The class has an unsexy name — “Sense and Sensibility and Science” — and many UC Berkeley undergraduates who sign up for it say the appeal is that it knocks off more than one of their graduation requirements.
But it may end up being the most important course they take, some students say, and many remember it years later as their favorite.
“Sense and Sensibility and Science” was started 13 years ago by a team of UC Berkeley professors, including a Nobel laureate, who wanted to give students the tools to combat misinformation and improve their communication skills in an increasingly confusing world. They did not expect the class to become so popular — it’s now taught at a handful of other schools including Harvard and the University of Chicago — or for their lessons to become even more urgent.