Podcast Berkeley Talks

Jitendra Malik, a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley, gives the 2023 Martin Meyerson Berkeley Faculty Research Lecture called, "The sensorimotor road to artificial intelligence." "It's my pleasure to talk on this very, very hot topic today," Malik begins. "But I'm going to talk about natural intelligence first …

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 23rd 2023 by Susan Marvin.Bởi Susan Marvin

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) A classical text from Kashmir Shaivism entitled "Realization of Our True Heart" or Pratyabijñāhṛdaya, describes in a few lines how we and everything in physical form is simply an expression of Divine Play of the universe –what in Hinduism is called the lila or dance of consciousness. This talk explores one…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 18th 2023 by Marie Hopper.Bởi Marie Hopper

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 16th 2023 by Susan Marvin.Bởi Susan Marvin

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 11th 2023 by Ross Blum.Bởi Ross Blum

Uwe Westphal, author of the 2019 book, Fashion Metropolis Berlin 1836-1939: The Story of the Rise and Destruction of the Jewish Fashion Industry, discusses Berlin's once-thriving Jewish fashion industry and how the Nazi confiscations of Jewish-owned companies in the years before World War II led to the industry's demise. "The destruction of the ent…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, March 9th 2023 by Susan Marvin.Bởi Susan Marvin

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, March 4th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 25th 2023 by Gary Artim.Bởi Gary Artim

To mark the first anniversary of Russia’s initial full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we are sharing a panel discussion with four leading economists about what it'll take to rebuild Ukraine. In this Feb. 14 talk, the panelists summarize trends in the region before the war, assess war damage and propose paths forward, laying the groundwork for future re…

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Alexa Redner continues her exploration from last week on what it means to really be with experience.Bởi Alexa Redner

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 18th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 11th 2023 by Laurie Senauke.Bởi Laurie Senauke

In celebration of the new book, Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party, Judy Juanita, Madalynn Rucker and Ericka Huggins discuss their time with the Black Panther Party. "I knew that my big purpose was to learn how to love because I was raised in a community that was not loved," says Ericka Huggins, who co-authored Comrade Sisters with p…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, February 9th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Kevin Griffin explores the Metta Sutta, the Buddha's words on Loving-Kindness. How can we actually live this teaching in an embodied way? Kevin's new book is Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives. From Publisher’s Weekly: “The lucid analysis of Buddhist texts and the jargon-free examin…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 4th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, February 2nd 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 28th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 28th 2023 by Ellen Webb.Bởi Ellen Webb

World-renowned South African artist William Kentridge discusses the process of making the 2019 chamber opera Waiting for the Sibyl. He also touches on why artists should stay open to new ideas, the complex relationship between humans and algorithms — "one has to make space for that which does not compute," he says — and the "unavoidable optimism" i…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 21st 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, January 19th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 14th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

Adriana Green, a Ph.D. student in the Department of African American Studies and African Diaspora Studies at UC Berkeley, and Nadia Ellis, an associate professor in the Department of English, discuss Sarah Broom's The Yellow House, winner of the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction. The memoir, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans East, tells a…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 7th 2023 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) James and guest Elissa Epel, talk about her new book The Stress Prescription. Elissa is a long-time practitioner, highly-respected researcher and Professor and Vice Chair of UCSF's Department of Psychiatry. Here is James' book endorsement:“I love this book! Backed by solid scientific research, Elissa Epel’…

In episode #158 of Berkeley Talks, we revisit a lecture by Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, in which she discusses happiness — what it means, where it comes from and how we can enhance it in our lives. “Where does happiness come from?” asks Simon-Thomas, who co-teaches the Science of Happiness, a…

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) An end of year reflection and ritual that includes letting go of the past--not the lessons but the baggage that may come with them--and visioning the future--what we want to create for ourselves moving forward.Bởi James Baraz

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) We explore going through the dark as an essential element of coming into the light. How can we grow through our own journey of facing challenges while staying committed to facing in the direction of greater light.Bởi James Baraz

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 17th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

Hilary Hoynes, a UC Berkeley professor of economics and of public policy, and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities, discusses the emerging research that examines how the social safety net in the United States — a collection of public programs that delivers aid to low-income populations — affects children's life trajectories. Read a tran…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Sunday, December 11th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 10th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Friday, December 9th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) Join guest speaker, Alexa Redner, in exploring classical practices of finding freedom from suffering as well exploring pathways to creating beautiful and meaningful relationships with the challenges of lifeBởi Alexa Redner

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, December 8th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, December 6th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 5th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 3rd 2022 by Carol Paul.Bởi Carol Paul

Ukrainian Member of Parliament Inna Sovsun joins Yuriy Gorodnichenko, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley, and Janet Napolitano, a professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy and former secretary of homeland security, to discuss the impact of the war and what comes next for the people of Ukraine. This Nov. 8 event was co-sponsored by UC Be…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 26th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 19th 2022 by Penelope Thompson.Bởi Penelope Thompson

Alex Dimitrov reads from his 2021 book of poems Love and Other Poems. The Sept. 8 reading was part of the UC Berkeley Library’s monthly event, Lunch Poems. Here’s “July,” one of the poems Dimitrov read during the event: At last it’s impossible to think of anything as I swim through the heat on Broadway and disappear in the Strand. Nobody on these s…

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) The Buddhist writer Wei Wu Wei wrote: "True humility is the absence of anyone to be proud." We are often humbled by life. How we handle it can either lead to defeat or profound growth. We explore how being humbled can deepen our capacity to open to all of our experience and strengthen our confidence and tr…

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 12th 2022 by Hozan Alan Senauke.Bởi Hozan Alan Senauke

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 5th 2022 by Robert Rosenbaum.Bởi Robert Rosenbaum

In Berkeley Talks episode 154, leading disability rights activist and UC Berkeley alumna Judith Heumann discusses her lifelong fight for inclusion and equality. This Oct. 26 talk was part of the Jefferson Memorial Lectures, a series sponsored by Berkeley's Graduate Division. Read a transcript and listen to the episode on Berkeley News. Music by Blu…

(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) What inspires your kindness? How can your practice support you? As the mid-term election approaches, if you are feeling distressed with so much at stake we reflect on this moment and beyond. Amid the noise and overwhelm, we will gather to touch some quietness, connect, and re-imagine the moment.…