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Business & economics

Watch: the history of capitalism in 101 seconds - Video

A historian explains how the economic system that shapes every aspect of our lives came to be — and why none of it was inevitable.

Politics & society

Berkeley Talks: W. Kamau Bell on AI, creativity and resisting the pull of automation - Audio

Research

To read 2,000-year-old burned scrolls, scientists burn their own

Campus news

New UC Berkeley study links deep-sleep loss to Alzheimer’s-related protein buildup

AI creates risk, opportunities for key human rights fields, report finds

New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome

New digital tool shows where exactly California’s water goes — and how climate change might disrupt it

In a new Robert Reich film, divided Americans struggle with difficult conversations

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

Charting a unique path from the ‘Salad Bowl of America’ to UC Berkeley

Decagon wave emerges near Saturn’s south pole

UC Berkeley research explores how people actually respond when earthquakes hit

GLP-1 treatment extends the lifespan of older, healthy mice

Changes to California’s landscapes may influence Valley fever risk

Nature’s color palette explains why everything we see is a mix of red, yellow, green and blue

A Bay Area violence prevention program led to a 61% drop in gun violence, new research shows

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