#human-experience

#human-experience

Travel can make our large world small, and we forgot what a gift this is until it all got taken away from us not too long ago.

The upcoming 2025/26 season at Berkeley Rep features three world premieres, including a new musical adaptation, two West Coast premieres, and a revival of a classic.

Fragility gives human life its meaning, weight, and capacity for love. We value what can disappear because we, too, are disappearing.

Some pushback came because a few people did not consider certain subjects I studied to be "serious." Others were upset because I was emphasizing what seemed to them unscientific aspects. We could have captured the same physics without working nearly as hard as we did to perfect the photography, and this made people upset. They said, "You're a scientist, you're not supposed to care about things like that." But it matters to me that you appeal to as many aspects of the human endeavor as you can.

Ten years ago, I stood beside the woman I loved... We wasted no time stepping into that long-denied space, hearts full, hands trembling, knowing we were among the first wave of people finally granted the legal right to say "yes" to love.

Outsourcing our thinking to AI may make us smarter on paper, but it makes us shallower in spirit, reducing our long-term comprehension and engagement.

Language is a collection of symbols that conveys meaning; some words reference tangible objects while others evoke profound emotions or abstract concepts.

"The aves, through June 8, offers an immersive experience that explores age, memory, and the human experience, all while providing an escape from everyday chaos."