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Next Meal: Engineer...
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16:30:00 05/07/13

More than a million visitors visit Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historic prison.

Next Meal: Engineering Food

Added 05/07/13
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Next Meal: Engineering Food

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More than a million visitors visit Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historic prison.

The Glowing Millipe...
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16:30:00 03/19/13

More than a million visitors visit Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historic prison.

The Glowing Millipedes of Alcatraz: Science on the SPOT

Added 03/19/13
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The Glowing Millipedes of Alcatraz: Science on the SPOT

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More than a million visitors visit Alcatraz every year, but a recent discovery has revealed another attraction that lives within the shadows of this historic prison.

Preserving the Fore...
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16:30:00 02/05/13

The University Herbarium at the University of California - Berkeley boasts one of the largest and oldest collections of seaweed in the United States, dating back t...

Preserving the Forest of the Sea: Science on the SPOT

Added 02/05/13
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Preserving the Forest of the Sea: Science on the SPOT

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The University Herbarium at the University of California - Berkeley boasts one of the largest and oldest collections of seaweed in the United States, dating back to the time of the U.S. Civil War. Kathy Ann Miller, a curator at the herbarium, is leading a massive project to digitize nearly 80,000 specimens of seaweed collected from the west coast of North America.

Shadows and Spiders...
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16:30:00 11/20/12

The rural foothills along the Santa Cruz County Coast hold an ancient secret. Deep below the redwoods, White Moon Cave extends for nearly a mile -- making it one o...

Shadows and Spiders-- A Secret Cave in California: Science on ...

Added 11/20/12
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Shadows and Spiders-- A Secret Cave in California: Science on the SPOT

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The rural foothills along the Santa Cruz County Coast hold an ancient secret. Deep below the redwoods, White Moon Cave extends for nearly a mile -- making it one of the longest caves in California. But few people have ever been in it. Join the KQED Science team as we squeeze through the narrow clandestine entrance, and meet the uncanny cave inhabitants to bring new light to this hidden realm.

Why I Do Science: S...
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16:30:00 10/10/12

In this edition of "Why I Do Science", we hear from Stephen Palumbi, a world-renowned marine biologist and director of the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove,...

Why I Do Science: Stephen Palumbi

Added 10/10/12
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Why I Do Science: Stephen Palumbi

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In this edition of "Why I Do Science", we hear from Stephen Palumbi, a world-renowned marine biologist and director of the Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, California.

Some Bugs Like it H...
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16:30:00 10/10/12

Scientists and farmers are starting to notice that, as California's winters warm up, the state is becoming more hospitable to destructive agricultural pests.

Some Bugs Like it Hot: Climate Change and Agricultural Pests

Added 10/10/12
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Some Bugs Like it Hot: Climate Change and Agricultural Pests

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Scientists and farmers are starting to notice that, as California's winters warm up, the state is becoming more hospitable to destructive agricultural pests.

Black Holes: Object...
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16:30:00 09/26/12

Black holes have been the stuff of science fiction since their discovery in the late sixties. But now a new, nimble NASA telescope is using its powerful x-ray visi...

Black Holes: Objects of Attraction

Added 09/26/12
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Black Holes: Objects of Attraction

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Black holes have been the stuff of science fiction since their discovery in the late sixties. But now a new, nimble NASA telescope is using its powerful x-ray vision to hunt for these abundant yet invisible, massive space oddities.

Your Videos on QUES...
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16:30:00 09/26/12

Motion-activated cameras at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve provide scientists a window into the secret lives of the animals that roam aroun...

Your Videos on QUEST: Steve Fyffe

Added 09/26/12
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Your Videos on QUEST: Steve Fyffe

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Motion-activated cameras at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve provide scientists a window into the secret lives of the animals that roam around Jasper Ridge at night.

What's Next for Nuc...
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16:30:00 09/19/12

Can nuclear power be produced safely and affordably? A scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, is working to do just that.

What's Next for Nuclear?

Added 09/19/12
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What's Next for Nuclear?

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Can nuclear power be produced safely and affordably? A scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, is working to do just that.

Field Notes: Dan Co...
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16:30:00 09/19/12

QUEST Producer Sheraz Sadiq interviews Bay Area filmmaker and musician Jesse Hiatt about the experience of filming in one of the world's most extreme environments....

