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Silicon Valley Goes to Space
Editor’s Note: On the morning of October 31, 2014, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed during a test flight 25 miles north of the Mojave Air and Space Port, killing one of the two pilots flying the...
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Silicon Valley VC’s Take on Successful Space Startups
A conversation with Silicon Valley venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson is the intellectual equivalent of an amusement park ride – thrilling and dizzying, with unexpected turns and twists taken at a...
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Our Top Science Stories from 2013
From the debut of the world’s largest solar plant to Comet ISON, zombified bees to the physics of sailing — it’s been another year of diverse storytelling from the KQED Science team. Here’s a round-up...
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Health Trackers May Be the Rage, But How Useful Are They?
By Christina Farr The Shine is an activity monitor, sleep tracker and watch. (Misfit Wearables) For months, technology entrepreneur Will Imholte was hell-bent on finding the best personal activity...
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Judge Orders Silicon Valley Billionaire to Testify in Dispute Over Beach
Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist, bought the Martins Beach property for $37.5 million in 2008. (Amy Standen/KQED) Update, Thursday, May 8: A San Mateo County Superior Court judge...
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Wastewater Becomes a Resource in Silicon Valley
Despite a much wetter winter than the last several, California is still mired in drought, according to scientists and policymakers. But if you ask architect Bill Worthen of Urban Fabrick, there is...
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How a Silicon Valley City Cut Landmark Deals to Solve a Water Crisis
Silicon Valley logged seven straight years of economic growth – coming out of the Great Recession like a runner out of the blocks. And the numbers aren’t simply tallied in ledger books and spreadsheets...
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Bay Area Company Wants to Replace Plastics in Textiles by Using Bacteria
If civilizations are remembered for what they leave behind, our time might be labeled the Plastic Age. Plastic can endure for centuries. It’s everywhere, even in our clothes, from polyester leisure...
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How Tech Aims to Save Big Ag From Climate Change
“Reckoning in the Central Valley” is a collaboration between Bay Nature magazine and KQED Science examining how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities of California agriculture. The...
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The California Coastal Commission and the State Lands Commission continue their battle with Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla over public access to Martins Beach on the San Mateo County coast....
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Bay Area Rallies to Ensure Seniors Don’t Go Hungry During Coronavirus Pandemic
With senior citizens in the Bay Area directed to shelter in place and otherwise steer clear of coronavirus vectors, this huge population of more than 878,000 people (according to the 2010 U.S. Census)...
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For Society To Reopen, America Needs Massive ‘Contact Tracing.’ Here’s What...
When the call came from the local health department in northeast Nebraska, Katie Berger was waiting. She had already gotten a text from the salon where she’d gotten her hair done recently, telling her...
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