David Wagner
Science & Technology ReporterDavid Wagner covers the science and technology beat for KPBS. Before arriving in San Diego, he wrote a research column for The Atlantic magazine's sister site The Atlantic Wire. Other positions found him producing web content for NPR's Arts & Life channel and writing features for the San Francisco Chronicle. He holds English and Political Science B.A.s from UC Berkeley.
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Soda bans like the one recently floated in New York City could easily backfire, according to a new study out of UC San Diego. In an experiment on limited soda sizes, participants actually bought more soda when jumbo cups were taken off the menu. -
San Diego has more cars and residents than ever before, yet the city's air has been clearing up. Air quality officials are showing residents that progress by putting local, hourly pollution updates in the palms of their hands. -
KPBS Midday EditionScientists still don't fully understand what's going on inside the human brain. But thanks to a robust White House initiative, local researchers could help get us closer to answering that basic question. -
When it comes to the controversial unmanned aircraft known as drones, business is booming. That could mean scores of new jobs for San Diego, but privacy defenders say courting the drone industry could cost us our civil liberties. -
Harnessing electromagnetic technology often used to find offshore oil, Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers now have a better sense of just how enormous an underwater volcano off the coast of Central America really is. -
One of today's most controversial growth industries is still looking for a home, and a new coalition of business leaders is working to make sure that when people think drones, they think San Diego.
