Posts by Sean Patrick Farrell

Research

Watch a professor explain synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds

Learn how Patrick Shih, an associate professor at UC Berkeley, works to create therapeutic compounds, better nutrition and even new forms of fuel through biological research.

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Biology

Berkeley microbiologist explains the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds

Campus news

Health care isn’t working for everyone. Watch a professor explain why.

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People

Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds

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Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds

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Berserkers to bigfoot: Computational folklore explained in 101 seconds

What is community-engaged research? Watch a professor explain in 101 seconds

The roots of the groove of African American pop music, explained

Watch as traffic safety research is explained in 101 seconds

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Watch a professor explain the internet’s series of subsea tubes in 101 seconds

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With AI and linguistics, this professor is decoding how animals and humans communicate

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Watch UC Berkeley’s Executive Dean of Letters and Science explain the liberal arts in 101 seconds

Watch a professor explain the evolutionary war that gave us caffeine

UC Berkeley biogeography professor Stephanie Pau sits beside a still image of a satellite mapping the Earth.

This scientist uses satellites to map the Earth’s plant life — and help combat climate change

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Watch a biologist explain how animals move in 101 seconds

Jay Graham, professor of public health, with an inset close up image of a water sample in a jar.

Watch an environmental health professor explain wastewater woes

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