is there life on Mars? Well, that investigation is still ongoing–but from a cybernetic perspective, the surface of Mars is literally crawling with it: in the form of robots!
Post on Aug 29, 2008 by Ben Burress
A Viral Infection that Might One Day Cure Diabetes
People get Type 1 diabetes when their bodies attack and destroy their own islet cells. These people can't make insulin anymore. The best cure would be if scientists could replace the old islet cells with new ones.
Post on Aug 29, 2008 by Dr. Barry Starr
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