Field Notes: Dan Costa in Antarctica

Added 09/19/12
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Field Notes: Dan Costa in Antarctica

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QUEST Producer Sheraz Sadiq interviews Bay Area filmmaker and musician Jesse Hiatt about the experience of filming in one of the world's most extreme environments. See his footage in the QUEST segment, "Field Notes: Dan Costa in Antarctica."

X-ray Microscope: S...
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16:30:00 09/12/12

At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, scientists are using a cutting-edge microscope, the first of its kind in the world, to image whole cells in 3-D with ...

X-ray Microscope: Seeing Cells in 3-D

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X-ray Microscope: Seeing Cells in 3-D

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At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, scientists are using a cutting-edge microscope, the first of its kind in the world, to image whole cells in 3-D with the penetrating power of x-rays. The new images generated by the microscope are offering a deeper, more precise understanding of cellular structures and how they change with diseases.

Your Photos on QUES...
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16:30:00 09/12/12

SOFIA is more than a telescope tucked into a re-purposed commercial airliner. It's a complete flying astronomical observation platform which carries a dozen or Ast...

Your Photos on QUEST: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

Added 09/12/12
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Your Photos on QUEST: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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SOFIA is more than a telescope tucked into a re-purposed commercial airliner. It's a complete flying astronomical observation platform which carries a dozen or Astrophotographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo's colorful wide field images of deep sky objects like galaxies, nebulae, star clusters has garnered him dozens of photography awards including the Royal Observatory of Greenwich's 2010 Best Astrophotographer of the Year.

Up all Night with S...
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16:30:00 06/27/12

SOFIA is more than a telescope tucked into a re-purposed commercial airliner. It's a complete flying astronomical observation platform which carries a dozen or mor...

Up all Night with SOFIA, NASA's Flying Observatory: Science on...

Added 06/27/12
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Up all Night with SOFIA, NASA's Flying Observatory: Science on the SPOT

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SOFIA is more than a telescope tucked into a re-purposed commercial airliner. It's a complete flying astronomical observation platform which carries a dozen or more astronomers, observers and crew far above the clouds to observe objects and phenomena too cold to be seen in visible light.

The Science of Ridi...
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16:30:00 05/15/12

Their basic design hasn’t changed much, but scientists still don’t fully understand the forces that allow humans to balance atop a bicycle. QUEST visits Davis – a ...

The Science of Riding a Bicycle

Added 05/15/12
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The Science of Riding a Bicycle

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Their basic design hasn’t changed much, but scientists still don’t fully understand the forces that allow humans to balance atop a bicycle. QUEST visits Davis – a city that loves its bicycles – to take a ride on a research bike and explore a collection of antique bicycles.

Your Videos on QUES...
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16:30:00 05/15/12

Kip Evans is a natural history documentary filmmaker and photographer from Pacific Grove, California. This is an excerpt of his short film, "Isla Holbox: Whale Sha...

Your Videos on QUEST: Kip Evans

Added 05/15/12
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Your Videos on QUEST: Kip Evans

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Kip Evans is a natural history documentary filmmaker and photographer from Pacific Grove, California. This is an excerpt of his short film, "Isla Holbox: Whale Shark Island."

Field Notes: Oakla...
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16:30:00 05/08/12

In this "Field Notes" segment, Amy Gotliffe, director of conservation at the Oakland Zoo, shares her photographs and stories from Uganda, where the zoo's Bodongo S...

Field Notes: Oakland Zoo in Uganda

Added 05/08/12
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Field Notes: Oakland Zoo in Uganda

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In this "Field Notes" segment, Amy Gotliffe, director of conservation at the Oakland Zoo, shares her photographs and stories from Uganda, where the zoo's Bodongo Snare Removal Project works to protect endangered chimpanzees from illegal poaching.

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Under the Microscope: Science Struggles in Schools

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Under the Microscope: Science Struggles in Schools
10/29/08

California ranks second-lowest in the U.S. in fourth and eighth grade science achievement, according to a recent study. Since a large part of California's economy is devoted to technology, it is vital that California get its students up to speed. How bad is the problem? And what are schools and informal science education organizations doing to fill the gap?