Special edition from California

James Burke visits California, the state that gave us Hollywood and hippies, waterbeds and hotrods the state where everyone's on the move, where some people change their homes and marriage partners almost as often as they change their cars.

James Burke reports on: helping the blind to see-with their skin; why weird beasts of a Pacific island talk with a Californian accent; how Los Angeles sheriffs get an instant crime check on suspects; artificial clouds-cure for an agricultural headache and new art form.
(The future, California-style: page 3)