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  • Exhaust is seen coming from the tailpipe of a Mercedes, January 2009.
    Proposed pollution rules could help air quality in San Diego
    The EPA is considering tightening the rules that determine how much particle pollution is acceptable.
  • Mirrored Visions: Ala Ebtekar In Conversation With Ladan Akbarnia
    This presentation will feature California-based artist Ala Ebtekar, whose multifaceted practice reflects intellectual, material, and technological research into the history of image making across cultures, and has involved light, painting, drawing, ceramic, text, alternative photography, public projects, and pedagogical initiatives in the United States, United Arab Emirates, and Iran. In conversation with SDMA’s curator of South Asian and Islamic art, Ebtekar will discuss his artistic practice through a selection of work from the past fifteen years, including three important pieces currently on display in the Museum’s galleries of the Arts of Iran and the Americas, and a major commission for the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Ebtekar and Akbarnia will also share some preliminary thoughts about the artist’s upcoming commission for SDMA’s 2024 exhibition, Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and the Islamic World, on the intersection of art, science, and Islam. Reserve your spot for the online guest lecture by clicking on this link. All participants will be sent the Zoom link and instructions via email once you secure your place. Space is limited. Date: Jan. 21, 2022 Time: 10 a.m. Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information on this event and spot reservation please visit HERE!
  • The headquarters for National Public Radio in Washington on April 15, 2013.
    NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs
    NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.
  • The Pillars of Creation as captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope look like arches and spires and are filled with semi-transparent gas and dust. This is a region where young stars are forming.
    Hubble's 1995 image of a star nursery was amazing. Take a look at NASA's new version
    The James Webb Space Telescope has captured NASA's most detailed image of the Pillars of Creation that is helping scientists better understand how stars form.
  • The Fleet Science Center Presents: 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
    The Fleet Science Center is proud to present the long-waited "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" on the Giant Dome screen! About the film —From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In "Ghostbusters: Afterlife", when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind. Experience "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"on the Fleet's Giant Dome Screen from Friday, November 19 through Tuesday, November 30. See full schedule here! Get tickets here! General admission is $18. Rates may vary depending on age, please see tickets' rating before purchasing. For more information, please visit fleetscience.org/shows/ghostbusters-afterlife or call (619) 238-1233.
  • Fred Crittenden, 73, lost his sight to retinitis pigmentosa when he was 35 years old. Today he has no visual perception of light. "It's total darkness," he says. Still, he has cells in his eyes that use light to keep his internal clock ticking along nicely.
    Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock
    We mark our days by sunlight, with special receptors in our eyes that respond to light and help reset our body clocks each day. This man can't see, but is still a circadian wiz. Here's how.
  • MW Kaplan on campus at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo on April 25, 2022.
    ‘If I get something from you I could die’: Some immunocompromised Cal State students feel left behind as COVID safeguards loosen
    They can’t afford to take off their masks: Immunocompromised students and campus staff are highly susceptible to COVID-19, and with mask mandates dropping, some believe their schools don’t value their safety.
  • The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. TikTok on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from Western authorities over concerns that material on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information.
    TikTok CEO says company is 'not an agent of China or any other country'
    The boss of the hit video-sharing app will testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday in an attempt to assuage growing fears about the app's connections to China.
  • The Twitter logo is seen on a sign on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, on October 28, 2022.
    Why can't Twitter and TikTok be easily replaced? Something called 'network effects'
    The two popular social media services have amassed such an entrenched community of users that displacing the platforms is no small feat. Experts say it might not stay that way forever.
  • Why our allergies are getting worse —and what to do about it
    From excessive hygiene to low-fiber diets, author Theresa MacPhail explores the deep-rooted causes of rising allergy rates in her new book Allergic.
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