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Self Driving Cars Hit The Streets, Sort Of

The electric car company Tesla is now becoming the self-driving car maker. Today it releases software to tens of thousands of Model S owners, to automate steering, lane change and parallel parking.

A photo of a baby surrounded by strangers in the light of cameras, phones and electronic devices. During the first day of a baby’s life the amount of data generated by humanity is equivalent to 70 times the information contained in the Library of Congress. What will it mean to live in a world where every moment, from birth to death, is digitally chronicled and preserved in a vast cloud based databases, forever?

The Human Face Of Big Data

Airs Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

A health official takes a blood sample from a child's finger for a malaria test at a clinic in Bong Ti Lang village on Thai-Myanmar border.

New Lab Technique Could One Day Make Malaria Easier To Treat

A malaria patient can carry different parasites that respond differently to drugs. Now there's a way to profile the parasites, which could lead to more effective treatment.

Protesters gather downtown during the American Legislative Exchange Council, July 22, 2015.

Conservative ALEC Conference Opens In San Diego Amid Protests

The American Legislative Exchange Council opened its annual conference in San Diego, drew Republican presidential hopefuls and protests from several groups concerned about the conservative group's role in legislation.

Another pothole bites the dust, thanks to the efforts of Gangadhara Tilak.

Look Out, Potholes! This 67-Year-Old Retiree Is Out To Fill You

Gandgadhara Tilak Katnam is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary mission: getting rid of India's killer potholes.

From left, Shams Juma of Quantifye, Adrian Avendano, Vice President of the Mexican Global Network, Jason Liu from DFW Excellerator, and Hubert Zajicek, founder of Health Wildcatters.

Texas Entrepreneurs Want More Work Visas

Nearly a quarter of Texas business owners are foreign-born. These entrepreneurs brought in a total income of $10 billion in 2010. Still, immigration is a sticking point, and some Texas entrepreneurs are pushing for more high-skilled visas.

The seafloor spreads along tectonic ridges and faults, marked by the red dots overlaying this region of the Indian Ocean, Oct. 2, 2014.

San Diego Scientists Map Unseen Features Of Ocean Floor

Scientists are just now mapping thousands of underwater mountains on the seafloor for the first time.

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

Taser International is now selling police departments the technology to store videos from body cameras.

As Police Body Cameras Increase, What About All That Video?

Police cams have suddenly become a big business. But the real money is in selling departments a way to store each day's video. Firms are offering easy uploads to the cloud but costs are bound to grow.

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