Podcast
Interview
Published May 31, 2024
The Emotions of Dyadic Relationships: An Interview with Jenna Wells and Felicia Zerwas
This episode of the Matrix Podcast features an interview with Jenna Wells and Felicia Zerwas, who at the time of the interview were Ph.D. candidates in the UC Berkeley Department of Psychology. The interview was conducted by Julia Sizek, Matrix Postdoctoral Fellow.
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Article
Published August 6, 2014
Take No Prisoners
Through overcrowding, lockdowns, and medical neglect, the conditions in U.S. prisons have become unconstitutional, according to UC Berkeley legal scholar Jonathan Simon.
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Article
Published August 6, 2014
Decline of the City-State
UC Berkeley historian Mark Peterson writes about the prominence—and ultimate decline—of city-states, using 18th- and 19th-century Boston as an example.
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Article
Published August 4, 2014
The Happy App
Tchiki Davis, a Berkeley social psychology Ph.D. candidate, is building an app to boost happiness.
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Published August 4, 2014
Dangerous Knowledge
An interdisciplinary working group at UC Berkeley aims to better understand how breakthrough scientific discoveries have been—and should be—regulated.
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Article
Published August 4, 2014
Playing with Kids Pays Off Economically
A groundbreaking study by UC Berkeley researchers shows that playing with children has a profound impact on their future incomes.
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Article
Published August 1, 2014
Waging War on Inequality
Minimum wage increases in cities have significant benefits and fewer costs than expected, according to a team of UC Berkeley economists.
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