Office of Science Outreach Stanford University

Jeremy Bailenson shares his research on virtual reality, avatars, transformed social interaction, and related communication and psychological theories as well as their implications for citizens living in the digital age. (July 28, 2011)

Thomas Jaramillo examines the prospects of moving away from these traditional chemical fuel sources and instead towards a clean and sustainable path to synthesizing similar molecules using solar energy. (June 16, 2011)

Stephen Palumbi talks about the array of marine habitats and the species that have uniquely been able to live in them. (July 14, 2011)

Andrea Goldsmith, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering describes what the wireless future might look like and some of the innovations and breakthroughs that will be required to realize this vision. (July 29, 2010)

Daria Mochly-Rosen, Associate Dean for Research at the School of Medicine, discusses how the high cost and length of time it takes to develop a new drug is creating a conservative drug industry and how this may impact patient health. (July 15, 2010)

In the second installation of the Summer Science Lecture Series in 2010, Stanford Professor Jill Helms discusses the potential found in stem cell research for the way we practice medicine. (July 1, 2010)