the ladybug love-in: a valentine039s special deep look
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ladybugs spend most of their lives alone gorging themselves on aphids but every winter they take to the wind soaring over cities and fields to assemble for a ladybug bash in these huge gatherings they039ll do more than hibernateit039s their best chance to find a matesubscribe to deep look http:googl8nwxqtdeep look: an ultra-hd 4k short video series created by kqed san francisco and presented by pbs digital studios see the unseen at the very edge of our visible world get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly smallread more on ladybugs:http:ww2kqedorgscience20160209the-once-in-a-lifetime-ladybug-love-inwhere do ladybugs live in california ladybugs spend most of the year on crops in the central valley or on domestic garden plants feeding on aphids when the weather starts to turn chilly however the aphids die off in the cold with food becoming scarce the ladybugs take off flying straight up the wind picks them up and carries them on their way toward hills in the bay area and coastal mountain rangeswhat do ladybugs eatladybugs spend most of the year on crops or on domestic garden plants feeding on aphids are ladybugs insectsladybugs belong to the order coleoptera or beetles europeans have called these dome-backed beetles by the name ladybirds or ladybird beetles for over 500 years in america the name ladybird was replaced by ladybug scientists usually prefer the common name lady beetleswhy are some ladybugs redthe red color is to signal to predators that they are toxic they truly do taste bad in high enough concentrations they can be toxic said christopher wheeler who studied ladybug behavior for his phd at uc riversidemore great deep look episodes on biology:where are the ants carrying all those leaves https:youtube-6okj5fgk24watch flesh-eating beetles strip bodies to the bone:https:youtubenp0hjgkriwgnature039s scuba divers: how beetles breathe underwater: https:youtubet-rtg5z-9jqsee also another great video from the pbs digital studiosit039s okay to be smart: why seasons make no sensehttps:youtubes0ox9yj5xloif youre in the san francisco bay area in the bay area one of the best places to view ladybug aggregations is redwood regional park in oakland between november and february numerous points along the parks main artery the stream trail are swarming with the insects http:wwwebparksorgparksredwoodkqed science: http:wwwkqedorgsciencetumblr: http:kqedsciencetumblrcomtwitter: https:wwwtwittercomkqedsciencefunding for deep look is provided in part by pbs digital studios and the john s and james l knight foundation deep look is a project of kqed science which is supported by hopelab the david b gold foundation s d bechtel jr foundation the dirk and charlene kabcenell foundation the vadasz family foundation smart family foundation and the members of kqed

all eyes on mississippi river levees spillways as flood tensions continue
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgins8fucrews filled sandbags and shored up levees along the mississippi river as enormous volumes of water surged south jeffrey brown takes a closer look at the levee and floodgate system with the association of state floodplain managers039 larry larson and author john barry

new socks
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bobsheacom these new socks rock this is the video for new socks it039s on noggin we met moose a moose and zee based on the book by bob sheareading is fun

supreme court considers health reform day 1 recap: jurisdiction tax questions
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demonstrators gathered monday outside the supreme court as justices kicked off three days of hearings on the health care reform law betty ann bowser reports then marcia coyle and susan dentzer discuss the day039s proceedings and the core issues of the day039s arguments with gwen ifill

wisconsin recall election watched for national repurcussions
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a bitterly divided electorate a long tradition of political experiments the most expensive campaign in state history and national repercussions no matter the outcome welcome to wisconsin where voters are preparing for tuesday039s contentious recall election of embattled republican gov scott walker jeffrey brown reports

pearl jam twenty preview - eddie vedder039s epic stage dives pbs
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http:pbsorgamericanmasters in this excerpt from cameron crowe039s pearl jam twenty the band reflects on eddie vedder039s penchant for taking stage diving to new heights plus a montage of some his greatest and highest concert dives including the 1992 pinkpop festival landgraaf netherlands american masters pearl jam twenty premieres nationwide friday october 21 2011 at 9 pm on pbs check local listings as part of the first pbs arts fall festival

denzel washington on high school dropouts at-risk youth
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgq1qiemthe newshour launches a new series this week examining america039s high school dropout crisis on wednesday actor denzel washington talks about making a difference in lives of at-risk youth

039clearing the smoke039: the benefits limits of medical marijuana
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read the transcript: http:topbsorgqugkrfsixteen states have passed laws that allow patients to use medical marijuana to treat side effects of various illnesses but now some are moving to either limit or repeal those laws anna rau of montana pbs reports

bank of america adds monthly debit card fee risking public ire
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bank of america announced thursday it will tack on a new 5 monthly fee for customers who use a debit card to make purchases jeffrey brown leads a debate about the new fees and what they mean for banks and consumers with david lazarus of the los angeles times and richard hunt of the consumer bankers association

charles murray: elites should teach working class how to live
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the super-educated upper class is out of touch but it could teach lower classes better ways to live according to conservative lightning rod charles murray as part of his series on making sene of financial news paul solman speaks with murray about his new book quotcoming apartquot which examines america039s quotclass societyquot

calif university introduces first us multi-faith school of theology
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claremont lincoln university a graduate school in california is the first in the united states to bring together christians jews and muslims in the same classrooms to educate the future leaders of churches synagogues and mosques special correspondent saul gonzales reports

wall street protests spread channeling anger at corporate political forces
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protesters in the occupy wall street movement are maintaining a growing campaign against corporate and political forces that they say are fueling economic inequality in america judy woodruff examines who039s involved in the protests and what they039re seeking with wnyc radio039s arun venugopal and dnainfocom039s julie shapiro

news wrap: rod blagojevich given 14-year sentence
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in other news wednesday the former democratic governor of illinois rod blagojevich was sentenced to 14 yeas in prison for corruption he was convicted of trying to sell the appointment to president obama039s senate seat also former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was jailed on new counts of sexual abuse

off book typography pbs arts
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http:wwwpbsorgarts type is everywhere every print publication website movie advertisement and public message involves the creation or selection of a fitting typeface online a rich and artistic typographical culture exists where typefaces are created and graphic design seeps in to every image in episode 2 of off book typeface designers jonathan hoefler and tobias frere-jones outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling graphic designer paula scher talks about building identity in messaging while eddie opara uses texture to create reaction infographic designers julia vakser and deroy peraza map complicated data sets into digestible imagery mixing color graphics and type http:wwwpbsorgartsartists:jonathan hoefler and tobias frere-jones typeface designerspaula scher designereddie opara designerderoy peraza and julia vakser designersmusic by:vlooper: http:vlooperbandcampcomalbumcopycat-a-dilla-tributeanitek: http:wwwmyspacecomanitek123reno project: http:soundcloudcomrenoprojectstidiek: http:wwwmyspacecomstidiekmusichinariku216: http:soundcloudcomhinariku216follow off book:twitter: pbsoffbooktumblr: http:pbsartstumblrcomproduced by kornhaber brown: http:wwwkornhaberbrowncom

a world without wikipedia: for sopa websites threaten a midnight blackout
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beginning midnight wednesday some major internet companies could go dark for 24 hours as part of an online protest against the stop online piracy act or sopa ray suarez discusses the planned blackout with ben huh the ceo of a participating company and nbc universal039s rick cotton who supports the legislation as written