November December 2008
Deus Ex Machina
Walter Wagner says the Large Hadron Collider could destroy the world. Physicists say fat chance. But is even that a chance we want to take? By Pat Joseph Read more »
From Particles to Dust
Berkeley’s Bevatron, the world’s first supercollider, is headed for the scrap heap. By Anne Pinckard Read more »
The Cosmos Beat
Veteran science reporter David Perlman, the man who brought the Universe to the morning paper. By Eric Vance Read more »
The Stars Her Destination
A business major’s epiphany leads her to become a NASA scientist. By Roberta Kwok Read more »
Blown Apart
The discovery is Nobel-worthy — the universe is expanding faster and faster, driven by a mysterious force called dark energy. But who deserves the credit? By Keay Davidson Read more »
Life on Mars?
A Berkeley chemist’s long-ago prediction turns out to be accurate, but for the wrong reasons. By Keay Davidson Read more »
Lucky Star
Thanks to serendipity, Maryam Modjaz got a ringside seat at one of the universe’s biggest events. By Timothy Lesle Read more »
Back to Nature
The latest inventions are inspired by the world around us. By Vicki Haddock Read more »
Prospecting for Education
America’s academic towers were never all that ivory, but how much private funding should the nation’s top public university have to rely on? By Reyhan Harmanci Read more »
Access and Excellence at Berkeley
Since July 1, 2006, I’ve had the best job in academia: executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. By George W. Breslauer Read more »
PraxisCount Down
Though not plagued by hanging chads, electronic voting systems have their own problems. By Anne Pinckard Read more »
Hear Today Gone Tomorrow
It’s that all-important third date, the one where she’s ready to tell you everything, even that embarrassing story about her ex. By Stacy Finz Read more »
Hearing Aids
The ear has a range that no other sense can match, whether biological or electrically engineered. By Anne Pinckard Read more »
Please Don’t Say ‘Don’t’
If you’ve ever participated in a brainstorming session, you were probably told that you shouldn’t criticize other people’s ideas. By Anne Pinckard Read more »
ShowA Winning Relationship
Jake Heggie and Frederica von Stade discuss their musical and personal collaboration. By Andrew Gilbert Read more »
Blame it on Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento first heard João Gilberto’s 1958 recording of “Chega De Saudade” (known in English as the jazz standard “No More Blues”) as a stargazing teenager in Três Pontas, Brazil. By Andrew Gilbert Read more »
Yes He Can!
Merce Cuningham will stage a new dance for an old Ford plant. By Katherine Luce Read more »
GoA Time Saved in Place
Off the coast of Georgia, Sapelo Island cradles the remnants of African populations. By William Poy Lee Read more »
Sather GateBrussels or Bust
This is a story of Sputnik, Tivoli Gardens, Richard Nixon, and the famous 1950s TV game show, Truth or Consequences. Read more »
Getting at the ‘Why?’
David Simon laments the fate of newspaper journalism. By Pat Joseph Read more »