Fall 2016 - The Greatest Show on Earth
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Features
Coded and Loaded
How politicians talk about race and gender without really talking about race and gender
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The Great White Mope
How white America’s declining status gave rise to the latest surge in populism
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The Revolution Will Be Tweeted
In politics, TV still matters, but social media matters more and more
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Step Right Up
Voters share their opinions on the current election cycle.
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- Optimistic for America is
- A Voter and a Lab Rat finds that she is
- Why Exactly Did I Vote for Bernie? ponders
Lab + Field
Eyes on The Octopus
In a trio of studies, Berkeley scientists strive to make sense of the cephalopods
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Breathing Easier
A new device could help detect asthma attacks before they start
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Well in Control
Berkeley startup helps people find out what they’re drinking
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Arts + Letters
Crazy Love
The Silk Road Project’s new adaptation of ‘Layla and Majnun’
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Sather Gate
Not Resting on His Laurels
Nobelist Randy Schekman uses his status to fight the system
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Marriage as ‘Optimal Stopping Problem’ and Other Algorithms to Live By
5 Questions for Tom Griffiths, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science
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Out of the Gate
Serendipity or Something Else?
A man recounts his experiences after his wife’s cancer diagnosis
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Perspectives
Share Your Own Insight
Have a perspective on the topic that we somehow failed to include? Share it with us now.
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