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August 11, 2025
Is the ‘Love Hormone,’ Oxytocin, Also the ‘Friendship Hormone’?
A UC Berkeley study found that social prairie voles lacking the receptor for oxytocin are slow to form friendships and less aggressive toward unfamiliar peers.
August 8, 2025
Berkeley Talks: Berkeley Scholars Unpack What’s at Stake for U.S. Democracy
Berkeley journalism students interview experts to help make sense of the new orders, actions and policies coming out of the White House.
August 7, 2025
Berserkers to Bigfoot: Computational Folklore Explained in 101 Seconds
A UC Berkeley professor uses computational methods to study folklore, online conspiracies, and pop music's meaning in Korea.