@RBousso

Physicist

 Berkeley, CA
lightsheet.berkeley.edu
Joined September 2012
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Raphael Bousso retweeted
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"I teach mathematics at UC Berkeley. Three days a week, I stand in front of lecture halls with 500 to 1,400 students. By the second week of the semester, I already know who is in trouble. Some students are five to eight years behind in mathematics. Office hours that should be spent discussing integrals instead become lessons on fractions and basic algebra you would expect students to learn in middle school." sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/…

Opinion: I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can’t do middle school math

Since the University of California abandoned the SAT and ACT, thousands of faculty say it’s admitting students who aren’t prepared for the coursework. Will UC listen?

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“Even Janet Napolitano, who was the university president in 2020 and recommended a test-blind policy then, now favors its reversal.” nytimes.com/2026/07/06/opini…

Opinion | A Great University Undermines Its Mission (Gift Article)

Under the test-blind policy, more students are thrown into classes for which they are unprepared.

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College admissions is broken. It can be fixed. Liberals should own this cause, not cede it to the imbeciles who believe Trump lowered drug prices “by 1600%” washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | I’m a professor at Berkeley. Bring back this requirement for entry.

The outcomes of California’s admissions experiment are even worse than predicted.

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Gift link: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

University of California faculty are in open revolt over the lack of standardized-test scores.

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Opinion | What ‘equity’ in college testing has wrought

University of California faculty sound the alarm about the elimination of the SAT.

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UC weighs reinstating SAT, ACT requirements over math skill shortfalls - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story…

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test requirements in 2020.

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When will UC act? Our current course is institutional suicide
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Bring Back the SAT - by Svetlana Jitomirskaya thefp.com/p/bring-back-the-s…

Bring Back the SAT

California universities dropped the SAT to help low-income and minority students. The policy is doing the opposite, writes Svetlana Jitomirskaya, a professor of mathematics at UC Berkeley.

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The Academy Rethinks the SAT wsj.com/opinion/university-o…

Opinion | The Academy Rethinks the SAT

University of California faculty say that when tests were dropped, student learning fell.

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The University of California Needs the SAT Back wsj.com/opinion/the-universi…

Opinion | The University of California Needs the SAT Back

Even the overwhelmingly liberal Berkeley faculty are fed up with the admission of unprepared students.

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Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

University of California faculty are in open revolt over the lack of standardized-test scores.

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Requiring the SAT Test Boosts Student Success - WSJ wsj.com/opinion/requiring-th…

Opinion | Requiring the SAT Test Boosts Student Success

After we started requiring entrance exams at Chapman University, graduation rates more than doubled.

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Professor Raphael Bousso has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences as a member of the 2026 class. 👏 physics.berkeley.edu/news/ra…
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A fun follow-up with Brian Greene on black holes, quantum mechanics, and the nature of reality: youtu.be/YoIIiPa-NvQ
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A public lecture/fireside chat at a pub in Marin, hosted by Wonderfest: youtu.be/QSW63tKSzwA
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Raphael Bousso retweeted
Daniel Carney@four_form28 May 2025
Unbelievable. This place is the best because we attract the best. There is NO other reason. And the best are simply not going to put up with this kind of bullshit.
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In a universe with many matter fields, the geometry does not fluctuate. Then we know what we mean by the Generalized Second Law of Thermodynamics, and we know what we mean by a Bounce (or cyclic) Cosmology. My recent theorem says you can't have both.
Quanta Magazine
@QuantaMagazine27 May 2025
In general relativity, “singularities” are mathematical anomalies where Einstein’s equations break down. For decades, the hope has been that quantum physics would correct these aberrations. What happens if that’s not the case? @walkingthedot reports: quantamagazine.org/singulari…

Singularities in Space-Time Prove Hard to Kill | Quanta Magazine

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory of gravity. A trilogy of theorems hints that physicists must go to the ends of space and time to find a fix.

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Singularities in Space-Time Prove Hard to Kill quantamagazine.org/singulari… via @QuantaMagazine

Singularities in Space-Time Prove Hard to Kill | Quanta Magazine

Black hole and Big Bang singularities break our best theory of gravity. A trilogy of theorems hints that physicists must go to the ends of space and time to find a fix.

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Brian Greene is a national treasure, a singular amalgam of grace, professionalism, and brilliance. Also, he's pretty good at explaining stuff youtu.be/16kzFN0SWYg

Is Gravity the Hidden Key to Quantum Physics? | World Science Festival

Leading physicist Raphael Bousso joins Brian Greene to explore the ...

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Pope Francis was a friend of science.
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