Posts by Jason Pohl

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A robotic hand types on a computer keyboard, signifying the advances in AI technology's ability to be creative and craft stories.

Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now.

October 28, 2024

The White House in Washington D.C. at night, illuminated with lights and with a fountain in the foreground shooting water into the air.

Anxious about the election? UC Berkeley psychologists explain how to cope

October 24, 2024

Chancellor Rich Lyons, standing at a podium and wearing his ceremonial robes, speaks into a microphone during his inauguration ceremony.

At his inauguration, Chancellor Lyons thanks UC Berkeley, charts path for ‘the people’s university’

October 18, 2024

An overhead photo of a child using a laptop, signaling how children spend an increasing amount of time online and may be exposed to increasing amount of concerning content and disinformation

To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight

October 10, 2024

Chancellor Rich Lyons sits in a chair in front of a bookshelf filled with texts about economics.

Chancellor Rich Lyons talks finances, rankings and ‘painting a picture’ of UC Berkeley’s future

September 27, 2024

two toddlers in a room, with one looking over the shoulder of the other as they play with blocks. the child playing with the blocks has amassed several in front of him.

Can toddlers help explain the origins of our bias for wealth?

September 18, 2024

A crowd of supporters holding signs and wearing Trump-branded shirts cheer as Donald Trump, blurred in the foreground, walks onto a stage.

Sociologist examines Appalachian voters’ rightward shift, with Trump as their ‘shame shield’

September 5, 2024

A person during an event for business startups at UC Berkeley demonstrates a dental implant that her company produces.

UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for generating startup founders, companies and female entrepreneurs

September 4, 2024

An artist rendering of several large mammoths walking through a field

To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes, not throwing spears, researchers say

August 21, 2024

Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, with a crowd of people cheering behind her.

A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris’ voice and speech reveal about her identity

August 6, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump in December, 2015, at a rally in Pennsylvania

After Trump’s election, women of color had more underweight, premature babies, study finds

July 25, 2024

dozens of tv screens showing various sporting events from the control room of the Beijing Olympics

What is lost — and gained — when Olympics coverage becomes a round-the-clock spectacle?

July 24, 2024

A front-facing view of the U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court has ‘greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness,’ Berkeley experts say

June 28, 2024

Llamas anaranjadas de un incendio forestal en California ardiendo por la noche en la distancia, con la silueta de una bomba de petróleo y gas en primer plano.

Según un nuevo estudio, los incendios forestales amenazan cada vez más los pozos petroleros, lo que empeora los riesgos potenciales para la salud

June 25, 2024

orange flames from a wildfire in California burning at night in the distance, with the silhouette of an oil and gas pumpjack in the foreground.

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks, study says

June 25, 2024

a compilation of four illustrations, including of a child, a wheelchair, and a brain, all centered around the word eugenics, meant to signify the numerous ways science and society are still shaped by the legacy of eugenics.

The legacy of eugenics

June 21, 2024