QUEST puts the Bay Area under a microscope, exploring the stories and people that impact our local science, nature and environmental world. The largest multiple-media project in KQED's history, QUEST includes a weekly half-hour HD television program, weekly radio segments, an interactive website, and educational guides. With the expertise of its partners and the Bay Area community, QUEST brings audiences closer to world-class science centers, museums, and the natural beauty of our open spaces.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Rocket to the Moon/Tracking Raindrops (#305)
Duration:
26:19 CC Stereo TVG
NASA scientists plan to deliberately crash a spaceship into the moon in an attempt to locate water in the form of ice. And see how scientists are tracking individual raindrops to learn more about global warming.
Channels and Airdates:
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 -- 1:30 pm
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 -- 7:00 pm
Sun, Nov 22, 2009 -- 1:00 am
Sun, Nov 22, 2009 -- 11:30 am email reminder
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 -- 6:30 am email reminder
California's Lost Salmon/Beyond Bio-Fuels (#307)
Duration:
26:21 CC Stereo TVG
QUEST looks at California's salmon runs - where they come, where they go, what their lifecycle is - and the things that are threatening them. And meet the Bay Area scientists investigating the newest methods for converting what we grow into what makes us go.
Channels and Airdates:
Sat, Nov 28, 2009 -- 1:30 pm email reminder
Sat, Nov 28, 2009 -- 7:00 pm email reminder
Sun, Nov 29, 2009 -- 1:00 am email reminder
Sun, Nov 29, 2009 -- 11:30 am email reminder
Thu, Dec 3, 2009 -- 6:30 am email reminder
Born Too Soon: Preterm Births on the Rise/Scary Tsunamis (#314)
Duration:
26:21 CC Stereo TVG
Bay Area researchers work to explain the high rate of Pre-term babies in the US, and Is California at risk of being hit by a massive Tsunami? Bay Area researchers investigate.
Channels and Airdates:
Sat, Dec 26, 2009 -- 1:30 pm email reminder
Sat, Dec 26, 2009 -- 7:00 pm email reminder
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 -- 1:00 am email reminder
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 -- 11:30 am email reminder
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 -- 11:30 pm email reminder
Mon, Dec 28, 2009 -- 5:30 am email reminder
Thu, Dec 31, 2009 -- 6:30 am email reminder
Chasing Beetles, Finding Darwin (#301H)
Duration:
26:04 CC Stereo TVG
It's been 150 years since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Yet his ideas remain as central to scientific exploration as ever. QUEST follows researchers who are still unlocking the mysteries of evolution, like entomologist David Kavanaugh, who predicted that a new beetle species would be found on the Trinity Alps. Find out if his prediction came true.







