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Why Do We Love to Hate-Watch TV?
Do you have a TV show you hate-watch? As streaming platforms and their algorithms collect more data on the types of shows we like to watch, they feed…
1 year, 9 months ago
Is Too Much Local Democracy to Blame for the Housing Crisis?
Most Americans are now acutely aware that we have a housing crisis, but Atlantic writer Jerusalem Demsas says that we have much less clarity about wh…
1 year, 9 months ago
How AI in Video Games is Affecting Performers
Voice actors and motion-capture artists in SAG-AFTRA have been striking against major video game companies since July to secure protections against t…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Bay Area Orchestras Bringing Classical Music To A City Near You
The Bay Area is home to a surprising number of symphonies and philharmonic orchestras. They’re found not just in San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland,…
1 year, 10 months ago
In Transit: Cars Are Getting Bigger and More Dangerous. What Can We Do About It?
Americans love big cars. But a new data analysis by the Economist finds the bigger the cars, the deadlier they are for pedestrians, for people drivin…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Much Alcohol is Safe to Consume?
For years, people felt good drinking a glass or two of red wine for the supposed health benefits, but last year the World Health Organization declare…
1 year, 10 months ago
Recapping the Debate with KQED's Politics Team
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the stage Tuesday night for their first Presidential debate. The only debate on t…
1 year, 10 months ago
Michael Blecker, Director of Swords to Plowshares, Reflects on a Life of Service
Michael Blecker spent three years as an infantryman in Vietnam, and the last four decades fighting for veterans as the executive director of the nonp…
1 year, 10 months ago
Kamala Harris Said She’d Appoint a Republican Cabinet Member if Elected. What’s the History of the Practice?
During her first major interview since becoming the Democratic party nominee, Kamala Harris was asked by CNN if she would appoint a Republican to her…
1 year, 10 months ago
Harris, Trump to Meet in High Stakes Debate as Race Tightens
What a difference a few months makes. June’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump made history, as Biden’s poor performance led to …
1 year, 10 months ago