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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Cannabis is a legal and a relatively safe drug. But legalization has brought an increase in adverse side effects and cannabis-related ER visits. -
An academic consortium called PRISM wants to remove the data processing bottleneck that stands in the way of artificial intelligence and things like drug discovery. -
Opinions are mixed on whether it can help end racial and gender pay disparities or if it’s an invasion of privacy. -
UCSD scientists designed a wearable patch they said can connect to a laptop to show you the functions of your heart. -
On Wednesday night Southern Californians will get their best look at a comet that hasn’t passed this close to Earth in 50,000 years. -
A study by UC San Diego shows a wide gender disparity when it comes to research space at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families. -
For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
- Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know'
- Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope
- Warren Buffett announces his retirement and warns the trade war will hurt America
- A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere
- How this teen fled Russian occupation and became a hero in Ukraine