On October 19, a group of distinguished panelists discussed how the pandemic is transforming the 2020 elections.

Robert D. Putnam, Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, on his book, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again.

Recorded on October 7, 2020, this video features Dr. Brandi Thompson Summers, Assistant Professor of Geography and Global Metropolitan Studies at UC Berkeley, discussing her book Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City, with Nikki Jones, Professor of African American Studies.

An "Authors Meet Critics" panel on "Let them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality," by Paul Pierson and Jacob Hacker

A Matrix Distinguished Lecture by Katharina Pistor provided an overview of her book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality.

An online panel discussion — presented by the Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research and Social Science Matrix — focused on the history of race and public opinion. 

A new initiative led by UC Berkeley's Stefano DellaVigna aims to help researchers aggregate experts' forecasts about their findings.

Data feminism, Asian cities, and community cooperation and police are among the topics to be explored by the seven new Matrix Research Teams selected for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Supporting students and universities in the era of COVID-19 should be a priority for philanthropies and governments alike, writes Michael Watts

For the second straight year, Matrix hosted a two-day workshop focused on the economics of climate change.