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Stanford News —

How democracy survives

Political science Professor Josiah Ober’s new book The Civic Bargain aims to turn pessimism about the future of American politics on its head. “It’s never been as bad as this” is simply wrong, he says.

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Stanford Medicine Children’s health —

How to recognize concussions in kids

As the school year gets underway, pediatric sports medicine specialist Arvind Balaji answers common questions about traumatic brain injuries in young athletes.

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Stanford News —

Meet the robot that can put your stuff away

Give one-armed TidyBot just a few examples of where items like clothes, food, and toys belong, and it can clean up a messy room with 85% accuracy.

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Stanford Medicine —

Wearables data point to premature birth risk

Normal pregnancy is characterized by progressive changes in sleep and activity. When those don’t happen on a typical trajectory, it can be a warning sign for premature delivery.

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Stanford Engineering —

Unraveling the secrets of quantum entanglement

Physicist Monika Schleier-Smith explains scientists’ fascination with the elusive phenomenon on this episode of The Future of Everything.

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Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment —

A geophysicist and a lawyer take a data-driven approach to clean water

Geophysicist Jenny Suckale and regulatory policy expert Daniel Ho discuss the data-driven approach they developed to help the EPA monitor and enforce water quality.

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Stanford Medicine —

Impact of genes linked to neurodevelopmental diseases found

By combining two cutting-edge technologies, scientists revealed the impact of a multitude of genes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, whose effects on brain development were previously unknown.

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Stanford Natural Capital Project —

Improving access to natural capital data

An open-source footprinting tool co-developed by Stanford’s Natural Capital Project helps companies minimize their environmental impact.

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Stanford News —

The rise of digital doubles

3D digital likenesses that are indistinguishable from real people on screen are becoming more powerful and accessible. What will that mean for actors – and society at large?

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STANFORD magazine —

California’s charge

The state has made an ambitious plan: 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045. Four experts weigh in on how – and whether it’s possible – to get there.

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