
Craig Rosa
What I do, where I work
Craig is Senior Interactive Web Producer for the Science, Environment and Nature program QUEST from KQED, a national public media affiliate based in San Francisco.
Until September of 2006 served as the Director of Information Technology at The Tech Museum of Innovation, a hands-on science and technology museum located in the heart of Silicon Valley. He worked with internet & exhibition technologies to create innovative educational visitor experiences, both online and within the museum space. Craig was also responsible for the oversight of the museum’s Information Services operations.
Prior to joining The Tech in 1994, Craig began his science museum career at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum, where he was an Assistant Exhibit Developer and Greenhouse Program Coordinator. Craig has a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures from UCLA, and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University.
Current position
Senior Interactive Producer at KQED
Earlier positions
IT Director at The Tech Museum of Innovation
Assistant Exhibit Developer (PT) at The Brooklyn Children's Museum
Website(s)
Latest Posts from QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED
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The Importance of Studying the History of Sea-Level Change in San Francisco Bay
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Published on September 02, 2010
Sea-level rise is happening and more than 100 million people could be affected globally over the next century even under somewhat conservative projections.
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Fascination with Forensics
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Published on September 01, 2010
There is a magnet on my fridge that my girlfriend bought me. It says, "I like poetry, long walks on the beach and poking dead things with a stick." It's so funny to me because it's true!
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More Transparent Genetic Testing
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Published on August 31, 2010
A few minor tweaks to genetic testing companies' websites could make their offerings more transparent to the public and the FDA.
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6 DIY Activities For The Burning Man Blues
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Published on August 31, 2010
What to do when all your friends are at Burning Man? Here are six fun activities to inspire the Maker in you.
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Producer's Notes: Big Break Regional Shoreline Science Hike
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Published on August 30, 2010
For our latest Science Hike, we visited Big Break Regional Shoreline in Oakley, California. This area is often referred to as the "Inland Coast." However, wishful thinking aside, the name Big Break has little to do with roaring surf.
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Lessons from the Chicken Coop
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Published on August 30, 2010
As I thought about the salmonella-laced headlines that have tumbled across my doorstep and my computer screen over the past few weeks, I thought having my own backyard chickens might not be a bad idea.
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Reporter's Notes: Cow Power Not Cutting It
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Published on August 28, 2010
A handful of dairies across California are capturing the climate change emissions produced by their cows. But they're running headlong into another environmental problem.
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The Jupiter Opposition
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Published on August 27, 2010
We're approaching the Opposition of Jupiter, the time when Earth passes between the Sun and Jupiter, making the Earth-Jupiter distance its smallest.
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Kepler Scientists Find New Planetary System
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Published on August 27, 2010
A team of researchers, led by NASA scientists in Mountain View, announced on Thursday the discovery of at least two Saturn-sized planets outside of our solar system orbiting the same Sun-like star.
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Producer's Notes for Science on the SPOT: Albino Redwoods, Ghosts of the Forest
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Published on August 26, 2010
Parasitic, mutant albino redwood trees. Sounds like the premise of a really great-- or truly awful-- sci-fi movie. But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.



















