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  • Introducing Rad Scientist
    We want to tell you about an exciting new season of KPBS Explore podcast, "Rad Scientist." Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black people have brought discussions about racism to the forefront, including at scientific institutions. This season of KPBS Explore podcast "Rad Scientist" is centered on Black scientists, from graduate students to faculty to those who have left the ivory towers. They study bug microbiomes, autism, neural prosthetics and more. But they will also discuss how racism has impacted their scientific journey. First episode drops Sept. 2. Subscribe here: https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/rad-scientist/
  • New Season Of Rad Scientist
    We want to tell you about an exciting new season of KPBS Explore podcast, "Rad Scientist." Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black people have brought discussions about racism to the forefront, including at scientific institutions. This season of KPBS Explore podcast "Rad Scientist" is centered on Black scientists, from graduate students to faculty to those who have left the ivory towers. They study bug microbiomes, autism, neural prosthetics and more. But they will also discuss how racism has impacted their scientific journey. First episode drops Sept. 2. Subscribe here: https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/rad-scientist/
  • The documentary <em>Wattstax </em>celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. It will be returning to theaters alongside a new box set called <em>Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection.</em>
    50 years later, the celebrations and contradictions of 'Wattstax' still resonate
    The documentary returns to theaters this month alongside the release of a new box set. It's a chance to consider what it captures (and doesn't) about music, race and justice in the 1970s and today.
  • Police and media surround the area where Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot in front of the Motilal Nehru medical college in, Prayagraj, India, Saturday, April 15, 2023.
    A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV
    A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.
  • Scholar Mike Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book <em>City of Quartz</em> and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.
    Writer, truck driver, meat cutter and prophet of compassion Mike Davis dies at 76
    Davis was a public intellectual best known for his book City of Quartz and other searing critiques of capitalism, corruption and environmental degradation.
  • A police vehicle sits near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2022. Four people were held hostage at the synagogue for more than 10 hours by a gunman before being freed, one of a spate of antisemitic acts that took place last year.
    Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs
    The percentage of Americans who believe in a number of antisemitic tropes has spiked in the past three years, according to the results of a recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League.
  • An undated illustration representing LPS conservatorships is shown above.
    A guide to California’s LPS mental health conservatorships
    With what’s known as LPS conservatorships, counties can mandate treatment for Californians diagnosed with severe mental illness who are gravely disabled. This resource guide provides more information to learn about the complicated legal process.
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams visits the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 17. This week, he announced that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."
    NYC Mayor Adams faces backlash for move to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people
    Mayor Eric Adams announced this week that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."
  • Patients with opioid addiction who show up in a hospital's ER face many barriers to recovery, and so do the doctors trying to help them. Easing those barriers on both sides helps patients get into good follow-up programs that lead to lasting change.
    Many ERs Fail People Who Struggle With Addiction. These New Approaches Might Help
    Starting treatment for addiction in the emergency room greatly improves the chances recovery will last, experts say. Cutting red tape, hiring advocates and Uber vouchers can all make a difference.
  • Check Out Rad Scientist
    We want to tell you about an exciting new season of KPBS Explore podcast, "Rad Scientist." Recent events involving the killing of unarmed Black people have brought discussions about racism to the forefront, including at scientific institutions. This season of KPBS Explore podcast "Rad Scientist" is centered on Black scientists, from graduate students to faculty to those who have left the ivory towers. They study bug microbiomes, autism, neural prosthetics and more. But they will also discuss how racism has impacted their scientific journey. First episode drops Sept. 2. Subscribe here: https://www.kpbs.org/podcasts/rad-scientist/
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