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Intelligence officials have long hoped that data mining — collecting vast amounts of personal information — would uncover some sort of discernable terrorist pattern. But as hopes for that outcome dim, analysts are turning to a system that searches through data to find common threads.

What can San Diegans do to help the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan? And, what challenges has the local Japanese community faced as it tries to contact family and friends back home? We speak to the president of UC San Diego's Japanese Student Association, the director of disaster services for the local Red Cross, and KPBS Science and Technology Reporter Peggy Pico.

The Middle East is facing its worst water crisis in decades. For three summers, the annual rains have failed to come. Farmland has dried up in Iraq, Syria, southeast Turkey and Lebanon. The dire conditions are creating a new phenomenon: water refugees.

Tieyan Liu of Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing says that as a researcher, he isn't focused on the competition, but rather on his own projects — and on how best to collaborate with his colleagues in the U.S. He reflects on what his facility has meant for Chinese-educated researchers and for the country's universities.

Researchers at MIT have developed a laptop computer they say will cost $100 and could be used by millions of children in developing countries. Some critics, including Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates, say it's the wrong approach.

Can You Pass The Test?

Institutional Wellbeing, on view through August 9th at Oceanside Museum of Art.

Conceptual artist Brian Goeltzenleuchter creates a special scent for Oceanside Museum of Art.

AIDS is the number one killer in sub-Saharan Africa, and it's the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. Researchers have been trying to develop a vaccine to protect people against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. So far, the results have been disappointing. From the International Aids Conference in Capetown, South Africa, KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg tells us the search continues.