Posts by Sean Patrick Farrell

A still of Raka Ray, the dean of sociology at UC Berkeley, next to a superimposed photo of a man holding a magnifying glass

Politics & society

Sociologists are the detectives of the social world, says UC Berkeley dean of sociology

Watch Raka Ray explain the basics of the study of sociology in just 101 seconds.

UC Berkeley professor Nicole Holliday seated next to a still of Kamala Harris

Humanities

When Kamala Harris is speaking, this professor is listening

UC Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky talks to the camera next to a still photo of protestors holding a banner that reads

Law

Watch the dean of Berkeley Law explain free speech in 101 seconds

UC Berkeley Professor Hany Farid sits speaking to the camera next to a still of

Research

Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes

UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman looks into the camera with a still image of microscopic yeast cells behind him

How looking closely led this cell biologist to world-changing breakthroughs

Landscape architect Walter Hood sits, smiling, as he speaks to the camera next to a still photo of a bridge.

Landscape architecture is more people than plants, says UC Berkeley professor

UC Berkeley psychology professor Alison Gopnik looks into the camera, next to a still picture of a robot hand reaching out towards a baby's hand.

Why studying children’s minds could help us build better AI

UC Berkeley musicology professor Nicholas Mathew sits for the camera, next to a still photo of an Olympian.

Watch a UC Berkeley professor break down the origins and stories behind national anthems