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AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: Great Grilled Burgers & Sweet Potato Fries

Airs Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Google Maps Tell You When The Bus Is Coming

San Diego's Metropolitan Transit Service is partnering with Google Maps to tell bus riders when their late bus is actually going to arrive.

In 1984, an American Army unit engaged in this firefight as it shielded a Soviet defector who made a break across the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. Thirty years after the battle, the last soldier involved finally received his Silver Star.

A Medal Of Valor, Thirty Years In Coming

The year is 1984: A Soviet defector dashes across the Korean border -- chased by North Korean troops. American troops shield him and open fire on the North Koreans. There are dead and wounded on both sides.

Privacy Concerns Halt UCSD's Posting Of Patients' Physician Critiques

UC San Diego Health was about to to post on their physicians’ public profile pages critiques from patients. But it has had to halt that project after realizing the surveys that went out to patients didn’t disclose that their comments could go public.

Google and five other companies sent a letter last month to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee supporting legislation to reform NSA surveillance programs.

Profit, Not Just Principle, Has Tech Firms Concerned With NSA

Along with the privacy advocates and the national security establishment, there is another set of players with strong views on NSA surveillance programs: U.S. tech companies.

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK’S ILLUSTRATED: Classic Fare With Flair

Airs Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Are we in a tech bubble about to burst? Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion earlier this year. WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Spain.

Silicon Valley Buying Spree: A Tech Bubble, Or Strategy At Play?

Over the past few months, the country's biggest technology firms have spent billions buying startups like WhatsApp and Nest. That has analysts wondering if another tech bubble is about to burst.

Auto show worker Jorge Martinez details a 2014 Buick Regal in preparation for display Jan. 11. The Regal is equipped with technology that senses a potential accident and slows the car automatically.

Putting The Brake On Who Can See Your Car's Data Trail

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, carmakers are happy to demonstrate the technology in their vehicles. A spokeswoman for Buick points out some of the safety features in the new Regal:

Agloe, N.Y., is a fictitious town created by cartographers to catch those who might copy their work. This sign stands where the coordinates appear on the map.

With 'Paper Towns,' Author John Green Reopens Search For Agloe, N.Y.

Agloe, N.Y., is not a town in any real sense. Instead, it's among a number of fakes that mapmakers planted to foil plagiarists. It inspired John Green to write his book (and now movie) Paper Towns.

In Age Of Custom-Tailored Ed Tech, Teachers Shop Off The Rack

Even as investment in education technology grows, teachers say free tools are just as effective as paid ones.

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