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Search engines like Google are increasingly in the news, both because of privacy concerns and questions around censorship and filtering of search results. These Days host Tom Fudge moderates a panel of experts discussing the ethical issues surrounding internet search engines.

Shinto is a distinctly Japanese religion and it attributes souls to animals, vegetables and even rocks. But for decades, construction driven by public works projects has turned Japan into the ugliest country in the world, according to one expert.

If the U.S. needs to stay in Iraq to mediate a civil war, it will be many years before we are able to leave. That's the basic message a UCSD political scientist who has made modern civil wars the focu

Increasing numbers of voters are taking to the mailbox instead of their local polling station. What does a rise in the absentee vote mean in overall voter participation?

Since antiquity, scientists have studied lunar eclipses to learn about the shape and location of the sun, the moon and Earth. But if astronomers have been watching lunar eclipses for thousands of years, is there anything left to learn?

Though most voters are focused on the Presidential election, one San Diego election that has attracted attention is the city attorney’s race. Incumbent Mike Aguirre has become a lightening rod for co

You can expect to pay $3 a gallon for it in a lot of places, and the price is going higher as we head into the summer. No, we're not talking about gasoline — we're talking about milk. For most of this year, prices for dairy products have drifted higher, not just in the United States but around the world.

From the cross atop Mt. Soledad to prayer in school, America is divided over religion’s public role. Legal scholar and political scientist Peter Irons shares a close look at the national religious wa

CSU faculty members have reached a tentative agreement with university administrators. The deal calls for a nearly 21 percent salary increase over four years. Host Tom Fudge speaks with a faculty unio

Scientific American magazine editor in chief John Rennie discusses his publication’s choices for the top 50 scientific developments of 2006 and why such a large percentage of them come from Californi