Mind & body

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A person is leaning back and closing their eyes while driving a car.

Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds

August 5, 2024

A robot made mostly of white plastic-like materials, with a round device at the back of its head, stands before a field of complex equations, pondering.

To err is human — and in the age of AI, it may be humanizing

July 31, 2024

Michael Yartsev stands in a darkened room with his hands on his hips. Yellow and teal lights swirl around him.

UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

July 23, 2024

closeup of the face of a snarling dog and a cute, red-headed baby with adorable blue eyes

New study shows how the brain reacts emotionally to the real world

July 15, 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

A close-up photo of a plant with a small white flower.

Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?

June 13, 2024

side by side portraits of a woman and a man

UC Berkeley neuroscientist and nanoscientist among this year’s Kavli Prize winners

June 12, 2024

An illustration of a brain with flowers growing out of it.

Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.

June 11, 2024

illustration of two people hugging, one person hugging themself and another person meditating

The Science of Happiness: Being kind is good for your health

June 4, 2024

outlines in red of a woman's torso and four circles containing a thermometer, a face with a rash, a painful knee and a woman sleeping

Tracking down the genetic causes of lupus to personalize treatment

May 23, 2024

black-and-white photo of race start, showing men propelling themselves off the starting blocks

Far from toxic, lactate rivals glucose as body’s major fuel after a carbohydrate meal

May 14, 2024

woman with sleeve rolled up being injected with a needle by a person in a white coat

An adjuvant made in yeast could lower vaccine cost and boost availability

May 8, 2024

Portrait of author and professor Michael Pollan, sitting with his head resting on his hand looking straight ahead

The day Michael Pollan knew ‘something was cooking’ in Berkeley

April 25, 2024

headshots of Gül Dölen, Daniela Kaufer, Michael Silver, Noah Whiteman and Imran Khan

Berkeley Talks: The future of psychedelic science

April 19, 2024

Headshots of three men next to image of book cover

Amidst misinformation, critical thinking needs a 21st century upgrade

March 26, 2024

collage of headshots of 5 people

2024 Bakar Prize recipients target skin disease, spintronics and tree bark

March 11, 2024