BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 14, 2012
UC Berkeley researchers investigate 'brain hacking'
Researchers are investigating a brain-computer interface, that supports nonmuscular communication between a wearer and an external device, essentially allowing communication through thought, for possible security risks.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 14, 2012
UC Berkeley researchers investigate 'brain hacking'
Researchers are investigating a brain-computer interface, that supports nonmuscular communication between a wearer and an external device, essentially allowing communication through thought, for possible security risks.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 08, 2012
Former UC Berkeley lecturer challenges conventional diets
Gary Taubes whose 2002 New York Times Magazine article on what he calls “the myth of the low-fat diet” became the talk of the nutrition community has launched a new initiative to compel scientists and health officials to re-examine nutrition guidelines.
Research & Ideas
OCTOBER 08, 2012
Former UC Berkeley lecturer challenges conventional diets
Gary Taubes whose 2002 New York Times Magazine article on what he calls “the myth of the low-fat diet” became the talk of the nutrition community has launched a new initiative to compel scientists and health officials to re-examine nutrition guidelines.
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 30, 2012
UC Berkeley undergrads' controversial web app draws national attention
Politify.com, a recently introduced Web tool, allows users to graphically visualize the impacts of each candidate’s economic policies on their own household and neighborhood has drawn national attention
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 30, 2012
UC Berkeley undergrads' controversial web app draws national attention
Politify.com, a recently introduced Web tool, allows users to graphically visualize the impacts of each candidate’s economic policies on their own household and neighborhood has drawn national attention
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 19, 2012
Study investigates motivations behind overconfidence
UC Berkeley researchers conducted six studies exploring why some individuals are motivated to be overconfident, looking specifically at whether the desire for social status contributes to overconfidence.
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 19, 2012
Study investigates motivations behind overconfidence
UC Berkeley researchers conducted six studies exploring why some individuals are motivated to be overconfident, looking specifically at whether the desire for social status contributes to overconfidence.
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 16, 2012
Undergraduate researchers help build worldwide amphibian database
AmphibiaWeb recently chronicled the discovery of the 7,000th amphibian species, an astonishing achievement considering that biologists were aware of less than 5,500 species in 2002.
Research & Ideas
AUGUST 16, 2012
Undergraduate researchers help build worldwide amphibian database
AmphibiaWeb recently chronicled the discovery of the 7,000th amphibian species, an astonishing achievement considering that biologists were aware of less than 5,500 species in 2002.
UC
AUGUST 13, 2012
UC files brief in support of race-based admissions policies
UC President Mark Yudof and the chancellors of all 10 UC campuses submitted a “friend of the court” brief Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court declaring support for the University of Texas in a contentious case challenging the use of race in undergraduate admissions.
UC
AUGUST 13, 2012
UC files brief in support of race-based admissions policies
UC President Mark Yudof and the chancellors of all 10 UC campuses submitted a “friend of the court” brief Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court declaring support for the University of Texas in a contentious case challenging the use of race in undergraduate admissions.
