Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Using tracking apps on cellphones can be susceptible to hacking and make the contents of your phone accessible to a stalker and potentially the public. -
A UCSD biologist finds that isolating juvenile bees means that they can’t correctly perform the dance that tells other bees where the food is.
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Biologist Gerald “Jerry” Joyce takes over as Salk president next month with the task of expanding the campus and answering the question: what’s next?
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As rain and snowfall accumulate in San Diego, California is on pace to bring water supply back to normal. But, the long dry period in the Colorado River basin is a bigger problem to solve.
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A UCSD study shows toddlers who are less attracted to videos of parents using "baby talk" have a very strong chance of having autism.
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Cannabis is a legal and a relatively safe drug. But legalization has brought an increase in adverse side effects and cannabis-related ER visits.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- At least 23 are dead after a rare, long-lasting tornado tears through Mississippi
- SDSU Men's Basketball leaves for Sweet 16 with 'toughness and grit'
- Newest crematorium in San Diego County caters to witness cremations
- A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 2 people and 5 are missing
- Some residents at Vista mobile home park still unable to return