Category Archives: BSR

Plantation Peril

Posted on July 4, 2018 by almostlikescience

Replacing rainforests with farms has many obvious consequences, but a recent paper from Nature Communications suggests that the ecological effect of deforestation is even greater than previously imagined. In this study, researchers, including several from UC Berkeley, showed that species … Continue reading →

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Book Review—Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Posted on May 24, 2018 by almostlikescience

Lying awake at three o’clock in the morning, I began silently cursing the pillow, the blankets, the streetlight filtering in through my window. I had never had trouble sleeping before, but a perfect storm of deadlines and responsibilities had made … Continue reading →

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Berkeley Science Review: From the Editor (Fall 2017, Issue 33)

Posted on November 17, 2017 by almostlikescience

The past year has been a whirlwind as Editor in Chief of the Berkeley Science Review. This is a reprint of my final From the Editor, which describes some of the work I’ve helped edit and produce over the past … Continue reading →

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