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The Secretive and High-Stakes Politics of Electing the Next Pope

Historian Thomas Dandelet on how Pope Francis’s successor will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

_{Special Forces perform during an anti-apartheid, pro-divestment protest. 1985, Sproul Plaza. Photo by Murray Bowles.}

Books to Check Out This Month

The punk photography of Murray Bowles, Joan Didion’s psychotherapy notes, and more.

_{The Son. Photo by Heather Rasmussen. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris}

5 Questions for Enrique Martínez Celaya, M.S. ’88

The celebrated artist reflects on science, exile, and the messiness of life.

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2024 Fall/Winter

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Please Allow Him to Introduce Himself

Rich Lyons is Berkeley's 12th—and rockingest—chancellor.

_{Illustration by Michiko Toki}

Math Education Needs Reform. It Got a War Instead.

By Nathalia Alcantara

Decoding the debates over high school data science

_{Illustrations by John Hersey}

The Wild Ride of College Sports

By Ron Kroichick

How a bevy of recent changes are shaking up the game

_{Photographs by Kai Hanschen and Marcus Hanschen}

High-Class Housing

By Leah Worthington

Transfers find deluxe digs at Anchor House

Editors' Picks

_{Charles Poloka}

The Edge Episode 27: Life, the Universe, and Everything with Alex Filippenko

Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko joins Editor-in-Chief Pat Joseph live onstage to discuss eclipse chasing, dark energy, and the abiding mysteries of the cosmos.

Data Is Fueling the AI Revolution. What Happens When It Runs Out?

Experts warn that the internet may not be big enough to sustain AI innovation

_{Dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform "Sacred Songs" by Matthew Rushing. ©Paul Kolnik}

Feeling the Dance

Blind patrons experience Alvin Ailey through sound and touch

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What If We Stopped Shopping?

A conversation with Lawrence Glickman M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’92., on economic blackouts and consumer activism

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An Incurable Infection Is on the Rise. A Vaccine Remains Elusive.

Despite long-running efforts by UC researchers, there is still no vaccine for valley fever.

_{Image source: Cat O'Neil}

On the Frontlines: Women Led the Fight Against the 1918 Pandemic

As women sewed masks and tended to soldiers, they were also sowing seeds of a larger shift.

_{©Marc Schlossman}

De-extinction Could Reverse Species Loss. But Should We Do It?

What would it mean to reintroduce woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons now?

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