Tag: "QUEST"
The Calligrapher's Golden Touch
When I was in LA this weekend and noticed that the Getty was showing a new illuminated manuscript exhibit, I had to check it out. The only work in the exhibit that wasn't centuries old belonged to San Francisco master calligrapher Thomas Ingmire.
Post on Mar 20, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
Flower Blooms In Your Tea Cup? It's Water Absorption as Entertainment
Every time I drive from the South Bay to the East Bay, I pass the Numi tea factory and start to crave a hot cup. I love tea–the ritual of heating and pouring the water, the warm mug in my hands and the slow sipping as it cools–and Numi makes some of my favorites.
Post on Mar 13, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
Grazing a New Trail
In California's arid San Joaquin Valley, scientists propose a novel approach to managing the landscape to benefit the threatened lizards, kangaroo rats, and squirrels who call it home. Livestock grazing, often demonized in the conservation world, can actually help create livable habitat for smaller creatures when well-managed.
Post on Mar 13, 2012 by Helen Taylor from QUEST Northern California
The Fact and Fiction of Fantastic Hybrids
Have you heard of the Poisonous Fiddlerfrog, whose tadpoles grow up into crabs? Or the Hummingshrew, who eats flies as well as nectar? These animals aren't real, so you'd only know about them if you've seen Voyage Through a Hidden World.
Post on Mar 07, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
Fantastic Voyage: The Salmon's Uphill Struggle for Survival
California's critically endangered coho salmon are at a crossroads. Hundreds of thousands of fish once returned to our streams to spawn. But dams, water diversion, and habitat destruction have pushed the coho to the brink of extinction. Without heroic habitat restoration and water conservation efforts, we may lose our storied silver fish.
Post on Feb 29, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Look at Nature, Get Happy
What do hospitals and Costa Rica have in common? Science says: they both benefit from beautiful natural landscapes. In fact, we all do.
Post on Feb 28, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
Plant Proteins Power Solar Panel
Simplifying the production of bio-solar cells using many different plants could bring power to the developing world. It could be a whole new way to DIY solar.
Post on Feb 22, 2012 by Melissae Fellet from QUEST Northern California
Beautiful Slime
Ross's film Leviathans is on display at the Vast and Undetectable exhibit in the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
Post on Feb 21, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
A Birder’s-Eye View of Conservation
The Great Backyard Bird Count gives novice Bay Area wildlife watchers the chance to play field biologist in their own backyards and help scientists gather data on the incidence, abundance, and distribution of birds. Researchers will use sightings to identify trends that will help conserve these valuable indicators of biodiversity.
Post on Feb 15, 2012 by Liza Gross from QUEST Northern California
Chocolate Tasting in the Name of Science!
Chocolate scientists study everything from the disease resistance of cacao trees to the health benefits of the finished product. But they shy away from one critical question: which chocolate tastes best?
Post on Feb 14, 2012 by Danna Staaf from QUEST Northern California
One Whale's Tale
A rooftop is a long way from the deep blue sea, so when I learned that the skull of a juvenile minke whale was resting atop the California Academy of Sciences' living roof, my curiosity was piqued.
Post on Feb 13, 2012 by Helen Taylor from QUEST Northern California
Got Science on the Brain? Come Blog with QUEST
Got science on the brain? Come blog with us. KQED’s QUEST is looking to add new voices to our blog, which already offers commentary from our producers, reporters, and several writers from science organizations in our region. pply by February 1st.
Post on Jan 02, 2012 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Sand: Hold a Mountain in Your Hand
Sand . . . we play in it, we stroll on it, we make castles out of it, but what do we really know about it? The size, shape and location of a grain a sand can tell us a lot about it's origin, makeup and history.
Post on Dec 22, 2011 by Terri Kirby-Hathaway from QUEST North Carolina
Top KQED QUEST Stories of 2011
From hackerspaces to banana slugs, flying telescopes to cheese – it's been a quite a diverse year of storytelling here at QUEST. Here's a round-up of the top 10 video and audio stories and blog posts that you've enjoyed from the past year.
Post on Dec 21, 2011 by Jenny Oh from QUEST Northern California
Algae…Soylent Green…and the Future of Biofuel
Can a renewable plant really replace crude oil? Find out how algae is becoming the fuel of the future — grown like a farm crop.
Post on Dec 19, 2011 by Gary Hochman from QUEST Nebraska
A-Head of the Curve: Interview with Concussion Expert Kevin Guskiewicz
MacArthur "Genius" Kevin Guskiewicz discusses the research he and his team at UNC-Chapel Hill are conducting in the field of sports-related concussions.
Post on Dec 15, 2011 by David Huppert from QUEST North Carolina
Flowers to Pharmacy
The nation's first hospital in Philadelphia culled its archives to create a collection of medical and botanical texts from the 18th and early 19th century.
Post on Dec 09, 2011 by Taunya English from QUEST Philadelphia
Building a Better Hose
Depending on the atoms used and their arrangement, engineers and chemists use polymers to create almost anything from a soft toothbrush bristle to a tough bullet-proof vest.
Post on Dec 07, 2011 by Toivo Motter from QUEST Ohio
Songbirds as a Measure of Farm Sustainability
John Quinn, a researcher at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explains how he collects and uses bird calls to establish an indicator for farm healthiness known as the Healthy Farm Index.
Post on Dec 06, 2011 by John Quinn from QUEST Nebraska
Iron Mining Controversy in Northern Wisconsin
A pristine area in Northern Wisconsin next to Lake Superior, much prized for its clean water and wilderness, is also home to 25 percent of the country’s iron ore reserves, a commercial value of $200 billion.
Post on Dec 02, 2011 by Adam Schrager from QUEST Wisconsin
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