KQED Science Video Podcast

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Predatory Plant: Lure of the Cobra Lily

2014-03-0305:351

The cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) uses deception and patience to trick unsuspecting insect prey into its highly specialized pitcher traps.

Science of Beer: Tapping the Power of Brewer's Yeast

2014-02-1105:57

Whether it’s a lager or ale, sour or bitter, dark or light, most beer has one thing in common: yeast. KQED Science visits a commercial yeast laboratory and a local brewery to reveal how this key ingredient is a major player in both science history and beer production.

200 Geeks, 24 Hours: Science Hack Day in San Francisco

2013-12-0306:40

A diverse group of "hackers" -- from developers and designers to scientists and students -- works side-by-side to see what they can quickly create within 24 consecutive hours.

ZomBees: Flight of the Living Dead

2013-10-3106:21

Something strange and unsettling is happening to Bay Area honeybees. Entomologists at San Francisco State University have identified the culprit: a tiny parasitic fly is causing the bees to exhibit bizarre nocturnal behaviors before suffering a gruesome demise.

Stanford Students Debut Solar-Powered Prefab Home

2013-10-0203:20

Stanford University students set out to revolutionize home design by entering a solar powered prefab house into the Department of Energy's biennial Solar Decathlon competition.

Chasing Pumas: Science on the SPOT

2013-09-1306:20

Join a research team from University of California, Santa Cruz as they track, tranquilize and collar a wild puma. The special GPS collars collect data on the puma’s location and behavior, and they reveal how the big cats survive in their shrinking habitat in the Bay Area.

Next Meal: Engineering Food

2013-05-0725:591

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

2013-03-1906:09

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 Forest of the Sea: Science on the SPOT

2013-02-0507:33

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-- A Secret Cave in California: Science on the SPOT

2012-11-2008:02

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.

Some Bugs Like it Hot: Climate Change and Agricultural Pests

2012-10-1010:11

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

Why I Do Science: Stephen Palumbi

2012-10-1002:15

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.

Black Holes: Objects of Attraction

2012-09-2610:23

A new, nimble NASA telescope uses powerful x-ray vision to hunt for Black Holes - abundant yet invisible, massive space oddities.

Your Videos on QUEST: Steve Fyffe

2012-09-2602:15

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

What's Next for Nuclear?

2012-09-1911:23

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 Costa in Antarctica

2012-09-1902:15

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.

X-ray Microscope: Seeing Cells in 3-D

2012-09-1210:23

At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, scientists are imaging whole cells in 3-D with the penetrating power of x-rays.

Your Photos on QUEST: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

2012-09-1202:15

Astrophotographer Rogelio Bernal Andreo's photographs colorful wide field images of deep sky objects like galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters.

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

2012-06-2707:35

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 Riding a Bicycle

2012-05-1508:31

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.

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