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A Berkeley News podcast that features lectures and conversations at UC Berkeley

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Episodis

261 episodis

  1. Michael Pollan and Christof Koch talk psychedelics and consciousness 1:09:42
  2. W. Kamau Bell on AI, creativity and resisting the pull of automation 1:05:32
  3. Leaping robots, AI companies and a NASA mission 53:00
  4. How we've long misread gun violence (and ways to prevent it) 1:28:17
  5. The making of pioneering Black feminist Frances M. Beal 43:15
  6. When we talk to AI, what are we talking to? 1:50:41
  7. Philosopher Mark Johnston asks, 'Is this our only life?' 1:27:21
  8. Why kids need awe — and how puppets can help 57:52
  9. What punk subcultures can teach us about resisting hate 1:12:02
  10. Musician Lara Downes celebrates the sound of America 29:43
  11. How the American university’s success led to its modern challenges 1:04:01
  12. Alison Gopnik on why AI is no match for a 4-year-old 1:24:50
  13. Hany Farid on the erosion of shared reality in the age of deepfakes 51:21
  14. First a plague, then a fire: How a changing city rebuilt the modern stage 44:01
  15. Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi on turning air into water for all 55:32
  16. The rule of law depends on the courage of judges 58:12
  17. An evolutionary biologist makes the case for pausing AI 51:35
  18. Ramzi Fawaz on the psychedelic power of the humanities 1:19:21
  19. Why kind leaders finish first (according to science) 1:38:16
  20. How do we make better decisions? (revisiting) 1:05:17
  21. The making of racialized US immigration control 1:27:28
  22. For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope 1:00:19
  23. The complicated role of media in motherhood 52:42
  24. Top Biden official calls for unity, ‘moral courage’ in public service 36:14
  25. How Berkeley became a powerhouse for innovation and startups 1:00:36
  26. Long said to be ‘too big to fail,’ the ocean needs a new narrative 1:07:25
  27. Alva Noë on how art allows us to see everyday things anew 31:18
  28. How forgiveness changes you and your brain 1:02:13
  29. Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna on CRISPR and the future of gene editing 50:57
  30. Berkeley scholars unpack what's at stake for U.S. democracy 1:01:03
  31. Economist on the benefits of a (modest) billionaire tax 1:14:00
  32. Ezra Klein on building the things we need for the future we want (revisiting) 1:35:30
  33. How the tobacco industry drove the rise of ultra-processed foods 57:19
  34. Energy justice expert on his pursuit for affordable and clean energy for all 52:46
  35. A debate on how to feed the world without ‘eating the earth’ 1:14:36
  36. Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) on reading the authors you want to write like 56:04
  37. In 1970, one in five Americans moved every year. Now it’s one in 13. What changed? 1:32:19
  38. The case for a philosophical life, with Agnes Callard and Judith Butler 1:35:20
  39. J Finley on how Black women use sass to claim their humanity 1:23:07
  40. Law professors debate the merits of originalism 1:05:45
  41. Heather Cox Richardson on the evolution of the Republican Party 1:38:03
  42. UC Berkeley political scientist asks: Does democracy work? 1:03:25
  43. How hospitals collect medical debts can hurt patients. Why? 55:37
  44. Coming of age as an unaccompanied migrant youth in the U.S. 1:24:54
  45. A blueprint for creating a world where everyone belongs 1:42:47
  46. Poet Ocean Vuong on disobedience and the power of language 1:20:23
  47. How do we make better decisions? 1:05:04
  48. Veteran news editors on how the media covered the election 1:28:38
  49. Computational folklorist on how storytelling becomes belief 1:01:39
  50. The future of American democracy 1:17:51