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The Edge Episode 31: Bad Bunny with Petra Rivera-Rideau

How did a SoundCloud rapper singing entirely in Spanish become the most streamed artist in the world?

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Q&A: Noura Erakat’s Long Fight

The author and human rights attorney on Berkeley activism and what keeps her advocating for Palestinians.

Illustrated portraits Illustrations by Patrick Welsh

Spotlight: Genius Bears

By Hussain Khan, M.J. ’25

Meet Berkeley’s recent MacArthur Fellows

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Berkeley Statistician Doesn’t Like Our Odds with AI 

By Lizzy Rager, M.J. ’27

Leading a faculty group on AI risks, Will Fithian warns labs are playing "Russian roulette" with humanity.

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Managing Wildfire for All It’s Worth

By Coby McDonald

Q&A with Lenya Quinn-Davidson

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Black Cop, White Cop

What can two Berkeley police from the century before tell us about race relations in America today?

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Wild, Wild Life

You’ve heard about the mountain lion captured in San Francisco earlier this year. But did you know that sixteen years ago, a young puma roamed the streets behind Chez Panisse?

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Our No- to Low-Snow Future

By Krissy Waite

Despite the recent dump of snow, California and much of the West have been experiencing “a snow drought.” Is this the future? One study suggests so.

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