Ken Goldberg

I agree. There was this idea that it's really about being a rebel at some level and being able to buck the status quo. And that I've always admired from Oppenheimer. They discovered all these elements and all these Nobel Prize winners.

I agree. There was this idea that it's really about being a rebel at some level and being able to buck the status quo. And that I've always admired from Oppenheimer. They discovered all these elements and all these Nobel Prize winners.

I agree. There was this idea that it's really about being a rebel at some level and being able to buck the status quo. And that I've always admired from Oppenheimer. They discovered all these elements and all these Nobel Prize winners.

You know, it's not about just being space cadets. Being on acid all day. Right. Because there is a sort of berserkly kind of idea, right? But it's not because you have to be grounded. Berkeley is not the easiest school to attend because it's big and it doesn't hold your hand. I've driven up to just look at it and you don't get the sense of, oh, I'm entering this secure border. It's very shaggy.

You know, it's not about just being space cadets. Being on acid all day. Right. Because there is a sort of berserkly kind of idea, right? But it's not because you have to be grounded. Berkeley is not the easiest school to attend because it's big and it doesn't hold your hand. I've driven up to just look at it and you don't get the sense of, oh, I'm entering this secure border. It's very shaggy.

You know, it's not about just being space cadets. Being on acid all day. Right. Because there is a sort of berserkly kind of idea, right? But it's not because you have to be grounded. Berkeley is not the easiest school to attend because it's big and it doesn't hold your hand. I've driven up to just look at it and you don't get the sense of, oh, I'm entering this secure border. It's very shaggy.

There's no real border. There's no gates. By the way, USC has these gates. You have to have an ID and everything. Nothing like that at Berkeley. A hippie vibe is still floating around. It's definitely got a lot of coffee shops, which I love that. But the rigor is that you have to work hard and you have to be willing to get what you want.

There's no real border. There's no gates. By the way, USC has these gates. You have to have an ID and everything. Nothing like that at Berkeley. A hippie vibe is still floating around. It's definitely got a lot of coffee shops, which I love that. But the rigor is that you have to work hard and you have to be willing to get what you want.

There's no real border. There's no gates. By the way, USC has these gates. You have to have an ID and everything. Nothing like that at Berkeley. A hippie vibe is still floating around. It's definitely got a lot of coffee shops, which I love that. But the rigor is that you have to work hard and you have to be willing to get what you want.

Like you can't get into this class, but you go and you camp out in your sleeping bag next to the professor and talk your way in.

Like you can't get into this class, but you go and you camp out in your sleeping bag next to the professor and talk your way in.

Like you can't get into this class, but you go and you camp out in your sleeping bag next to the professor and talk your way in.

Motivated and grit. Angela Duckworth.

Motivated and grit. Angela Duckworth.

Motivated and grit. Angela Duckworth.

Yes, exactly. She's the queen. I think that word really sums up. Students, when they ask, should I come to Berkeley or not, or even faculty, and I say, well, if you want to be comfortable, maybe not.

Yes, exactly. She's the queen. I think that word really sums up. Students, when they ask, should I come to Berkeley or not, or even faculty, and I say, well, if you want to be comfortable, maybe not.

Yes, exactly. She's the queen. I think that word really sums up. Students, when they ask, should I come to Berkeley or not, or even faculty, and I say, well, if you want to be comfortable, maybe not.

Oh, really? Yeah, because if you think about something that looks... human or a machine that has like surprising abilities. So people have been always fascinated by that. And they had these statues that use steam to sort of move their arms and stuff. So that has a long history. But they were functional or these were ideas drawn? No, they're functional. Wow.

Oh, really? Yeah, because if you think about something that looks... human or a machine that has like surprising abilities. So people have been always fascinated by that. And they had these statues that use steam to sort of move their arms and stuff. So that has a long history. But they were functional or these were ideas drawn? No, they're functional. Wow.