Back and Forth

As a woman who embodies a children’s book with her sharp spirit and warm nature, Anne Nesbet is perfectly suited for her career as an author.

Free Speech Movement veteran Sam Farber, now a professor emeritus of political science, discusses the 'hypocritical manipulation' of the movement's message by today's administration.

In a widely-ranging discussion of sci-fi texts of the past and present, UC Berkeley lecturer Emily Carpenter and professor Namwali Serpell articulate representations of race and gender, discuss the ways that sci-fi reflects contemporary politics and offer interpretations of popular films.

UC Berkeley professor Dacher Keltner sheds light on the universality of emotional experience and the importance of new discoveries in the field.

At its core, “The Final Year” is a film about people. It’s a journey through the lives and experiences of civil servants at the highest levels of government. It’s a window into what their lives are like — how they process and make decisions, how the gears of bureaucracy grind each day, what the mental and emotional tugs and toll of negotiation and international strategy feel like and how shared values can bind human beings together in the name of collective mission and purpose.

With this constant stream of horrifying events, how are we at UC Berkeley dealing with these tragedies? And how do we cope with these events mentally and emotionally?

Debby Goldsberry is a Bay Area activist who has been participating in cannabis policy movements for many years.

Ru-Ping Chen and Saffron Sener, new hires to the Daily Cal’s Weekender department, engage in friendly discourse to illuminate what the Weekender is about.

Arranged marriages seem like a risky gamble for a lifetime of happiness or eternal hell with all your bets on a random faceless person. In reality, as Bay Area resident Ritika Singh discusses, arranged marriages are carried out much like match-making sites — but your parents are the algorithm.

Attitudes toward psychedelic drugs are changing, according to Don Lattin — author, UC Berkeley graduate and one-time psychedelics enthusiast.