UC Berkeley (Audio)

Professor Robert B. Reich ignites a discussion of the good we have had in common, what happened to it, and what we might do to restore it. His goal is not that we all agree on the common good. It is that we get into the habit of thinking and talking about it, listening to each other’s views and providing a means for people with opposing views to debate these questions civilly. Presented by the Cal Class of 1968 and the Goldman School of Public Policy's Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement (founded by the Class of 1968). Series: "UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34200]

Deborah Tannen discusses how interacting via text messaging services challenges relationships. Tannen is on the faculty of Georgetown Universitys Department of Linguistics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34069]

Deborah Tannen discusses how interacting via text messaging services challenges relationships. Tannen is on the faculty of Georgetown University’s Department of Linguistics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Show ID: 34069]

Harvard's Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, offers advice to students on choosing a field of study. Series: "Excerpts" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 34038]

Harvards Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, offers advice to students on choosing a field of study. Series: "Conversations with History" [Show ID: 34038]

Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, discusses the future of food and public policy in California and around the world at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Secretary Ross covers everything from the challenges of water management in the face of climate change, to reforming United States immigration policy to benefit farmers, farm workers, and the country as a whole. Series: "Immigration" [Public Affairs] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 34017]

UC Berkeley undergraduates can immerse themselves in hands-on research work in a wide ranges of fields. Watch and hear students share stories about their research projects, and how the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships supports these transformative experiences. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Education] [Show ID: 34024]

Over hundreds if not thousands of years, a group of Southeast Asian sea nomads known for their deep-diving prowess has evolved a solution to increasing their underwater time: larger spleens. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Science] [Show ID: 34023]

Members of the Cal Boxing team train in the basement of the Recreational Sports Facility. It was here, in the basement, where Jacque Garcia learned her craft from scratch, where she earned the respect of her coach and peers en route to becoming the president of Cal Boxing, and where she stewed over a semifinal defeat in the 2017 National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) national tournament. It's also where she shows off her 132-pound NCBA championship belt, her Outstanding Boxer Award and the Cal Boxing women's third-place team award she helped win the following year. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34022]

Scientifically gifted, agile and charmingly quirky, Freja Ekman knows firsthand how it feels to win the genetic lottery. But UC Berkeley's top graduating senior is also painfully aware of how a single gene mutation can drastically alter the trajectory of ones life. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 34021]