UC Berkeley professor, Jennifer Doudna, discusses the far-reaching positive potential for the new gene-editing tool, CRISPR, as well as the need for close consideration and agreement on how it can be used.
EE 290F Synchrotron Radiation for Materials Science Applications (Sp 07)
Lecture 21 - X-Rays and Magnetism - Given by Prof. Jochim Stohr, Stanford University
Halfway through his term, how do we assess the presidency of Barack Obama? How did he deal with the economic and foreign policy dilemmas he inherited? How did his election change the dynamics of both parties? And in the wake of the mid-term elections, how should he seek to lead the country for the remaining two years of his term. Halfway through a historic presidency, a panel of experts puts the Obama Administration under the magnifying glass.
Featured Panelists:
Claudia Anderson, managing editor, The Weekly Standard
Daniel J. Balz, national political writer, The Washington Post
Ann M. O'Leary, executive director, Center on Health, Economic and Family Security, Berkeley Law School
John J. Pitney, Jr., Roy. P. Crocker Professor of American Politics, Claremont McKenna College
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Jerome Waag, Executive Chef of Chez Panisse Restaurant and performance and visual artist, Charlie Hallowell, chef and owner of Pizzaiolo and Boot and Shoe Service in Oakland, Samin Nostrat, Bay Area chef, teacher and writer, and Harold McGee, world-renowned authority on the chemistry of foods and cooking, talk about cooking. Edible Education is a lecture course at UC Berkeley, funded by the Edible Schoolyard Project www.edibleschoolyard.org and the Epstein Roth Family Foundation. Instructor Michael Pollan.