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Randy Katz

The Professor Buys a Dyson

Like most people, there are some domestic tasks I simply detest, some I don’t like but tolerate, and some I love. For example, I just seem…

5 min readMar 6, 2024

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The Professor Buys a Dyson

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Randy Katz

Was Air Travel Really Ever Glamorous?

Many people think traveling is glamorous.

3 min readMar 6, 2024

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Was Air Travel Really Ever Glamorous?

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Randy Katz

A Tale of Two Bags, Two Airlines, Two Terminals, and Two Days

I arrived early at Athens to check in for the return home to San Francisco via Heathrow. The tickets involve a very short (90 minute)…

4 min readAug 18, 2023

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A Tale of Two Bags, Two Airlines, Two Terminals, and Two Days

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Randy Katz

S**t I’ve Written (on Facebook):

San Francisco is F**ked! Brooklynization!

6 min readMay 5, 2022

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S**t I’ve Written (on Facebook):

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Randy Katz

The Professor is called for Jury Duty

Is there anything more onerous than going through your mail, finding an official looking envelop from the County of San Francisco, only to…

4 min readMay 5, 2022

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The Professor is called for Jury Duty

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Randy Katz

What Can the Dramatic Arts Teach an Engineer?

C. P. Snow spoke of the largely incompatible “two cultures” of the humanities and the sciences. Yet actors and engineers may not be as…

3 min readJan 8, 2022

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What Can the Dramatic Arts Teach an Engineer?

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Randy Katz

Rebuild It, But This Time Better

A Science and Engineering Research Agenda for Rebuilding America’s Civilian Infrastructure in the 21st Century

3 min readJan 6, 2022

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Rebuild It, But This Time Better

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Randy Katz

What Can Ernest Shackleton Teach Us About Academic Leadership?

One hundred years ago today, one of the most intrepid explorers of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration passed away, on his way to his…

7 min readJan 5, 2022

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What Can Ernest Shackleton Teach Us About Academic Leadership?

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Randy Katz

Reflections on Nobel Prizes and Use-Inspired Research

(I wrote this piece in 2018 after Jim Allison and Frances Arnold won their Nobel Prizes. When I get a chance, I will update to include the…

4 min readJan 4, 2022

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Reflections on Nobel Prizes and Use-Inspired Research

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The Long and Winding Road: Career Pathways to Leadership in Research Administration

(A thought piece based on my view of Leadership as Service, based on my 40 year experience as a Professor, Department Chair, Federal…

5 min readJan 1, 2022

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The Long and Winding Road: Career Pathways to Leadership in Research Administration

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Randy Katz

Randy Katz

Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Vice Chancellor Emeritus for Research. Former Deputy Director of CSTO/DARPA.

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