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Some foreign students at local universities are afraid to post on social media and considering whether to leave the country.

Hasan Piker, the popular leftist streamer on Twitch, worries the U.S. will end up in "an authoritarian nightmare" if the Trump administration succeeds in punishing speech it deems unacceptable.

Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Kicking it with KPBS Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92115 All Ages can attend but soccer games are 18+ Free Join KPBS and local community soccer organizations for “Kicking it with KPBS” on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Following our “Soccer a la Frontera” digital project, led by reporter Jacob Aere, this event will be a day of bringing together the local community to play and discuss the unifying sport. The event will be held on the San Diego State University campus. Participate in the free pick-up soccer games happening from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.! Get to know local soccer organizations and professional teams’ supporters unions! Share your soccer stories at the event! Join KPBS at the station after the soccer games for free lunch and a community conversation about our local soccer scene from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. All adult attendees who sign up via EventBrite are eligible to participate in the pick-up games. The pick-up games are 18+, but all ages are welcome to come enjoy the event, interact with community organizations and attend lunch. Register at https://kickingitwithkpbs2025.eventbrite.com/

The Stein Institute for Research on Aging and Center for Healthy Aging offer free public lectures promoting physical and mental well-being and staying active throughout life. Join us for this popular series with renowned researchers and clinicians sharing their expertise with the community. Please join us for a lecture with the Director of the Pain Health and Mindfulness Laboratory & professor in the Department of Anesthesiology in the Center of Pain Medicine, Dr. Fadel Zeidan. Q & A to follow, moderated by Danielle Glorioso. Dr. Fadel Zeidan is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology in the Center of Pain Medicine and is Director of the Pain Health and Mindfulness Laboratory. He is also the inaugural Endowed Professor of UC San Diego's Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion and Co-Founder and Director of Neuroscience at the UC San Diego Center for Psychedelic Research. His research is focused on determining the active mechanisms that mediate the relationship between self-regulatory practices and health. In particular, Fadel's research examines the neural mechanisms supporting the modulation of pain and health by mindfulness meditation and placebo. He is also dedicated to understanding how psychedelics like psilocybin, DMT and cannabis impact pain-related behavioral and neural processes. His research program has recently expanded to appreciate how empathy and compassion can be cultivated through self-regulatory practices and psychedelic therapies.

The second season of the Emmy-nominated series, HUMAN FOOTPRINT, premieres June 25 on PBS platforms nationwide, and you’re invited to a sneak preview of one of the episodes! Join The Nat, Day’s Edge Productions, and KPBS for an exclusive screening of "The Honey Trap" episode, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers from Day’s Edge and a bee expert from The Nat. Produced by San Diego-based Day’s Edge Productions, HUMAN FOOTPRINT is part science series and part travel show. Hosted by biologist and Princeton University professor Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton, the six-part documentary series explores all the ways humans have transformed the planet, and how those changes shape us in return.

California lawmakers are trying to make local government meetings more open to non-English speakers. The bill could reduce long-standing barriers to the democratic process in Imperial County.

Ancient organisms may have left microscopic "biosignatures" on Mars. That's according to NASA scientists, who say a rock sample offers the most concrete proof yet that the red planet once hosted life.

UC San Diego researcher says migration to the U.S. is not a zero-sum game and the data reveals many benefits for all countries involved. It’s not brain drain but a brain gain.