In the Media
Gizmodo: The plan to use Fitbit data to stop mass shootings is one of the scariest proposals yet
Aug. 30, 2019
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)
Vox: Why it’s been so lucrative to destroy the Amazon rainforest
Aug. 30, 2019
(Marisa Luisa Jorge, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted)
Time: Climate change is likely to devastate the global food supply. But there’s still reason to be hopeful
Aug. 28, 2019
(Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored)
The Guardian: Bolivia: catastrophic wildfires devastate forest in echo of Brazil’s Amazon crisis
Aug. 27, 2019
(Carwil Bjork-James, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted)
Bloomberg Businessweek: Making new elements doesn’t pay. Just ask this Berkeley scientist
Aug. 27, 2019
(Joseph Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics, quoted)
Los Angeles Times: Bones pulled from the La Brea Tar Pits show the perils of being a picky eater
Aug. 26, 2019
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted)
Washington Examiner: Do voters vote on policy (Elizabeth Warren) or personality (Joe Biden)?
Aug. 26, 2019
(Larry Bartels, May Werthan Shayne Professor of Public Policy and Social Science, quoted)
Gizmodo: Which animal will develop human-level intelligence in the future?
Aug. 26, 2019
(Suzana Herculano- Houzel, associate professor of psychology, quoted)
Chemical & Engineering News: Talented 12
Aug. 25, 2019
(Steven Townsend, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, featured)
BNN Bloomberg: Trump’s GOP Rivals Keep Teasing Primary Runs Despite Long Odds
Aug. 23, 2019
(John Sides, professor of political science, quoted)