Curiouser and curiouser and curiouser and curiouser . And so on and so forth .
There ’ s just something in the air here at the University of California San Diego — besides the distinct whiff of Pacific sea salt — that demands we not only examine the world , but gleefully pick it apart . Because , as you know , what makes us tick is finding out what makes everything else in the world tick . It ’ s no secret that our collective , sun-soaked , SoCal heads have been tackling some of the world ’ s darkest problems for decades . Take our approach to global warming . We have a scientist who hypothesized that spiritual leaders will have a greater influence on solving it than science alone . Intrigued ? Good . Now , here ’ s what else a few of our mischievous minds have been thoughtfully reassembling . We ’ re using cell phones to bypass outmoded charity models in developing nations and providing cash directly to their citizens . And we ’ re challenging the prevailing views of feminism using storytelling more along the lines of comic books , of all things . Black freedom struggle ? One of our professors unearthed a network of radical African-American female activists dating back to the 1930s , providing a much-needed woman ’ s touch to what was thought of as a male-dominated history . It ’ s perpetual puzzles like these that our academic community embraces with childlike fervor . Of course , the only way we can continue to foster these current and future generations of thinkers , tinkerers and disassemblers of the everyday is with the generous support of our alumni , whose resources enable us to explore . And experiment . And ultimately , to advance mankind . giving . ucsd . edu