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The World According to Errol Morris

An interrogation of the director of “The Fog of War” and “Standard Operating Procedure” By Pat Joseph
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Truth in the Machine

Three Berkeley men converged to create the lie detector By Ezra Carlsen
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The Tenure Tracts

Academics try to sift truth from subterfuge in the blogosphere By Cathleen McCarthy
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Behind The Great Firewall

To the Chinese, freedom of speech isn’t really the issue. By Andrew Moss
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A Cracked Slate

In search of Rube Goldberg’s Barodik By Adam Mann
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Strange Renderings

The secret geographies of Trevor Paglen By Chris Smith
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Lab + Field

More Than a Feeling

Berkeley researchers isolate the gene that enables us to feel for others. By Anne Pinckard
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Just a Fluke

Engineering a solution to China’s public health problems By Lauren DiPerna
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Bang-Up Job

Astronomers spot a new type of stellar explosion. By Roberta Kwok
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Smells Like Aggression

Researchers re-create chemicals that cause ants to attack each other. By Ezra Carlsen
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Cyber Stone Age

An archaeologist uses virtual reality to revive the past.
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Arts + Letters

The Berkeley Rebellion

Mario Savio’s design for a Free Speech Movement monument By Robert Cohen
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Upward Mobility

Joan Jeanrenaud has forged a second career as a composer. By Andrew Gilbert
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Far Flung

The Edge of Paradise

The beauty of the Philippines is apparent to the tourist, but some of its greatest pleasures are reserved for the traveler. By Glen Martin
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The Play

The Price of Excellence

Can Cal afford athletics? By Eric Simons
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Sather Gate

The Heroes’ Hero

Alumnus of the Year Richard Goldman made it his mission to reward environmentalists. By Sabin Russell
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5 Questions For:

Author and former CIA operative Robert Baer By Sonia Lazar
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Straightening the Path

Whitney Laughlin, Ed.D. ’93, has spent her life wandering in search of her tribe. By Erik Vance
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Out of the Gate

All the President’s REMs

There was no doubt that working at The Daily Californian prepared a young newspaper reporter to get to the bottom of things. By Steve Rubenstein ‘77
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