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UC Berkeley cultivates festive culture of ‘free thinkers’ at AI hackathon
Computer hackers from around the world convened at Berkeley last weekend for what was considered the largest AI language learning model hackathon ever held.
What can psychology teach us about AI’s bias and misinformation problem?
When you're curious, you're most open to learning new things. But much-hyped AI systems providing wrong or biased answers could have serious repercussions for learning, psychologists warn
Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think.
Flowers and even your backyard feeder are likely providing hummingbirds with alcohol, thanks to the omnipresence of fermenting yeast that turn sugar into ethanol
Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area
New study highlights the growing “threat from below” as climate change raises coastal groundwater levels
Does recognizing Juneteenth come at a cost?
UC Berkeley fellow Bayo Akomolafe discusses how seeking justice and acknowledgement can reinforce racist structures of power
Berkeley Talks: Biden economic adviser on building a clean energy economy
In this Berkeley Talks episode, Heather Boushey discusses the president's economic blueprint to reach his goals — what motivated it, what it is, how evidence shows it'll be effective and successes already happening
Photosynthesis, key to life on Earth, starts with a single photon
A cutting-edge experiment by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley chemists has revealed the quantum dynamics of one of nature’s essential processes
Chancellor Carol Christ announces 2024 retirement, plans for ambitious year
"There is much work left to be done," Christ says in message to campus community
Even after new indictment, Trump has a path to the White House, analyst says
Surprisingly, the new indictment gives the former president a political boost. But it could cost him support in the 2024 general elections, says UC Berkeley analyst Dan Schnur.
New technique in error-prone quantum computing makes classical computers sweat
In a recent competition, a state-of-the-art quantum computer barely edged out a supercomputer, showing the growing utility of even noisy quantum computers.
Connecting across differences can be scary. But this trans poet says it’s worth it.
"It’s about recognizing their common humanity and figuring out how to create a space where both people can exist," said Julia McKeown, a bridging project coordinator at UC Berkeley's Othering and Belonging Institute
Retooling the translation machine could expand the chemical repertoire of cells
An effort led by UC Berkeley scientists aims to retool the ribosomal machine to make far more than proteins. Their goal is totally new polymers with novel building blocks.
Trump documents case ‘a national security issue of the first order,’ scholar says
Michael Nacht, former high-ranking security official and Goldman School dean, worries about what Trump was doing — or might have done — with the top-secret documents
DEI programs are tools for student development, not political fodder
States across the country are seeking to eliminate public education funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and research in campaigns led by politicians who openly devalue and criticize DEI work as part of
Check out this year’s Library book picks by LGBTQ+ authors
To celebrate Pride Month, the UC Berkeley Library staff shared some of its favorite novels and essays by LGBTQ+ writers
Claude Stoller, pioneer of affordable housing design, has died
Stoller joined the newly formed College of Environmental Design in 1957 and remained on the faculty until his retirement in 1991
Parker Solar Probe flies into the fast solar wind and finds its source
NASA's solar probe has gotten close enough to the sun's surface — 13 million miles — to see granular features not visible from afar
Introducing Berkeley’s new interim vice chancellor of finance/CFO
Daniel Feitelberg is the new interim finance leader
Berkeley’s Rich Lyons to chair UC innovation, entrepreneurship council
“This isn’t a discussion forum, it’s an action forum," said Rich Lyons, UC Berkeley's associate vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship
Berkeley Talks: Climate grief: Embracing loss as a catalyst for regeneration
Naomi Klein, Yuria Celidwen and Bayo Akomolafe discuss why allowing ourselves to feel the depths of climate loss leads to action