101 in 101

Our 101 in 101 video series challenges UC Berkeley’s professors and experts to explain the basics of their field in only 101 seconds. Watch more below.

Research

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

An urgent warning on autonomous weapons from Stuart Russell — the man who literally wrote the textbook on AI.

Science & environment

Watch: Decode the chatter of birds with a Berkeley neuroscientist - Video

Politics & society

Watch: Ending extreme global poverty is within reach — and we know the price tag - Video

Business & economics

Watch: The economic pressures that are driving Californians to leave home - Video

This professor uses data to reveal hidden patterns in centuries of human storytelling - Video

A neuroscientist describes your brain on psychedelics in 101 seconds - Video

Psychedelic film series at BAMPFA opens doors to other worlds - Video

From quantum theory to the modern laser: Why ‘basic science’ is the foundation of innovation - Video

The housing crisis, explained in 101 seconds - Video

Atomic clocks: counting the seconds that could change physics - Video

Watch a professor explain synthetic plant biology in 101 seconds - Video

Berkeley microbiologist explains the wonder of viruses in 101 seconds - Video

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

Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds - Video

Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds

Watch a Berkeley scholar explain structural racism - Video

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