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

June 4, 2024

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For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind

February 12, 2024

A mother and baby chimp hug each other atop a wooden structure in a human-made habitat

Bonobos and chimps show ‘a rich recognition’ for long-lost friends and family

January 26, 2024

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Move over dolphins. Chimps and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends and family — for decades

December 18, 2023

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Three years in, ‘uniquely Berkeley’ psychedelic research center looks to the future

August 29, 2023

UC Berkeley psychologist Alison Gopnik holding grandson Atticus.

UC Berkeley’s Alison Gopnik wins Rumelhart Prize in Cognitive Science

July 27, 2023

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UC Berkeley psychedelics poll shows support, opportunity for research

July 13, 2023

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Dacher Keltner is awe-inspired, and you should be too

July 10, 2023

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New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control

July 7, 2023

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What can psychology teach us about AI’s bias and misinformation problem?

June 22, 2023

$photo illustration of a fractured political landscape, alternating fragments of red and blue, with protesters, U.S. flags and bullhorns$

Berkeley political scientists chart a promising course to ease toxic polarization

May 22, 2023

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Study: Policies, not ‘bad apples,’ are behind racial disparities in jail

May 10, 2023

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Deep sleep may mitigate Alzheimer’s memory loss, Berkeley research shows

May 3, 2023

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Love Fox? MSNBC? You may be locked in a ‘partisan echo chamber,’ study finds

April 21, 2023

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School discipline can be predicted, new research says. Is it preventable?

April 17, 2023

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I say dog, you say chicken? New study explores why we disagree so often

March 16, 2023