Office of Science Outreach Stanford University
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- Health & Fitness
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Infinite Reality: Avatars, Eternal Life, New Worlds, and the Dawn of a Virtual Revolution
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)
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Fuels from Sunlight: Converting Solar Energy
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)
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Shark and Awe: The Extreme Life of the Sea
Stephen Palumbi talks about the array of marine habitats and the species that have uniquely been able to live in them. (July 14, 2011)
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The Next Wave in Wireless Technology
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)
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How are Drugs Developed and Why Is It So Expensive?
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)
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Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine
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)