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This Is How the CRISPR Trial Will Determine Our Future
Two big institutions are at odds over one of the biggest intellectual rights debate in this century.
National anthem protests are spreading to high school football teams
"We're kneeling down to stand up for black oppression and police brutality," one student told VICE News.
We Asked Alien Experts Who They'd Want as President if UFOs Landed
The president of the United States normally has a lot of responsibility, but if aliens arrive, he or she could end up deciding the literal fate of humanity.
Amoeba Records to Open a Weed Dispensary in Its Berkeley Location
The store will convert its jazz room to the Berkeley Compassionate Care Collective.
Empress Of Shares the Inspirations Behind Her Breakout Album 'Me'
On this episode of 'Autobiographies,' the singer-songwriter walks us through the process behind creating her debut album and becoming a breakthrough experimental pop artist.
Rexx Life Raj's 'Father Figure' Is an Album for Anyone Who Likes Breathing and/or Good Music
The Berkeley rapper's new project puts a gorgeous, glossy spin on everyday life and its attendant troubles.
The 'Rationality' Workshop That Teaches People to Think More Like Computers
The Center For Applied Rationality wants to help humans make better choices.
Supermassive Black Holes May Be All Over the Damn Place
According to astronomers, even the quietest regions of space may be populated by sky-chewing black holes.
Oculus Rift Headset and Controllers Puts You Inside a Robot's Body
Students at Berkeley’s Automation Sciences Lab used virtual reality and motion capture to 'Mind Meld' with a robot.
Berkeley Astronomer Geoff Marcy Will Resign After Sexually Harassing Students
A world-famous astronomer will leave the university after he admitted to sexually harassing at least four students.
Tasers Might Not Reduce Lethal Force Incidents or Injuries to Suspects After All
Stanford researchers analyzed more than 150 studies on the use of Tasers and other electronic weapons and found that their claims of safety and effectiveness are muddled, at best.
Cal Football Is Keeping Berkeley Weird—and It's Good
Coaching oddballs Sonny Dykes and Tony Franklin have combined with lightly-recruited quarterback Jared Goff to put the University of California, Berkeley back on the national college football map.