What happens when you bring together two (or more!) outstanding professors, from completely different disciplines, and one BIG IDEA? Add a room full of bright Berkeley undergraduates and let the spirited discussions begin! See for yourself in this video.

Spring 2021 Big Ideas Courses

Climate Change and the Future of California
Whendee Silver (Environmental Science, Policy, and Management) David Sedlak (Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Sense and Sensibility and Science
Saul Perlmutter (Physics) John Campbell (Philosophy) Alison Gopnik (Psychology)

Thinking Through Art and Design@Berkeley
Shannon Jackson (Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies)

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