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California Magazine interviewed Prof. Coye Cheshire on social media, misinformation, and political activism. 💬 "A big part of getting us to a healthier, more prosocial, democratic future is highlighting the problems with online disinformation," he said. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Looking for your next read, show, or podcast to binge on this summer? We’ve curated a list featuring recent works by Cal alumni and faculty. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

🥗There are two kinds of people in the world: those who enjoy assembling a salad from scratch, and the rest of us. Thankfully, in 1989, Cal alum Jim Lugg and his team of fellow researchers invented the first-ever salad-in-a-bag. Read more: alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Harold Camping ’42 thought he had calculated when the world would end. Ten years after his death, what can a radio prophet teach us about modern movements? Plenty. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Inside Out 2 is Pixar’s top-grossing movie of all time! "It’s much easier to keep track of your emotions, or temper them, if you imagine them as the interactions of these five brightly colored characters," said Dacher Keltner. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

In an unassuming house on Piedmont Avenue, Cal students are ushering human rights investigations into the digital era. As campus extracurriculars go, this is hardly run-of-the-mill student fare. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Election season is heating up, and so is social media misinformation 👀 It’s easy to despair over our digital future. But there is hope on the horizon, Berkeley Professor Coye Cheshire says. California sat down with him for a dose of cautious optimism. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

The 2024 Summer Olympics officially begin today! Cal is sending a record-breaking 58 athletes and coaches to Paris. Get the inside scoop on who to watch and cheer for in our Cal Fan’s Guide. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Lydia—a fabulously wealthy region of Anatolia (now part of western Turkey)—prospered from the abundant gold in the waters of the Pactolus River, which flowed through its capital, Sardis. But it all came to an end in 547 BCE. #Fromthearchives alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Many Californians are struggling to get home insurance. To find out why, we spoke with Dave Jones, the director of the Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment at UC Berkeley School of Law. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

"We are not only in an empathy deficit as a nation, as proposed by Barack Obama in 2006, but perhaps also in a schadenfreude surplus," says Sa-Kiera Hudson, Haas School of Business professor and CAREER award recipient. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Gender eligibility is making headlines again. For context, check out our 2016 article on the discussions about who gets to compete as a woman in the Olympics. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

In a bit of bad news, it turns out that scientists have been miscalculating the heat index, or how hot it feels, amid deadly heatwaves. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Olympic breaker Raygun went viral with her controversial performance. If this feels like déjà vu, you’re not alone. In 2018, Elizabeth Swaney similarly raised eyebrows with her halfpipe skiing. Many speculated whether she had scammed her way onto the team. ow.ly/AzbT50SXiCF

Scammers are exploiting AI-generated technology to mislead and manipulate. The greatest threat may not be the deepfakes themselves, but how they erode our trust. What happens when seeing is no longer believing? Come to our next event to find out. eventbrite.com/e/what-if-seei…

Camryn Rogers has come a long way from the girl who thought the hammer looked like a 'murder weapon' when she first picked one up at her school’s track practice in 2012. Now, she’s made history in Paris. Click the link below for our full Olympics recap alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

Our playlist from the last California Live event, “Will AI be Humanity’s Last Act?” is now on Spotify. Some of our favorites are Afrofuturism pioneer Sun Ra (the one who claimed to be from Saturn) and Flight of the Conchords’s robot uprising. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/7kB3I…

Thousands of people are heading to Black Rock City today, where an arts-focused city rises annually from corrosive dust. Learn more about the behind-the-scenes efforts and legal challenges of Burning Man. #fromthearchives alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…

“There was a period of time in 1965 and ’66 when I thought the millennium had come... A benevolent virus had descended and pretty soon everybody was going to live by the Golden Rule and treat everybody the way they wanted to be treated.” #Fromthearchives ow.ly/ZI2150T3vN5

A first-of-its-kind course endeavors to provide Berkeley students with a generous, semester-long sampling of Cal’s best through weekly lectures by 28 notable professors from various disciplines. alumni.berkeley.edu/california-mag…