Yearly Archives: 2025

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Humanities

Do chatbots have a moral compass? Researchers turn to Reddit to find out.

By challenging AI chatbots to judge thousands of moral dilemmas posted in a popular Reddit forum, UC Berkeley researchers revealed that each platform follows its own set of ethics.

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Mind & body

How UC Berkeley engineers are preparing for the next ‘big one’

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Arts & culture

Iconic Berkeley printmaker’s archive comes to The Bancroft Library

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Mind & body

A UC Berkeley professor explains what’s going on with COVID-19 vaccines

Sleep strengthens muscle and bone by boosting growth hormone levels. UC Berkeley researchers discover how.

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Berkeley Talks: How forgiveness changes you and your brain

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The ultra-rich are different from you and me. Their tax rates are lower.

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Can the ‘good’ bacteria in your mouth act as probiotic cavity fighters?

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Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds

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Despite relaxed prescribing rules, opioid addiction treatment still hard to find at pharmacies

What history scholar Carlos Noreña is trying to discover about the Roman Empire

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New book chronicles UC Berkeley’s evolution into a ‘Startup Campus’

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California Policy Lab opens new Sacramento office

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Campus Bridging Project event will seek to cross professor-graduate student divides in biosciences labs

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From AI to polar microbiology, here are 10 new UC Berkeley classes this semester

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California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how.

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