Evolutionary revolutionary
To the Left
My mother always told me, “Democrats are the good guys and Republicans are the bad ones.” I quickly learned this was just her simplification of the truth.
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If you give a chimp a mirror
Frequently on such a visit, one of those nonhuman Hominidae will stare back at me with curiosity. Moments like this make it hard not to wonder what they think of us.
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4 UC Berkeley faculty elected to join Royal Society of London
Four UC Berkeley faculty members were elected to join the Royal Society of London last week, the oldest scientific academy in continued existence, which boasts names such as Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking in its ledgers.
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UC Berkeley researchers aid in development of Facebook Reactions
Facebook’s new feature has produced some mixed Reactions — namely love, haha, wow, sad and angry — thanks to input from UC Berkeley researchers.
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Build a “memory palace” and other genius study hacks
Looking for some new ways to study? Tired of the typical “Reward yourself!” and “Get a good night’s rest!” advice you regularly get? We are too. Everyone knows that you should eat well and keep yourself healthy during exams, but did you know about these methods to make studying less
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Falling short of piecing together clues in ‘Galapagos Affair’
Nestled in the far corner of the South Western hemisphere are the Galapagos Islands — a remote little archipelago made famous by Charles Darwin. It’s not the finches that interest documentary filmmakers Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine however, and in their new film, “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,”
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You can help sort Berkeley bugs!
If you’re like the vast majority of Cal students who reward themselves for a tough semester by lounging about in a state of perpetual laziness, you’re probably seated in a reclined position with your left hand propping up your unwashed face. You’ve been in this semihibernation phase for almost a
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