Podcast: Berkeley Talks

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Aileen Liu, Hernan Garcia, Christian Paiz and Arianne Eason sit in chairs on a dark stage and talk

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: What is understanding? Berkeley scholars discuss

Professors in psychology, biology and ethnic studies broach the deep question as part of a series for the Letters and Science course, Research, Discovery and You.

Michael Pollan and Mina Kim sit on stage in conversation

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: It’s not just psychedelics that change minds, says Michael Pollan. Storytelling does, too.

a colorful gradient background with four headshots of Dacher Keltner, Lisa Damour, Allison Briscoe-Smith and Maurissa Horwitz

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: The science behind the emotions in ‘Inside Out 2’

Portrait of Jemele Hill smiling

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: Journalist Jemele Hill on the intersection of sports and race (revisiting)

Michael Waldman and Maria Echeveste talk on stage in front of an audience

Berkeley Talks: How the Supreme Court divided America

Close up of Alisha Gaines

Berkeley Talks: Reconsidering Black America’s relationship to the plantation

two photos side of side: on the left, the cover of the book, A Thousand Small Sanities; and on the right, a portrait of Adam Gopnik.

Berkeley Talks: Adam Gopnik on what it takes to keep liberal democracies alive

Sonali Deraniyagala and Ramona Naddaff talk on stage for a UC Berkeley event

Berkeley Talks: ‘Wave’ memoirist on writing about unimaginable loss

Gigi Sohn, wearing a cap and gown, gives a speech as a podium

Berkeley Talks: Gigi Sohn on her fight for an open internet

Harry Edwards gives a commencement speech at a podium

Harry Edwards to sociology grads: Even in turbulent times, believe in yourself

Filmmaker Carrie Lozano gives a speech at a UC Berkeley journalism commencement ceremony

Feeling like a failure isn’t the same as failing, filmmaker tells journalism grads

Sydney Roberts, wearing a cap and gown, gives a speech at a podium to fellow graduates

Berkeley Talks: Berkeley commencement speeches celebrate resilience, bravery

Ruth Simmons sits and talks with a person on stage after giving a lecture at UC Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: Ruth Simmons on access and equity in higher education

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

Berkeley Talks: The future of psychedelic science

harry edwards holds his fist in the air to express solidarity and power

Berkeley Talks: Sociologist Harry Edwards on sport in society (revisiting)

Two images side by side: The first is a book cover of The Ministry for the Future; second is Kim Stanley Robinson holding a mic while giving a talk

Berkeley Talks: Sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson on the need for ‘angry optimism’

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