Interview with Professor Robert Sharf
Robert Sharf is the Chair of the Berkeley Center for Buddhist Studies and a professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. His research focuses mainly on medieval Continue Reading
Beneath the Surface: The History Behind US Southern Health Disparities
Writer: Saniya Pendharkar | Editor: Kiet Hoa Introduction Someone living in Mississippi is 85% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than someone in Minnesota. If you’re a resident of Kentucky, Continue Reading
Tariffs Are Ruining Your Glow-Up
Writer: Fiona Kim | Editor: Ava Inman When the Trump administration announced its sweeping tariffs, you thought you were in the clear. Perhaps you’ve recently gone vegan, embraced thrifting, switched to Continue Reading
A “Data First” Approach to the Homelessness Crisis
Writer: Richard Yun and Cynthia Shi | Editor: Vismaad Randhawa In Seoul, the issue of homelessness is mostly constrained to people sleeping in subway stations during the winter. So, as an Continue Reading
Trash to Treasure: What Cairo’s Zabbaleen Can Teach the World About Waste, Labor, and Justice
Writer: Dima Zayaruzny | Editor: Hwan Choi John Ray, a prominent English parson-naturalist, once said, “Spend and be free, but make no waste.” Our modern societies openly embrace a different proverb: Continue Reading
So You’ve Stolen the Mona Lisa. What Now?
Writer: Fischer Work | Editor: Tucker Gauss You are considering a career change. You have a passion for art, a passion for money, and watched Ocean’s 11 so many times you Continue Reading
California’s Produce Pipeline: Exporting at Premiums, While Home Prices Stay Sour
Writer: Sofia Belhouari | Editor: Rachel (Xiyue) Qin California, the golden goose of U.S. agriculture, produces over a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. While Continue Reading
The Medical Exodus: How Developing Nations Are Losing Their Healthcare Heroes
Writer: Saniya Pendharkar | Editor: Ava Inman Introduction In recent years, the substantial migration of healthcare workers has become a growing global concern. This emigration of highly skilled individuals from Continue Reading
The Diamond-Water Paradox: Failed Attempts to Capitalize on Perceived Social Capital
Writer: Aidan Morgan Chan | Editor: Shashi Balasubramanian The economic conundrum known as the Diamond-Water Paradox, first articulated by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations, poses a thought-provoking question: why Continue Reading