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  • Young Love Canal residents hold protest signs. June 1, 1980.
    AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
    Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The dramatic and inspiring story of ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump.
  • A photo of Dr. Roland Pattillo sits in the living room of Pat Pattillo.
    Roland Pattillo helped keep Henrietta Lacks' story alive. It's key to his legacy
    Lacks, a Black mother in Baltimore, died from cervical cancer in 1951. Her tumor cells, taken without her knowledge, became the first successful "immortal" cell line, and used for medical research.
  • 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.
  • Fleet Science Center's 50th Anniversary Launch
    Fleet Science Center is thrilled to announce our 50th anniversary celebrations, and we want you to be a part of it! Mark your calendars for March 10 as we launch our anniversary festivities. For this special occasion, we are offering throwback admission pricing at $2.50 for all visitors from March 10 to 14. That's right; you can experience the Fleet Science Center with admission prices from 1973. Coupons are not needed. Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
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    Affluent Chinese have been moving to Japan since the COVID lockdowns
    Middle- and upper-class Chinese are joining a migration wave to Japan.
  • A screenshot from Nvidia and Convai's recent demonstration video of AI in video games.
    'Games made by soulless machines': Tech sparks debate over AI stories in video games
    Is the future of artificial intelligence in video games playing out in a cyberpunk ramen bar? Tech companies would like you to think so, but game writers aren't so sure.
  • As Michael Ruiz, left, looks on, radio guest Carolina Rodriguez-Greer, with Mi Familia Vota, speaks, at the Phoenix studio of La Campesina, a Spanish-language radio network, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. A surge of misinformation is targeting Spanish-speaking voters with a high-stakes presidential election looming in the fall and candidates vying for support from the rapidly growing number of Latino voters. In one of the most important swing states, Arizona, La Campesina is countering that with a dedicated effort to provide Latino voters the facts about voting and how elections are run. (AP Photo/Serkan Gurbuz)
    Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation
    Latinos have grown at the second-fastest rate, behind Asian Americans, of any major racial and ethnic group in the U.S. since the last presidential election, according to a Pew Research Center analysis, and are projected to account for 14.7%, or 36.2 million, of all eligible voters in November, a new high.
  • Opinion: George Carlin wasn't predictable, unlike AI
    Comedian George Carlin has been dead more than 15 years, but AI George Carlin is out with "new" material.
  • Our Solar System In Pop Culture
    Our Solar System In Pop Culture July 5 from 7–8 p.m. July 5 from 8:15 - 9:15 p.m. From "The Twilight Zone" to films like "The Martian," our Solar System captivates our imaginations. Spend an evening exploring the ties between our Solar System and pop culture. Tour the solar system with the Fleet’s resident astronomer and connect with other San Diego area skywatchers. Journey through the cosmos with us as we explore a new topic each month. Presentations begin with the latest news in the fields of space science and astronomy, followed by an exploration of the night sky as it looks on the day of the event and closing with the topic of the month. Before or after the show, join members of the San Diego Astronomy Association on the Prado by the Bea Evenson Fountain and be inspired by the stars in the actual night sky (weather permitting) through different telescopes. Please note late seating or refunds for late arrivals are not permitted. Visit: https://www.fleetscience.org/events/sky-tonight Fleet Center on Facebook / Instagram
  • The exterior of the Fleet Science Center is shown with the large Balboa Park fountain in the foreground on August 23, 2023.
    City of San Diego gets $25 million from state budget for various projects
    Three institutions in Balboa Park will split more than $7 million.
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