KQED's QUEST Science Radio
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an ...
QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.
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Insuring for Extreme Weather
Climate change is throwing a wrench in insurance company risk ...
Climate change is throwing a wrench in insurance company risk calculations for extreme weather.
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Is it Time for SETI to Stop Looking?
For more than 50 years, scientists have listened for a ...
For more than 50 years, scientists have listened for a signal from intelligent life on other planets... and come up empty.
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Spotted Owls Face New Threat
Despite two decades of work to bring Spotted owls back, ...
Despite two decades of work to bring Spotted owls back, their numbers are still declining.
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Toxic Algae on the Loose
Scientists are still trying to figure out what caused six ...
Scientists are still trying to figure out what caused six tons of sardines to go belly-up in Ventura.
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Combating Bay Invaders
California has passed the strictest rules in the country to ...
California has passed the strictest rules in the country to prevent ocean freighters from introducing more foreign species to the San Francisco Bay.
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Earthquake Warning
We could be just a few years away from launching ...
We could be just a few years away from launching a quake warning system here in California, if funding can be found.
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A California Bat Success Story
White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations back east, and is ...
White-nose syndrome has devastated bat populations back east, and is steadily making its way west.
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Nuclear's Future in the U.S.
Japan's nuclear power crisis is renewing debate over the topic ...
Japan's nuclear power crisis is renewing debate over the topic of safety at California's nuclear power plants.
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Fighting Fire Where Homes and Wilderness Meet
Governor Jerry Brown proposal to scale back CalFire may go ...
Governor Jerry Brown proposal to scale back CalFire may go down in flames.
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The Science of Snow
Lauren Sommer traveled to Lake Tahoe where researchers are trying ...
Lauren Sommer traveled to Lake Tahoe where researchers are trying to understand the inner workings of snow a little bit better.
