Quest
KQED
QUEST is an award-winning multimedia science and environment series created by KQED, San Francisco, the public media station serving Northern California. Launched in February 2007, by the end of its fourth season (in September 2010), QUEST had reached approximately 36 million viewers and listeners through its traditional TV and radio broadcasts and its growing Web audience. QUEST’s ultimate aim is to raise science literacy in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, inspiring audiences to discover and explore science and environment issues for themselves.
Location:
San Francisco, CA
Networks:
KQED
Description:
QUEST is an award-winning multimedia science and environment series created by KQED, San Francisco, the public media station serving Northern California. Launched in February 2007, by the end of its fourth season (in September 2010), QUEST had reached approximately 36 million viewers and listeners through its traditional TV and radio broadcasts and its growing Web audience. QUEST’s ultimate aim is to raise science literacy in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, inspiring audiences to discover and explore science and environment issues for themselves.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.kqed.org/
Episodes
New Coastal Commission Director Plans to Fight the Trump Administration
3/20/2017
The California Coastal Commission's new Executive Director pledges to protect the state's coastline even as President Trump vows to rollback environmental regulations.
Duration:00:04:38
These California Ranchers Welcome Trump’s Policies … Here’s Why
3/13/2017
The plight of ranchers in Tehama County points to the heart of the political divide.
Duration:00:04:52
Moon Travel Must: Have a Big Checkbook
3/6/2017
SETI Astronomer Seth Shostak says privatized space tourism, like SpaceX's moonshot for millionaires, will bring the price of space travel down for everyone.
Duration:00:04:52
Winter Rains Leave Forests Flush With Fungi
2/27/2017
Mushrooms foragers are harvesting buckets of fungi from wet forests, but its not just wild mushroom that are on the rise. Demand for commercial mushrooms is also skyrocketing.
Duration:00:04:52
Scientists and Fishermen Scramble to Save Northern California's Kelp Forests
1/30/2017
California fishermen and marine biologists are working to revive the coast's disappearing kelp forest.
Duration:00:04:52
California Startup Saves Companies Millions and Combats Climate Change
1/24/2017
Sunnyvale resident Mark Chung came home from vacation to a huge energy bill. Figuring out what happened gave him an idea for combating climate change.
Duration:00:06:57
Why Climate Change Continues to Be a Tough Sell
1/9/2017
Why do nearly half of Americans still doubt the science? Researchers who study the question weigh in on the underlying fears and perceptions.
Duration:00:06:40
When Scientists Failed Them, Parents Unlocked Genetics of Kids’ Disease
12/19/2016
With no background in science, these parents were able to identify the gene causing their childrens' rare disease.
Duration:00:05:03
Heat-Seeking Drones Could Reduce Fire Deaths
12/12/2016
Attach a thermal imaging camera to a drone and you have a powerful fire-fighting tool that can save precious minutes.
Duration:00:04:59
Why Renewable Energy Companies Aren’t So Scared of Trump
12/5/2016
Trump's campaign rhetoric cast a dark cloud over solar and wind development -- but market forces and state commitments could maintain momentum for renewable energy.
Duration:00:03:58
How Do You Know Which Medical Information on Wikipedia to Trust?
11/28/2016
Medical professionals and students are working to improve Wikipedia entries on health and medicine in hopes of providing more reliable information to the public.
Duration:00:06:59
In Vallejo, Proposed Cement Mill Divides a Community
11/21/2016
Orcem California wants to turn the old flour mill in south Vallejo into a cement mill.
Duration:00:05:08
How a Sound Guru Got From Synthesizers to the Music of Nature
11/14/2016
Bernie Krause is widely known for his seminal work in the emerging field of natural soundscape ecology -- but he was also a pioneer in the music form we've come to call electronica.
Duration:00:06:45
Desalination: Why Tapping Seawater Has Slowed to a Trickle in California
10/31/2016
Even after six years of drought, tapping the sea for drinking water is proving to be a tough sell. Cost is a major obstacle.
Duration:00:06:38
Can Ecstasy Help Relieve the Epidemic of Social Anxiety Among Autistic People?
10/24/2016
Daniel Au Valencia had always gotten the message she talked wrong, stood wrong, looked at people wrong. So she signed up for an experimental trial on the efficacy of MDMA on social anxiety.
Duration:00:07:17
Your Devices Are Probably Eroding Your Productivity. Here's Why.
10/17/2016
UCSF neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley says our brains can't multitask, and when we try to force them to, we lose focus.
Duration:00:04:46
New Stem Cell Technology Could Make Life Easier for Kidney Disease Patients
10/10/2016
California's stem cell agency is funding a clinical trial of a technology that relies on a patient's own stem cells to work effectively.
Duration:00:04:56
How Safe Is Safe Enough for a Self-Driving Car?
10/3/2016
Self-driving cars are close enough to reality that federal regulators are sketching out policies for them, in areas from cyber-security to ethics.
Duration:00:06:58
10 Years in, Has California's Climate Law Really Lowered Emissions?
9/26/2016
Emissions are dropping, but it's hard to pin down who—or what—gets the credit.
Duration:00:04:40
Lipedema: The Fat Disorder That Millions Have But No One Has Heard Of
9/19/2016
Millions of women are suffering from a disease that poses as obesity. Most patients don’t know they have it, and doctors haven’t heard of it. Plus, dieting doesn’t work because the patients have abnormal fat cells that never go away.
Duration:00:06:23