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Event Date: March 18th, 2026
1:30pm
Algorithms of Distinction: Class, Credit Scores, and Property in South Africa
Please join us on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 1:30pm for a public lecture by Julien Migozzi, an economic geographer and Assistant Professor in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge. Professor Migozzie's lecture, "Algorithms of Distinction: Class, Credit Scores, and Property in South Africa," will explore how how digital, legal, and financial transformations have reorganized the housing market in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Published December 9, 2014
A New World of Mapping
UC Berkeley cartographer Darin Jensen is exploring novel ways to detail information about the world around us.
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Published December 8, 2014
From Oil to Soil
Research by UC Berkeley geographer Adam Romero exposes how the toxic byproducts of petroleum have transformed agricultural production in California and around the world.
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Published December 7, 2014
Solving the Mysteries of Brain Waves
In laboratories across the UC Berkeley campus, researchers are unlocking some of the mysteries surrounding "neural rhythms," the pulses, bursts, and waves of electricity that continually surge through our brains.
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Published November 30, 2014
Flying Forward
Investing in airports and other transportation infrastructure is a major driver of economic growth, according to new research by a UC Berkeley economics graduate student.
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Published November 16, 2014
Economic Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change threatens certain U.S. regions and populations more than others, according to recent study led by UC Berkeley economist and professor of public policy, Solomon Hsiang.
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Published November 10, 2014
Taming the Dust Devils
In an effort to control air pollution, the Chinese government is offering incentives to Mongolian pastoralists to shift their source of income, according to research by a UC Berkeley doctoral student.
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