Kikim Media

01/01/2025

As we prepare to welcome the new year, I’m excited to share that 2025 will mark the release of our upcoming documentary, Wired for Connection. This film delves into fascinating science underlying human social connection and how isolation and loneliness can result in significant health impacts. We look forward to sharing this work with you and engaging in meaningful conversations about its themes. On behalf of the entire Kikim team, I wish you all the best in the year ahead. Thank you for your support and please stay tuned for more updates!

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12/29/2024

Happy Happy Holidays!!

On behalf of the entire Kikim Media family, I want to extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. This time of year reminds us of the value of connection—whether through shared traditions, quiet moments, or meaningful conversations. We hope you find time to nurture the relationships that bring you joy and fulfillment.

Thank you for being part of our audience, and may your holiday season be filled with serenity and connection with your friends, family and loved ones.

12/29/2024

We’re excited to announce that we’ve begun editing our latest documentary, Wired for Connection. Months of research, planning and filming are gradually coming to fruition as we refine and polish this project—we look forward to sharing it with you all in the near future! Thank you for your continued interest and support as we work to highlight the profound importance of social connection in our lives. Stay tuned for more updates!

04/12/2023

Amazing to be in the NYT “What to Watch” newsletter and the NYT “Climate Forward newsletter both in one week – Their reach is incredible.

Adding John Anderson’s great review of WEATHERING THE FUTURE in the Wall Street Journal, ‘Weathering the Future’ Review: Climate Coping on PBS.


“The come-on for “Weathering the Future” is not a regurgitation of observable fact—that there have been, in recent years, more frequent tornadoes, angrier hurricanes, rising waters and persistent droughts. And it is not a lament about what is or isn’t affecting the atmosphere. What this “NOVA” presentation gives us over its concise hour is what people are doing with the climate cards they’ve been dealt. Some of the moves seem obvious, most are very clever, and all mark a return to ancient methods that have suddenly become revolutionary.”

This ‘NOVA’ presentation highlights the recent onslaught of dramatic weather events and the creative ways people are adjusting in response, from ‘no-till’ farming to building oyster-shell barrier reefs.

03/31/2022

How will climate change impact global incidence of mosquito-borne diseases? University biologist [] examines Earth's most deadly animal in this new episode of from Kikim Media! Please like & share this post and follow the link in our bio to stream.

08/10/2021

Wonderful article about our fabulous team and our climate science initiative, Our Beautiful Planet! Congratulations to this spectacular team! 🌍 Ed Gray Vicente Franco Ken Schneider Alyn Divine University of New England National Science Teaching Association Kennebunkport Maine Kennebunkport Climate Initiative Ray Day Stacey Toal Wes Richardson

Faculty and students from the School of Marine and Environmental Programs are featured in a new series of short films on climate change. “Our Beautiful Planet” is a series of compelling short science films highlighting cutting-edge research that climate scientists are doing to solve some of the ...

12/23/2020

We're excited to announce that Kikim Media's latest documentary, Secrets In Our DNA, will be nationally broadcast on PBS's NOVA series on Wednesday, January 13 at 9 PM (8c). Our film explores the fascinating world of direct-to-consumer DNA testing. Some 30 million of us—in search of genetic clues to our family relationships, ancestry or health—have swabbed our cheeks or spit in a vial so we can have our DNA tested by companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.

But how well is all this testing backed up by science? What is it in our DNA that the companies actually look at? How do they interpret the data, and how accurate are their results? And with the genetic data of millions of us piling up in computer databases, how worried should we be about our privacy?

In our film you'll meet people whose encounters with DNA testing have changed their lives...pulled them into the investigation of cold case crimes...forced them to confront the risk of life-threatening disease...even called into question their most basic understanding of who they really are. Secrets In Our DNA is a dramatic and thought-provoking hour, and we hope you can watch.

You can follow this link (https://www.pbs.org/tv_schedules/) to check your local PBS station's schedule for more information about broadcast times and reruns. The episode will also be available to stream for free on the NOVA webpage starting on January 13.

Click on the link below to watch a trailer for the episode:
https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-secrets-our-dna-wmkowj/

10/23/2020

A huge thank you to Asia Society Northern California for including Kikim Media CEO Kiki Kapany in the virtual broadcast of the 2020 Asia Game Changer Awards.

Pictured below, Kiki accepted a Game Changer award on behalf of her father, Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany, at the 2019 Asia Game Changer West Awards inaugural gala in San Francisco. As a scientist, Dr. Kapany is widely acknowledged as 'the father of fiber optics' which has changed the world in multifarious ways.

Asia Game Changer West Awards are bestowed to individuals, organizations, and movements that have inspired, enlightened, and shown true leadership in areas that reflect Asia Society’s core pillars of policy and business, arts and culture, and education.

Follow this link to watch a short video of the gala and its honorees:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc9zoBOlF5g