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Prepare for imps and sprites on today’s Peninsula Report!
Sharon Beltracchi and Jeremy Reman, directors of the Stanford Savoyards’ production of “The Sorcerer,” give us a behind-the-scenes look at staging a modern rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Victorian-era comic opera. Spooky incantations survived their cut.
Peninsula Press Reporter Angela Hayes swings by to tell us of the journeys fish take here in Palo Alto. Salmon and trout are leaping amongst the millionaire’s houses.
And Peninsula Press Reporter Rob Franklin brings us the story of a local census that gauges where people go when they live on the streets. Outdoor homeless encampments have been growing in Santa Clara County over the last two years, and that raises environmental concerns often missed in the conversation about housing in crisis.
Listen to the entire show here and tune in at 3 p.m. each Friday on 90.1 FM KZSU Stanford, streaming live at kzsulive.stanford.edu
On this week’s Peninsula Report, Stanford alum and sports writer Cyd Zeigler looks at the Jason Collins story and how Stanford University’s athletics program has only gone some of the distance in including gay teammates.
Silicon Valley Business Journal reporter Luke Stangel stops by with top tech stories of the week and background on that enormous buzz word, “big data.”
Peninsula Press reporter Chelsea Janes explains why the Bay Area produces top women soccer stars, yet has no team in the new pro league.
And Stanford Daily Reporter Molly Vorwerk gives the back story on interviewing former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe about partisanship in U.S. politics.Hear it all here and tune in 3 p.m. each Friday on 90.1 FM KZSU Stanford.
KZSU interviewed Stanford Professor Roger Blandford about his research at Stanford’s Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology and at Stanford’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Professor Blandford discussed Black Holes, Dark Matter, Super Nova, the recent flares on the Crab Nebula as well as our expanding universe, solar flares and comets and asteroids. Professor Blandford also discussed the benefits of modern telescopes, like the Kavli Institute’s Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope!Professor Blandford won this year’s prestigious Gold Medal from the British Astronomical Society. Other scientists who won this medal include Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and Stephen Hawking.The interview can be downloaded from http://modernteknews.com/physics.html
KZSU interviewed leading VC Bing Gordon about gamification and what VCs look for when investing in gaming ventures. Mr. Gordon estimates that today there are probably 1.5 Billion people who play digital games every month, and that in 10 years, about 3.5 Billion people will be playing digital games every month.
To listen to the KZSU interview, please click here:
http://www.modernteknews.com/ventures.html
Bing Gordon: ‘He’s Got Game’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28071-2004Oct12.html
Atul Singh, Editor in Chief of FairObserver.com, joins us to discuss North Korea, America and the warlike words that flow in both directions. In the midst of bluster and fear, what and how should the media report?
Also this week, Peninsula Press reporter Anna Li gives us a Silicon Valley economic update through the lens of bricks and mortar — commercial real estate occupany rates are reaching record highs in the valley.
And Alexei Koseff returns with an East Palo Alto plan to fight violence by treating truancy. And he takes on a quick tour of why solar power sources may be popping up on private homes, but has failed to take off in the commercial sector.
Listen here and tune in 3-4 p.m. Fridays on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford, streaming online at kzsu.stanford.edu.
Data Centers & Saving Energy Now!
Palo Alto's Congresswoman, Anna Eshoo discussed her legislation to save energy at Federal Data Ceters. Why is that important? Beause, she explained "Every 2 days, the world generates more data than in all of human history, prior to 2003". The interview was broadcast on KZSU, Stanford 90.1 FM.
http: //www.modernteknews.com/policy.html
Google Ventures Investing $300 M in 2013!
Modern Tek News interviewed Rick Klau from Google Ventures. The interview broadcast on KZSU, Stanford 90.1 FM. Find out why Google Ventures is a great VC and what they are looking to invest in this year!
http: //www.modernteknews.com/ventures.html
Tesla Motors Building Supercharges for EVs all over the US
Tesla Motors and Solar City are building Supercharging Stations to power EVs coast-to-coast. Driving from SFO to NYCity could be low cost, or even free, thanks to those supercharges.. For details, listen to our interview with Dorian West from Tesla Motors; was broadcast on KZSU, Stanfaord 90.1 FM.
http: //www.modernteknews.com/Interviews.html
Interested in Sustainability?
Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich talked to us about sustainability and why its so important in the next 2 decades. Prof. Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb which has been a national best seller since the 1970s. In our interview, we discussed his recent publication "Can a Collapse of Global Civilization be Avoided?" . The interview was broadcast on KZSU, Stanford 90.1 FM.
http: //www.modernteknews.com/sustainability.html
MediaX: Media, Communications & Technology at Stanford
Interested in the latest research in media, technology & communications? Listen to our interview with Dr. Martha Russell, Stanford University's Director of MediaX. The interview was broadcast on KZSU, Stanford 90.1 FM.
http: //www.modernteknews.com/Media.html
