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Forgiveness after an election loss: Grieving and anger are normal, for a while
One of the great things about writing for a living is that when I experience something in my own life, I can use that as …
Stanford scientists discuss the “hard problem” of consciousness with playwright Tom Stoppard
I’ve been a fan of Tom Stoppard’s plays since I had to read his great play "Arcadia" for a class years ago. In it, Stoppard …
Biochemist Peter Kim weighs in on the ambitious goals of the Biohub
About a month ago I wrote about a new collaboration between three Bay Area universities called the Biohub. It was the first science investment by …
Smartphone microscope turns microbiology into game time
Those of us with kids are sensitized to notice things others might not. The location of bathrooms, cool toys, or -- in the case of …
Stanford part of new Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Stanford is one of three Bay Area universities to participate in a new collaboration announced today by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. That’s the initiative created …
Technology for typing with brain signals could allow paralyzed people to communicate
The typing in the video below is driven directly by brain signals in a monkey (yes, monkeys typing Shakespeare!). It's one of a series of …
Chemical spray paint identifies new proteins in synapse
I recently went to meet Alice Ting, PhD, in her new Clark Center lab, not long after her arrival from MIT. Ting came to Stanford …
Stanford biodesign: A focus on saving lives without increasing costs
Here’s a conundrum: Medical technology saves lives every day, but it has also been one of the key drivers of health-care cost increases. How do …
Stanford researchers develop a new target for immunotherapy: sugars
Cancer immunotherapies have been big news in the past few years, particularly after former President Jimmy Carter’s melanoma was successfully treated with one such immune-stimulating …
New award rewards reproducing existing research
The first research paper to describe a new phenomenon gets all the glory. A high profile publication. A great line on the scientist’s CV. Another …
One patient can still spot faces post-surgery, suggesting perception network is resilient
In what might be reassuring news to many of us, psychologist Kalanit Grill-Spector, PhD, and research associate Kevin Weiner, PhD, have found evidence of our brain’s resilience. …
New technology reveals surprise immune system discovery
This story would be a simple tale of helpful new technology – of which I've written a lot – but it also goes to show how new technology can …
How a file storage system can help advance neuroscience
The other day I received an email from Stanford psychologist Russell Poldrack, PhD, letting me know about a new study, about which he wrote, “A …
Art of Neuroscience competition highlights beauty of the brain
I'll admit that I’m a sucker for neuroscience research. Who doesn’t want to know how and why we behave the way we do? Or how …
Undergraduates tackle growing threat of antibiotic resistance
A few months ago I had the opportunity to watch some undergraduate teams pitch their start up biotech ideas to a group of Stanford scientists …