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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How Big Data Is Changing Medicine
Answers for many medical researchers may already be in data ...
Answers for many medical researchers may already be in data collections on the cloud. All researchers need is the right question.
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Finding Faults: Scientists Close in on Napa Quake Origins
The South Napa Earthquake revealed how much we've yet to ...
The South Napa Earthquake revealed how much we've yet to learn about seismic faults in the Napa Valley.
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Why More Trees in the Sierra Mean Less Water for California
After a century of fire suppression, Sierra Nevada forests are ...
After a century of fire suppression, Sierra Nevada forests are more dense than ever before. And those pine trees are taking up a lot of water that might otherwise run off into California rivers.
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Finding the Next Ebola Before it Breaks Out
Scientists at UC Davis are scouring the globe to find ...
Scientists at UC Davis are scouring the globe to find new viruses that can jump from animals to humans. Their goal is to prevent the next pandemic.
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Drought Myth-Busting: Why El Ni¤o Is Never A Good Bet
The peculiar set of ocean conditions is known as a ...
The peculiar set of ocean conditions is known as a California rainmaker -- but El Ni¤o's reputation has been greatly exaggerated.
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Schizophrenia: What It's Like to Hear Voices
People who hear auditory hallucinations say the voices can be ...
People who hear auditory hallucinations say the voices can be quiet or cacophonous, singular or crowd-like, but they are almost always harsh and disapproving.
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What Is Schizophrenia? Scientists Call for New Thinking
For two generations, psychiatrists have treated schizophrenia by medicating its ...
For two generations, psychiatrists have treated schizophrenia by medicating its most obvious symptoms: delusions and hallucinations. Were they wrong?
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New Clinics in California Seek to Stop Schizophrenia Before it Starts
A psychotic break can lead to social isolation, hospitalization or ...
A psychotic break can lead to social isolation, hospitalization or medications with sometimes disabling side effects. Now some clinics are taking a controversial approach and trying to intervene earlier.
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California Has Little Say Over Oil Train Safety
The state can't set speed limits on trains, tell railroads ...
The state can't set speed limits on trains, tell railroads to choose less hazardous routes or tell oil companies not to bring trains carrying volatile crude through cities.
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Anti-Fracking Activists in California Take Fight to County Ballots
Activists are hoping local residents will do what state legislators ...
Activists are hoping local residents will do what state legislators haven’t done -- shut down the controversial oil production technique known as hydraulic fracturing.
