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Jon Ronson's previous books include <em>The Psychopath Test</em> and <em>The Men Who Stare At Goats</em>.

Jon Ronson Has Nothing To Be Ashamed Of, But What About The Rest Of Us?

His new book, So You've Been Publicly Shamed, looks at the ways social media shaming affects both the targets and those doing the shaming. Critic Eric Weiner calls it sharp-eyed and often hilarious.

A second explosion goes off near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.

NOVA: Manhunt - Boston Bombers

Airs Wednesday, April 29 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Dan Tothill, 26, and Megan Brabac, 24, are struggling with high student debt burdens and underemployment. "I hope that I can look back on myself in 10 years, like 'Oh, I was so silly to be worrying about that," Tothill said. "But, at this point, it doesn't feel that way at all."

For Young Voters, Crushing Student Debt Is Front And Center

Megan Brabec, 24, works three part time jobs with no benefits. "It does really frustrate me when I hear candidates talk about, 'Oh, well, you should have majored in something else," she said.

There's No Longer A Doubt About This Cutthroat Trout

After learning that they'd spent decades restocking Colorado's lakes and streams with the wrong fish, biologists are now ready to release the right one.

Stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) expressing a green fluorescent protein.

San Diego Researchers Find Cure For Broken Hearts

Researchers at a pair of San Diego-based life science organizations announced today the discovery of a molecule that converts stem cells into healthy heart cells, ending a 15-year hunt.

Jaime Hernandez Bridges The Indie-Vs.-Cape Divide

God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls collects and expands the adventures of a supporting character from the Hernandez brothers' long-running comic book series Love and Rockets. NPR's Glen Weldon says it will confound superhero haters with its marriage of depth and goofy hero tropes.

West Papua is a province of Indonesia and is part of the Coral Triangle, considered the global epicenter of marine diversity, and the setting for the IMAX® film Journey to the South Pacific.

IMAX Underwater Documentary Features San Diego Filmmakers

San Diego is home to surf, sand and sun. So it's no surprise that some very talented underwater filmmakers call San Diego home as well.

Newly released images taken from just six miles above the comet show high plateaus sticking up from its boulder-strewn surface.

Comet's Rugged Landscape Makes Landing A Roll Of The Dice

Researchers admit their estimates that the comet was "potato-shaped" were way off. Luck may now be the deciding factor in the attempt for a soft landing early Wednesday.

3-D renderings of four skeletons found buried near the altar of an early church in the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.

Bones In Church Ruins Likely The Remains Of Early Jamestown's Elite

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.

A reconstruction of Neanderthals in a cave for "Decoding Neanderthals." Were Neanderthals really mentally inferior, as inexpressive and clumsy as the cartoon caveman they inspired? NOVA examines a range of new evidence.

NOVA: Decoding Neanderthals

Airs Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

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