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When the 2022 midterm election is over, will you be breathing a sigh of relief or will you be worrying even more and sleeping even less? What will be the implications of the results at all levels of government – local, state and national? What were the most surprising results? What are the implications for the next presidential election? Thad Kousser, Professor in the UCSD Political Science Department, will give us his overview of the most important election results. Professor Kousser studies American state and national politics, voting reforms, direct democracy, and how politicians use social media. He joined the department in 2003 and has served as chair 2016-2022. He is a frequent commentator on American politics for venues such as NPR, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. Please register for this free event here.

Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.

Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

Join the Living Coast Discovery Center for a fangtastic after-hours evening full of food, fun, and ghouls! Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Celebrate the spooky season with an evening of trick-or-treating, mysterious animal encounters, a Folklorico performance, Dia de Muertos stories, eerie night hikes, a haunted graveyard, arts & crafts, and more! Food will be available for purchase featuring Simply Fresh. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Throughout the evening: 4:30 - 7 p.m. Mad Science Lab Trick or Treating Broken Bones Discovery Table Haunted Graveyard Experience Spooky Animal Encounters Dia de Muertos Stories Arts & Crafts Backyard Games Eerie Night Hike: 5:15 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Folklorico Performance: 5:30 p.m. Costume Parade: 6:45 p.m. PRICING: MEMBERS: $25 NON-MEMBERS: $30 *Children 2 (two) and under are free Visit: https://www.thelivingcoast.org/programs-events-upcoming-events/owl-o-ween/ Living Coast Discovery Center on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Join AMERICAN EXPERIENCE for a virtual PAST FORWARD conversation exploring the history of reproductive rights and future of bodily autonomy in America. Panelists will explore the impact of the recent Dobbs decision on public health and constitutional law, the complex history of the struggle for reproductive rights, the risks women and childbearing people take to secure bodily autonomy, the disproportionate impact of historical and current laws on poor women and women of color, and what might happen next. RSVP NOW Featured guests: Renée M. Landers: Professor of Law at Suffolk University, and the faculty director of the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, and the Master of Science in Law Life Sciences Program. Cathleen Kaveny: Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College. The conversation will be moderated by Adriane Lentz-Smith, an Associate Professor of History at Duke University. The event will be streamed live on American Experience’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

Some parents who have been outspoken in their criticism of local school districts are finding allies in community members opposed to COVID safety protocols and other education policies. Buoyed by that support, they are now running to become school board members.

On demand now on YouTube or watch Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. A movie that journeys alongside leading insect scientists and Coyote Peterson to explore the most painful stings and the fascinating science of the unseen lives that surround you.

Walkable neighborhoods promote active behaviors like walking for leisure or transportation to school, work, shopping or home, the authors wrote.