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Nature Deficit Diso...
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03:30:00 05/14/08

A growing number of children's advocates and political leaders are worried that our culture's disconnection from nature is harming kids. Concerns about the long-te...

Nature Deficit Disorder

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Nature Deficit Disorder

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A growing number of children's advocates and political leaders are worried that our culture's disconnection from nature is harming kids. Concerns about the long-term consequences on children's physical and emotional well-being have spawned a national movement to "leave no child inside." QUEST explores why we need nature, and efforts to encourage children to play outdoors.

Ugo Conti's Spider ...
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03:30:00 05/14/08

Bay Area engineer Ugo Conti has sailed the world, but has always suffered from seasickness. A queasy stomach became his motivation to design "Proteus" - a spider-l...

Ugo Conti's Spider Boat

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Ugo Conti's Spider Boat

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Bay Area engineer Ugo Conti has sailed the world, but has always suffered from seasickness. A queasy stomach became his motivation to design "Proteus" - a spider-like sea craft made for smoother sailing. He designed the Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel to cross the ocean while flexing with the movement of the waves. And it may change the way people take to the high seas.

Disappearing Frogs
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03:30:00 05/07/08

Around the world, frogs are declining at an alarming rate due to threats like pollution, disease and climate change. Frogs bridge the gap between water and land ha...

Disappearing Frogs

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Disappearing Frogs

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Around the world, frogs are declining at an alarming rate due to threats like pollution, disease and climate change. Frogs bridge the gap between water and land habitats, making them the first indicators of ecosystem changes. Meet the Bay Area researchers working to protect frogs across the state.

Web Exclusive: Frog...
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03:30:00 05/07/08

Watch a interview with Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley about his research into the effects of the pesticide Atrazine on frogs.

Web Exclusive: Frogs in Decline, Interview with Professor Tyro...

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Web Exclusive: Frogs in Decline, Interview with Professor Tyrone Hayes

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Watch a interview with Dr. Tyrone Hayes, Professor of Integrative Biology at UC Berkeley about his research into the effects of the pesticide Atrazine on frogs.

QUEST Quiz: Frogs
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03:30:00 05/07/08

Think you know about frogs? Test your knowledge with our QUEST Quiz.

QUEST Quiz: Frogs

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QUEST Quiz: Frogs

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Think you know about frogs? Test your knowledge with our QUEST Quiz.

Emotions Revealed
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03:30:00 04/30/08

Is your face giving you away? Meet renowned psychologist Paul Ekman, who has spent his life studying how our facial muscles involuntarily reveal emotions like sadn...

Emotions Revealed

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Emotions Revealed

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Is your face giving you away? Meet renowned psychologist Paul Ekman, who has spent his life studying how our facial muscles involuntarily reveal emotions like sadness and anger. His comprehensive catalog of human facial expressions has become an important tool for everyone from law enforcement agents to animators.

Amateur Astronomers
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03:30:00 04/30/08

Some of the most passionate astronomers don't even need to leave their own backyards. QUEST meets the amateur stargazers in the Bay Area who are making important o...

Amateur Astronomers

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Amateur Astronomers

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Some of the most passionate astronomers don't even need to leave their own backyards. QUEST meets the amateur stargazers in the Bay Area who are making important observations about the cosmos and inventing tools at home to do it.

Future History: Pla...
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03:30:00 04/30/08

What does our use of bottled water say about us? Take a look from the perspective of an anthropologist from the distant future.

Future History: Plastic Water Bottles

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Future History: Plastic Water Bottles

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What does our use of bottled water say about us? Take a look from the perspective of an anthropologist from the distant future.

Super Laser at the ...
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03:30:00 04/16/08

It's the largest laser beam in the world and it's being built in the Bay Area. The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will shoot ...

Super Laser at the National Ignition Facility

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Super Laser at the National Ignition Facility

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It's the largest laser beam in the world and it's being built in the Bay Area. The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will shoot tremendous bursts of energy at an area the size of a pencil eraser. The goal? To create fusion ignition, a potential clean energy source for the 21st century.

Resurveying Califor...
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03:30:00 04/16/08

In the early 1900's, researchers from UC Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology traveled around California and created detailed records of the wildlife they found...

Resurveying California's Wildlife 100 Years Later

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Resurveying California's Wildlife 100 Years Later

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In the early 1900's, researchers from UC Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology traveled around California and created detailed records of the wildlife they found. A century later, scientists are revisiting the same sites - they've found that global warming is already having an impact.

MAKE it at Home: Ta...
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03:30:00 04/16/08

QUEST teams up with Make Magazine to construct the latest must have, do-it-yourself device hacks, whiz-bang gizmos and techno do-dads.

MAKE it at Home: Table-Top Biosphere

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MAKE it at Home: Table-Top Biosphere

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QUEST teams up with Make Magazine to construct the latest must have, do-it-yourself device hacks, whiz-bang gizmos and techno do-dads.

Astronomer Dr. Jill...
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03:30:00 04/10/08

1/2 HOUR WEB-ONLY QUEST SPECIAL: the complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat...

Astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute

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Astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute

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1/2 HOUR WEB-ONLY QUEST SPECIAL: the complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA. Tarter is generally thought to be the inspiration for Ellie Arroway, the character played by Jodi Foster in the classic science fiction movie "Contact."

Alzheimer's: Is the...
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03:30:00 04/09/08

By 2050, as our population ages, 15 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease - triple today's number. Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Instit...

Alzheimer's: Is the Cure in the Genes?

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Alzheimer's: Is the Cure in the Genes?

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By 2050, as our population ages, 15 million Americans will suffer from Alzheimer's disease - triple today's number. Researchers at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes have found that a gene may hold the key to a cure.

Biofuels: Beyond Et...
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03:30:00 04/09/08

For years there's been buzz - both positive and negative - about generating ethanol fuel from corn. But thanks to recent developments, the Bay Area is rapidly beco...

Biofuels: Beyond Ethanol

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Biofuels: Beyond Ethanol

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For years there's been buzz - both positive and negative - about generating ethanol fuel from corn. But thanks to recent developments, the Bay Area is rapidly becoming a world center for the next generation of green fuel alternatives. Meet the scientists investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go.

Cool Critters: Shar...
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03:30:00 04/09/08

Do sharks live in San Francisco Bay? QUEST heads out on a shark-tagging expedition to unlock the secrets of some of the bay's biggest and least known predators.

Cool Critters: Sharks of the Bay

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Cool Critters: Sharks of the Bay

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Do sharks live in San Francisco Bay? QUEST heads out on a shark-tagging expedition to unlock the secrets of some of the bay's biggest and least known predators.

SETI: The New Searc...
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03:30:00 04/02/08

Is anyone out there? For over 40 years scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but they've found nothing. Now the new Allen Telescope Arr...

SETI: The New Search for ET

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SETI: The New Search for ET

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Is anyone out there? For over 40 years scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but they've found nothing. Now the new Allen Telescope Array, a string of 350 radio telescopes, is being built 300 miles north of San Francisco and is breathing new life into the search.

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State of Thirst: California's Water Future

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State of Thirst: California's Water Future
07/16/08

Are we in danger of running out of water? California's population is growing by 600,000 people a year, but much of the state receives as much annual rainfall as Morocco. With fish populations crashing, global warming, and the demands of the country's largest agricultural industry, the pressures on our water supply are increasing.