Part I in our COVID-19 series, Swabs and Spit. We take an inside look into how Berkeley scientists have set the bar for COVID-19 testing as the campus community heads back to work.   As biologists, most of our days are spent toiling in a tucked-away lab prying at core questions important to biology, such as:
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As scientists, we’re taught to believe in objectivity; in washing our hands of biases in pursuit of truth. As academics scrambling up an increasingly precarious career ladder, we’re taught to believe in meritocracy; that anyone who tries hard enough can succeed. But clinging to objectivity, meritocracy, and apoliticism often blinds scientists to the inequities they
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Wisconsinite sheep did not have a good year in 2019. Farmers’ losses made the headlines — “ lost in Wood County,” “dozens of sheep slaughtered by wolves.” These deaths were most, if not all, of these farmers’ livestock. While the United States Department of Agriculture compensated these farmers for their losses because grey wolves
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Consider this scenario: You want to buy something at the store. You hop in your car, and you unlock your phone with Face ID. You tell it ,“Hey Google, take me to the nearest Macy’s,” and your phone navigates you to the store. After you pick what you want to buy, you point your phone
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. In part 1 of 2, Lenore told us about growing up and finding her passion for math in Caracas, earning her PhD from MIT, and moving to Berkeley and becoming an accidental activist. In part 2 of the interview, Lenore tells us
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This article is part of STEMinism in the Spotlight, a monthly interview series. Lenore Blum is an extraordinary mathematician and computer scientist. Her research has spanned many fields from model theory and differential fields to developing a theory of computation and complexity over the real numbers. She is currently an Emeritus Distinguished Career Professor of
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