Posts by Jason Pohl

Humanities

Watch: Did ancient humans really throw spears at mammoths? A Berkeley archaeologist says no. - Video

Hollywood created the myth of spear-throwing mammoth hunters. A UC Berkeley archaeologist explains why ancestral survival technologies actually relied on ground-planted pikes, not brute force.

Mind & body

Study explores how AI use affects performance on math and reasoning tasks

Campus news

To decipher local laws, researchers used AI to build a database of millions of them

Research

Chimps plunder less pineapple from friends — and expect them to do the same

At UC Berkeley, they learned to question the status quo. They found purpose in the Peace Corps.

Watch: UC Berkeley professor calls for a halt to AI weapons - Video

UC Berkeley maintains its spot as the world’s top producer of startups and founders

In the heart of campus, a new hub opens for undergraduate education

Expanding what’s known about our fast-expanding universe

2,500-year-old Etruscan artifacts held at UC Berkeley on display for a limited time

With AI, researchers discover new way to detect sudden cardiac death risk

UC Berkeley names next director of Hearst Museum of Anthropology

This student is reclaiming his Pomo culture, one recording at a time

Homeless encampment sweeps spiked in Oakland after Supreme Court decision

Violence against women remains high — particularly for marginalized groups

‘A system that called itself justice’ took his future. UC Berkeley helped him take it back. - Video

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