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Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson debate what it is that makes us human in the new sci-fi film, "Ex Machina."

New film explores how we define being human

A rendering of the proposed high speed rail project.

High-Speed Rail Agency Behind Schedule In Buying Land

The project is as much as a year behind schedule in buying the land needed to start construction on the first 29-mile stretch in the Central Valley.

Marian Marzynski returns to Poland and the Jewish ghettos of his childhood and chronicles the poignant, painful recollections of other child survivors.

FRONTLINE: Never Forget To Lie

Airs Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Latest photo of Pluto taken prior to New Horizons fly-by on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.

One Giant Step For Space Exploration As Pluto Gets Its Close-Up

New Horizons fly-by captures data, pictures of dwarf planet

Composer Julia Wolfe has won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for music for <em>Anthracite Fields, </em>an oratorio about coal miners and their families.<em></em>

Julia Wolfe Wins Music Pulitzer For 'Anthracite Fields'

The composer is the second from the New York music collective Bang on a Can to win the award with a choral work. Her oratorio explores the lives of coal miners and their families a century ago.

An ancient stone tool unearthed at the excavation site near Kenya's Lake Turkana. It's not just the shape and sharp edges that suggest it was deliberately crafted, the researchers say, but also the dozens of stone flakes next to it that were part of the same kit.

Chipping Away At The Mystery Of The Oldest Tools Ever Found

How do you prove a rock was actively shaped and used as a tool more than 3 million years ago? Scientists found a kit of more than 140 artifacts in one spot and say the tools' crafters were pre-human.

John A. Williams, a renowned poet and novelist, died July 3. He was 89.

A Tribute To John Williams, The Man Who Wrote 'I Am'

The prolific author tackled difficult issues of race in novels and poetry. He used his writing to challenge assumptions about African-Americans, including civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr.

John A. Williams, a renowned poet and novelist, died earlier this month.

A Tribute To John Williams: The Man Who Wrote 'I Am'

John Williams tackled difficult issues of race in novels and poetry. He used his writing to challenge assumptions about African-Americans, including civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr.

Medora Hornets: Dylan McSoley, Rusty Rogers, Robby Armstrong, Chazz Cowles.

INDEPENDENT LENS: Medora

Airs Monday, March 31, 2014 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle is pictured walking with his two children in this undated photo.

'American Sniper' Widow Comes To San Diego To Discuss Life, Loss

Taya Kyle, widow Chris Kyle, is in San Diego to discuss her memoir, "American Wife: Love, War, Faith and Renewal." She talks about her life without Chris and resources for other San Diego military families dealing with grief.

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