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.

Mind & body

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

Watch UC Berkeley Professor Michael Silver describe how recording the brains of people on psychedelics could transform our understanding of human consciousness

Arts & culture

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

Campus news

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

Politics & society

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

Berserkers to bigfoot: Computational folklore explained in 101 seconds - Video

Watch the dean of the Haas Business School explain organizational culture in 101 seconds - Video

This new BAMPFA exhibit explores the art and history of African American quilts - Video

Watch as traffic safety research is explained in 101 seconds - Video

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