Spring 2010
The World According to Errol Morris
An interrogation of the director of “The Fog of War” and “Standard Operating Procedure” By Pat Joseph Read more »
Truth in the Machine
Three Berkeley men converged to create the lie detector By Ezra Carlsen Read more »
The Tenure Tracts
Academics try to sift truth from subterfuge in the blogosphere By Cathleen McCarthy Read more »
Behind The Great Firewall
To the Chinese, freedom of speech isn’t really the issue. By Andrew Moss Read more »
A Cracked Slate
In search of Rube Goldberg’s Barodik By Adam Mann Read more »
Strange Renderings
The secret geographies of Trevor Paglen By Chris Smith Read more »
Lab + FieldMore Than a Feeling
Berkeley researchers isolate the gene that enables us to feel for others. By Anne Pinckard Read more »
Just a Fluke
Engineering a solution to China’s public health problems By Lauren DiPerna Read more »
Bang-Up Job
Astronomers spot a new type of stellar explosion. By Roberta Kwok Read more »
Smells Like Aggression
Researchers re-create chemicals that cause ants to attack each other. By Ezra Carlsen Read more »
Cyber Stone Age
An archaeologist uses virtual reality to revive the past. Read more »
Arts + LettersThe Berkeley Rebellion
Mario Savio’s design for a Free Speech Movement monument By Robert Cohen Read more »
Upward Mobility
Joan Jeanrenaud has forged a second career as a composer. By Andrew Gilbert Read more »
Far FlungThe Edge of Paradise
The beauty of the Philippines is apparent to the tourist, but some of its greatest pleasures are reserved for the traveler. By Glen Martin Read more »
The PlayThe Price of Excellence
Can Cal afford athletics? By Eric Simons Read more »
Sather GateThe Heroes’ Hero
Alumnus of the Year Richard Goldman made it his mission to reward environmentalists. By Sabin Russell Read more »
5 Questions For:
Author and former CIA operative Robert Baer By Sonia Lazar Read more »
Straightening the Path
Whitney Laughlin, Ed.D. ’93, has spent her life wandering in search of her tribe. By Erik Vance Read more »
Out of the GateAll the President’s REMs
There was no doubt that working at The Daily Californian prepared a young newspaper reporter to get to the bottom of things. By Steve Rubenstein ’77 Read more »