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  • Dr. João Goulão, director-general of the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies General Directorate, is widely credited with shifting Portugal's addiction response toward a focus on health care and treatment. Overdose deaths have plummeted.
    How Portugal eased its opioid epidemic, while U.S. drug deaths skyrocketed
    Portugal cut drug deaths by 80%, using free health care and addiction treatment. The U.S., meanwhile, focused on drug busts and tough crime laws. Overdose deaths keep rising catastrophically.
  • Since Arkansas started sending the obesity letters to parents, the state's childhood obesity rates rose to nearly 24% from 21%. During the pandemic, the state obesity rate hit a high of more than 26%.
    Arkansas led the nation sending letters home from school about obesity. Did it help?
    About 20 years ago, Arkansas started weighing children in school and sending home letters to try to combat obesity. Even though obesity rates only have risen, many other states picked up the policy.
  • Capture the Milky Way – A Night of Astrophotography with Chris Olivas
    Join award-winning astrophotographer, Chris Olivas, in exploring the amazing dark skies of Borrego Springs, California. Learn how to create stunning photos of the Milky Way in as little as one session. In this workshop, Chris will take you through the basics of astrophotography, and you’ll get to use a variety of lenses and tools as you learn. You’ll visit several unique and easy to access locations, such as the sculptures of Galleta Meadows, ideal backdrops for the Milky Way. This is a great workshop for beginners with limited space for personalized instruction. This workshop includes a 1-hour virtual pre-meeting session and a 4-hour on site session from 8 p.m. - Midnight. Gear required: • Camera with long exposure capabilities • Tripod Recommended: • Headlamp • Closed-toe shoes • Long pants • Sweater Schedule 8 p.m. - Midnight Meet outside of Borrego Art Institute at 8 p.m. - June 17, 2023 665 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, CA. 92004 Chris is a science educator and photographer/videographer with over 14 years of experience. He has an extensive background in astronomy and photography and has won numerous awards for his photographic work. He loves the combination of science and art that’s inherent in astrophotography and is passionate about sharing his knowledge of the night sky. For more about Chris, check him out on cholivas.com
  • "Paris: The Mystery of the Lost Palace" combines science, history, and architecture to search for answers of how and why the once majestic site would come to be a phantom of the past.
    Paris: The Mystery of the Lost Palace
    Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Dec. 22 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film strips away layers of political, military, and religious history long-hidden from view with a single goal: to gather clues beginning as far back as 52 BC in order to digitally reconstruct the lost palace, piecing together the size, shape and texture of the palace with scientists and historians to discover its hidden surprises.
  • Kitboga, a popular "scam baiter" who hides behind characters to waste the time of scammers, has a combined Twitch and YouTube following of more than million subscribers. His aviator sunglasses — a signature look — recall a comically disguised CIA agent.
    To make sure grandmas like his don't get conned, he scams the scammers
    Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. This makes for entertaining viewing. But as scams spike, one streamer, Kitboga, wants to protect as many victims as possible.
  • Nintendo and Ubisoft revive overlooked franchises in their first games of the year
    Gaming giants Nintendo and Ubisoft each released new takes on old series this week in Another Code: Recollection and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. We review what makes each worth exploring.
  • A radical Mideast proposal: What if the U.S. recognized a Palestinian state now?
    The formula for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long called for negotiating a Palestinian state. What if that were reversed and a state were declared first and then negotiated later?
  • People view a total solar eclipse at from the observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York City on Aug. 21, 2017.
    Everything you need to know about solar eclipse glasses before April 8
    From why you need them to how to check if they're the real deal, here's a guide to eclipse glasses so you can view this rare total solar eclipse safely.
  • A person standing near Times Square in New York City wears a virtual reality headset screening an immersive experience of the conditions at Venezuela's El Helicoide prison, on Sept. 19, 2023. Protesters gathered to demand the release of political prisoners and the closure of the detention center over allegations of torture.
    Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela's spiraling prison
    A former Venezuelan political prisoner got the idea to create a virtual reality tour from the Anne Frank museum.
  • The dark lanes of interstellar dust in Taurus, which are known as the Taurus Dark Clouds.
    Checking your 2024 horoscope? Astronomy explains why your sign might have changed
    Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with your astrological horoscope in the new year.
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