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A few years ago, a man who called himself Stephen became a fixture in Manhattan's Riverside Park. After his body was discovered, a woman who knew him made it her mission to bring his story to light.

The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering is back in action and better than ever! Events include two block parties, interactive classroom learning, a movie night, a recycled art competition, weekly podcasts, a group hike, and much more! At the Stump a Steam Pro event, participants will join a science speed round discussion for 3rd graders to introduce them to a dozen STEAM professionals from different industries. Students will have the opportunity to “stump” the pros to win points for their class. Date | Wednesday, May 4 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location | Saburo Muraoka Elementary School For more information, please visit lovestemsd.org/2022-festival or call (858) 455-0300.

In this moderated Q&A, David Weiner will share his experience as a journalist, a curator of nostalgia as a writer and director, and how films in the horror and science fiction genre historically have had social and political impact embedded in their narrative. Weiner is the writer and director of the three-part 1980s horror genre documentaries “In Search of Darkness” and the five-hour ’80s sci-f i documentary “In Search of Tomorrow.” He is also executive producer of “Aliens Expanded,” a deep-dive documentary about the “Aliens” film franchise. A three-decade veteran of the entertainment industry both on the set and behind a keyboard, Weiner was editor of the iconic “Famous Monsters of Filmland” magazine, a writer for The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision and a senior editor at “Entertainment Tonight” for 13 years. Co-Sponsored by: Film Studies Follow on Twitter!

Across social media, headlines this week said that single use coffee pods may be more climate friendly than other ways of making coffee. That may not be the case, based on the science.

An Alzheimer's drug that removes the substance amyloid from the brain has received a conditional approval from the FDA. A large study found the drug decreased the loss of thinking and memory by 27%.

The PBS annual meeting wrapped up Wednesday in San Diego. Approximately 1,300 public broadcasting workers from across the country shared developments on programming and fundraising.

Powerful new artificial intelligence tools can perpetuate long-standing racial inequities if they are not designed very carefully. Researchers and regulators are taking note, but perils are vast.

Police say the fight in Montgomery, Ala., last week doesn't meet the criteria for hate crime charges. But video clearly shows how the violence broke down on racial lines, historian Derryn Moten says.

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Turns out diners are more likely to get on board for altruistic reasons rather than health. That's what one hospital learned after it pledged to reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions.