Science & Tech
None Like it That Hot
By Glen MartinIn a bit of bad news, it turns out that scientists have been underestimating the heat index, or how hot it feels, amid deadly heatwaves.
How to Quickly Upgrade the Power Grid
By Glen MartinA potentially simple solution to help the U.S. meet its future energy needs
California’s Salton Sea Could be the Mother Lode of Lithium
By Glen MartinIt’s good news for EVs, but what will it mean for the local community?
To Silicon Valley and Beyond!
By Glen MartinSince its founding in 1930, Moffett Field has had multiple incarnations. Now, it’s poised for another role: the Berkeley Space Center.
Ken Goldberg Isn’t Scared of Artificial Intelligence
By Coby McDonaldRobots can do a great many things, but they can’t make art. That view, common even among AI boosters, has taken a hit.
Walk of Life
By Pat JosephAccording to what has long been the dominant theory, the first humans to settle North America arrived via the Aleutian land bridge from Asia sometime between 16,000 and 13,000 years ago, after Ice Age glaciers receded.
Blog Calls out Bogus Data
By Pat JosephIt was a new wrinkle in a bombshell story. Not one, but two superstar researchers appear to have independently faked data for two separate, highly publicized studies about (irony of ironies!)
How to Turn Desert Air Into Water
By Esther OhMetal organic frameworks offer solutions to "the greatest problems facing our planet."
What Your Brain Sounds Like On Music
By Pat JosephUsing artificial intelligence software, Berkeley scientists successfully reconstructed the Pink Floyd song “Another Brick in the Wall” from recordings made of electrical activity in patients’ brains as they listened.
Same Bat Channel
By Margie CullenBats, they’re just like us!
Hot and Getting Hotter
By Pat JosephGoodell examines the most obvious effect of warming: Extreme heat.
The Edge Episode 24: Long COVID with Dr. Kim Rhoads
With the end of the public health emergency and a sudden disappearance of the once-ubiquitous masks, it’s easy to feel like the pandemic is, well, over. But some would strongly disagree with that prognosis—and one group in particular: people suffering from the lasting effects of long COVID.
