The DataEDGE conference at UC Berkeley brings together senior industry and academic leaders for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities created by the rise of big data. Read more
05 Apr, 2018
Special Events
The Past is Present: Virtuality, Archaeology, and the Future of History
With rapid advances in modern documentation and interpretive technologies such as scanning, visualization, and Virtual and Augmented Reality, how must our study of the past and its material legacy adapt? Read more
17 Oct, 2016
Art, Tech & Culture
Sculpture. Simulacrum. Ritual.
Tom Sachs
Sculptor, NY
In partnership with the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and the Art Practice Department Read more
23 Feb, 2015
Art, Tech & Culture
The Way Things Go
by Rirkrit Tiravanija, renowned Thai artist Read more
31 May, 2014
Art, Tech & Culture
Lossy: On the Politics of Networked Flows and Degraded Systems
A part of our Arts and Technology Colloquium, Stephanie Syjuco - visual artist and educator - bestows a lecture Read more
19 Apr, 2014
Special Events
Valuing Labor in the Arts: A Practicum
A practicum of artist-led workshops that develop exercises, prompts, or actions that engage questions of art, labor, and economics. Don't miss out! Read more
06 Feb, 2014
History & Theory
Indigenous Circuits
A lecture by Lisa Nakamura, "Navajo Women and the Racialization of Early Electronic Manufacture" Read more
17 Nov, 2013
Special Events
“What is this sound?”
Composer and Fluxus artist Yoshi Wada will perform a live sound experience at BAMPFA. Be sure to not miss out! Read more
24 Oct, 2012
Special Events
Design Tools for Engineering for Both Big and Little Kids
with Saul Griffith, Founder / Principal Scientist at Other Lab Read more
24 Oct, 2012
Special Events
Design Tools for Engineering for Both Big and Little Kids
with Saul Griffith, Founder / Principal Scientist at Other Lab Read more
02 May, 2012
Artist Talk at the BiD Lab with Walter Kim
Lunch and conversation with Walter Kim, artist and engineer based in San Francisco Read more
20 Sep, 2023
Jaclyn Zhou and Caleb Murray-Bozeman to Lead New Media Working Group
We're thrilled to announce that Jaclyn Zhou and Caleb Murray-Bozeman are the new coordinators of the New Media Working Group! Read more
Jill Miller & Asma Kazmi Receive C/Change Grant
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02 May, 2023
Celeste Kidd on Why Aren't Babies Little Adults
Why are babies small and grownups big? Why are babies so helpless, instead of little versions of adults? Do babies know they're babies? How do babies grow? How do babies learn to talk? Read more
06 Jan, 2023
Kidd Lab at Cognitive Development Center Conference 2023
Celeste Kidd's lab presented at the Cognitive Development Center Conference 2023. Read more
18 Nov, 2022
BCNM at 4S 2022
BCNM students, faculty, and alumni are all participating in this year's 4S program. Read more
15 Aug, 2022
BCNM at ASA 2022
The 119th American Sociology Association annual meeting took place in Los Angeles on August 5-9. Read more
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines. Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Bo Ruberg in Conversation on Queer Gaming
Alum Bo Ruberg chats about queer gaming with designers Jess Marcotte and Dietrich Squinkifer. Read more
20 Oct, 2021
Bo Ruberg at AOIR Online
Bo Ruberg speaks at AoIR 2021 on the relationship between video games and political participation. Read more
20 Oct, 2021
BCNM at SLSA 2021
BCNM's Kris Paulen, Jacob Gaboury, and Hannah Zeavin presented at SLSA2021 "ENERGY": 34TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOR LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS. Read more
02 Oct, 2021
Hannah Zeavin on Empathy
BCNM faculty Hannah Zeavin discusses empathy as a computational model in a guest post for AI Now Institute. Read more
20 Aug, 2021
Summer Research Dispatch: Tonya Nguyen on Mutual Aid Organizations' Use of Technology
Tonya Nguyen shares her findings on how mutual aid organizations can scale effectively, especially when making decisions about the technology they should use and its impact on their communities. Read more
20 Jul, 2021
Ken Goldberg's AmbiRobotics Receives Robotic Business Review Innovation Award
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08 Jun, 2021
Choyang Ponsar on The Forensic Imaginary
Choyang Ponsar received a BCNM undergraduate research fellowship to work on A Forensic Imaginary under the mentorship of Tory Jeffay. Read more
25 May, 2021
BCNM Around the Web May 2021
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web in May! Read more
17 Apr, 2021
Celeste Kidd Receives Janet Taylor Spence Award
BCNM faculty member Celeste Kidd is a recipient of the Janet Taylor Spence Award for her work on knowledge acquisition! Read more
29 Jan, 2021
BCNM Around the Web January 2021
Check out the amazing work of our faculty, students, and alumni around the web this January! Read more
17 Dec, 2020
Celeste Kidd on Why Babies Aren't Just Little Adults
How do babies learn to talk? Do babies know they're babies? Celeste Kidd answers these questions in VPR's new podcast episode! Read more
28 Nov, 2020
