Q&A: Noura Erakat’s Long Fight
By Hussain Khan, M.J. ’25The author and human rights attorney on Berkeley activism and what keeps her advocating for Palestinians.
Human Behavior
The Calgorithm
By Jason TurbowHow Cal’s meme-crazed fan base vaulted the Bears into the spotlight
Major Decision
By Lizzy Rager, M.J. ’27How a new Berkeley course is helping first-year students find direction
Seeing the Other Side
By Daniela X. Sandoval, M.J. ’26A new Berkeley course encourages dialogue across political divides.
Lost Leftovers
By Lizzy Rager, M.J. ’27Turns out food-saving apps may save too much for anyone to eat.
Managing Wildfire for All It’s Worth
By Coby McDonaldQ&A with Lenya Quinn-Davidson
The Poetry of Impurity
By Geoff KochA conversation with John Shoptaw and Jenny Odell
Lessons in Humility and Persistence
By Andrea LamprosFilmmaker Toby McLeod has spent four decades amplifying Indigenous voices—while wrestling with how to tell stories not his own.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a … Conlang?
By Alexander RonyDavid J. Peterson created languages for Superman, Dune, and Game of Thrones. It all started with courses at Berkeley.
The Burn Boss
By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17Lenya Quinn-Davidson is spearheading a UC-backed movement that empowers California citizens to fight fire with fire
It’s the Eggs, Stupid
By Katherine Blesie ’21Turns out, feelings about grocery bills influence votes more than the broader economy.
First Person: You Can’t Tame Malibu
By James Rainey ’81“When the Old Topanga Fire blew through Malibu in 1993, our family home of a quarter-century looked like it didn’t stand a chance.”
