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We can just make the Earth a little smaller.
Jeremy Bailenson, director of Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, explores his research on how VR can deepen our understanding of climate change impacts.
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Groundbreaking innovations that begin in Stanford labs flow freely into private industry to improve human well-being, fuel the economy, and strengthen American competitiveness.
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The Power of Life
Jessica Riskin
History Professor Jessica Riskin examines the life and work of the underappreciated early 19th-century naturalist who proposed the first evolutionary theory of life.
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Flash Teams
Melissa Valentine and Michael S. Bernstein
Stanford professors and HAI senior fellows Melissa Valentine and Michael Bernstein introduce a new model for organizing work-groups of globally distributed experts who convene “in a flash” to tackle a project and dissolve just as quickly when the work is complete.
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Autocrats vs. Democrats
Michael McFaul
Stanford political scientist Michael McFaul traces the power competition between the United States, China, and Russia over the past three centuries and makes the case for renewing America’s leadership on the world stage.