Bo Ruberg in Queer Gaming In Conversation
Bo Ruberg leads a conversation with fellow designers Jess Marcotte and Dietrich Squinkifer to talk about queer game design and the thought processes behind it. Read more
19 Oct, 2020
Bo Ruberg on The Gendered Emotional Labor of Video Game Live Streaming
Bo Ruberg's and Amanda Cullen's article has been published on Digital Culture and Society! Read more
12 Apr, 2020
BCNM at CHI 2020
CHI has been cancelled due to COVID-19, but let's celebrate the incredible work of our students, faculty, and alumni who were slated to present! Read more
11 Feb, 2020
Bo Ruberg on the Precarious Labor of Queer Indie Game Makers Reprinted in TV & Media
Bo Ruberg was featured in Television and New Media's special issue, "Contested Formations of Digital Game Labor." Read more
15 Jan, 2020
Neyran Turan in the Seoul Biennale
Neyran Turan's studio Nemestudio was featured in the 2019 Biennale on the Collective City. Read more
24 Dec, 2019
Trevor Paglen’s ImageNet Roulette
ALum Trevor Paglen and Kate Crawford created ImageNet Roulette, a new art piece that has stirred controversy and accolades across the globe. Read more
01 Sep, 2019
BCNM around the Web September 2019
More in the media from faculty Abigail De Kosnik, Nicholas de Monchaux, Ken Goldberg, and Tom McEnaney; and alumni Jenni Higgs, Andrea Horbinski, Jane McGonigal, Trevor Paglen, Ritwik Banerji and Jen Schradie. Read more
10 Jul, 2019
Bo Ruberg on the Precarious Labor of the Queer Indie Game Maker
Bo's article appeared in a Special Issue of Television & New Media on Contested Formations of Digital Game Labor. Read more
29 May, 2019
Celeste Kidd and the Role of Reasoning and Metacognition in the Internet Era
Celeste Kidd received a 2019 BCNM Faculty Seed Grant for "The Role of Reasoning and Metacognition During Belief Formation in the Internet Era." Read more
Announcing our 2019 Faculty Seed Grant Recipients
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11 Nov, 2017
BCNM at ASA 2017
Abigail De Kosnik and alum Reginold Royston presented at the American Studies Association Annual Meeting 2017. Read more
03 Nov, 2017
Berkeley's DeepDrive Releases 36,000 Nexar Research Videos
Berkeley DeepDrive (BDD) and Nexar announce the release of videos and images for further research. Read more
17 Oct, 2017
Greg Niemeyer in Open Codes Exhibition at ZKM
Greg Niemeyer's work is being exhibited at ZKM in their Open Codes exhibit from October 20th 2017 to August 8th 2018. Read more
10 Oct, 2017
Sonia Katyal in Slate on AI, Algorithms, and Sexual Orientation
Sonia Katyal, a BCNM faculty member and law professor at Berkeley, publishes an article on why you should be suspicious of that study claiming A.I. can detect a person’s sexual orientation. Read more
01 Jun, 2017
Ken Goldberg & Camille Crittenden at CITRIS Inclusive AI Symposium
Goldberg and Crittenden were at the "Inclusive AI: Technology and Policy for a Diverse Urban Future" symposium. Read more
01 Aug, 2016
Bonnie Ruberg and 'Doing it for free'
Alumna Bonnie Ruberg had her article 'Doing it for free: digital labour and the fantasy of amateur online pornography' published in a special issue Read more
17 Nov, 2015
Meet Björn Hartmann
08 Oct, 2015
BCNM's Recommended Spring 16 Courses Now Out!
Check out the highlights of new media courses on offer this Spring 2016! And here are a few we're proud to be offering. Read more
06 Oct, 2015
New Spring 2016 Undergrad E-Lit Course!
This upper-division undergraduate course epitomizes digital humanities - literary analysis alongside basic programming skills and DH tools and methods! Read more
20 Jul, 2015
Revisited: Critical Making Course Exhibition
Check out photos of amazing student work! Read more
22 Jun, 2015
Berkeley Public Schools at CITRIS Invention Lab
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05 Nov, 2014
Interactive Seating Design Competition
The Jacob's Institute for Design Innovation is offering this great class for undergraduate students! Information here. Read more
17 Sep, 2014
Adventures in New Media
14 Aug, 2013
Announcing the 2013-2014 History and Theory in New Media Lecture Series
The History and Theory of New Media Lecture Series is produced by the Berkeley Center for New Media with support from CITRIS (The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) Read more
03 Apr, 2013
Summer 2013 Course Offerings in New Media - Digital Activism, NWMEDIA 150AC
The Berkeley Center for New Media hosts an artist in residence annually, providing them with a space in which to explore the boundaries of their work and experiment with new ideas Read more
11 Jan, 2012
Artist Talk with Walter Kim on Modeling the Interaction of Light Between Diffuse Surfaces
Join us for lunch and conversation with artist Walter Kim at the Berkeley Institute of Design Read more
25 Jul, 2011
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?, A Responsive Sound Installation, Ken Goldberg & Gil Gershoni, Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF Read more
Fall 2023
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Fall 2022
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Fall 2021
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