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KQED Launches Misinformation Course Series for Teachers

It’s been a busy summer here at KQED. My team at KQED Teach has been working hard to finalize a new collection of online courses for teachers on misinformation, disinformation and propaganda. The four course series covers critical topics that educators should know about in the age of “fake news.” The courses are: Making Media …

New Exhibit at Cal Academy Explores the Science & Culture of Skin

Spence: You worried about saving your own skin? Sam: Yeah, I am. It covers my body. Ronin (1998) A new exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences “Skin: Loving Armor, Evolving Identity” explores the “beauty and sophistication of this organ through rarely seen scientific specimens, fascinating interactives, and thought-provoking investigations of a challenging subject that’s …

Deepfakes: Can You Spot a Phony Video?

I’m so proud of the work of our Above the Noise team at KQED Education on their new video on deepfakes. Such a complicated and potentially scary topic for our civic discourse.  They do such a great job breaking down what is a deepfake, what makes it so potentially devastating to our public life, and what …