Naturally Supernatural
Your Secret Admirer
Even the smallest of superstitions represents this integral part of being human, this belief in something irrationally greater than ourselves.
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The truth behind the ‘genius’
No one, not even the smartest individual, can get anywhere in life without the ability to face challenges and to persevere through them.
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Falling through the rabbit hole: A personal essay
Lost within a YouTube hole, I came across a silly, animated science video about black holes by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell. A lot of what I heard went over my head, but I knew that the idea of black holes made me feel anxious, the way I feel in
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2 UC Berkeley faculty win New Horizons Prizes for research
Two UC Berkeley faculty — assistant professor in physics Geoff Penington and associate professor in mathematics Song Sun — received New Horizons Prizes for their research.
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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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Stephen Hawking: Inspiration and aspiration
The Person Inside
The lesson I took away from Hawking was that a life of meaning is one where you are productive and contribute to society in whatever small way you can.
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A brief description of Stephen Hawking’s impact
Though Hawking and his findings have been well-known mostly among those who follow STEM, his impact has managed to stretch to every corner of the world.
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Physicist Michio Kaku discusses digitizing consciousness, colonizing Mars at Berkeley event
Physicist, futurist and best-selling author Michio Kaku took audience members on a journey from the universe’s deepest reaches to its most fundamental building blocks at an event hosted by KPFA radio station Tuesday night at the First Congregational Church of Berkeley.
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Student Research | Searching for the universe’s most elusive objects
Haynes Stephens studies gravitational microlensing events with professor Jessica Lu to glimpse invisible black holes in our galaxy.
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A nation divided
I don’t have any profound wisdom to offer, or a bumper sticker resolution about trying to “figure this shit out together, man.” But I would like to reflect — for me.
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