Negotiating a Better Future – Women and Public Policy Program
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View ArticleRebecca MacKinnon on The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom
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Kevin Lewis on Mate Choice in an Online Dating Site … Kevin Lewis on Mate Choice in an Online Dating Site … Data from online dating sites offer an unprecedented opportunity to address questions of...
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Harvard Thinks Big – Confusion, Play and Postponing Certainty – Eleanor Duckworth … … Eleanor Duckworth Professor of Education Harvard Graduate School of Education, February 16, 2012 ### About Harvard...
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Harvard Thinks Big – Making the World Smaller – Daniel Lieberman … … Daniel Lieberman Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, February 16, 2012 ### About Harvard University. Established in 1636,...
View ArticleHarvard Thinks Big – How Social Networks are like Carbon – Nicholas Christakis
Harvard Thinks Big – How Social Networks are like Carbon – Nicholas Christakis … … Nicholas Christakis Professor of Sociology (FAS) and Professor of Medical Sociology (Harvard Medical School) and...
View ArticleLife-threatening diagnosis leads to powerful friendship for two California teens
Life-threatening diagnosis leads to powerful friendship for two California teens … … Diagnosed early in childhood with cystic fibrosis, Emma Greene and Tiffany Senter were for several years able to...
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A Weighty Matter: Heavy Kids Despite the inescapable buzz around America’s “obesity epidemic,” research has shown that too few parents accurately appreciate extra pounds on their own kids. What’s more,...
View ArticleUsing placenta-derived stem cells for novel medical therapies
Using placenta-derived stem cells for novel medical therapies … Robert Hariri at TEDMED 2011 The Cellular Therapeutics CEO talks about his research in using placenta-derived stem cells as novel therapy...
View ArticleUnderstanding the science and psychology of how habits work
Understanding the science and psychology of how habits work … … How to break habits (from The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg) Previous research has suggested that making healthy lifestyle changes may...
View ArticleVideo of killer T cell of the immune system battling a cancer cell
Video of killer T cell of the immune system battling a cancer cell … … This brief video from Cambridge University’s Under the Microscope series shows a killer T cell, which measure 10 microns in...
View ArticleComplex Brain Has Simple Grid Structure
Complex Brain Has Simple Grid Structure A landmark study revealed that nerve cells in the brain form a simple checkerboard grid pattern. The new technique will help researchers better understand how...
View ArticleSeeing Into the Brain
Seeing Into the Brain Researchers developed a technique that preserves the brain’s 3-D structure down to the molecular level. The accomplishment allows study of the brain’s inner workings at a scale...
View ArticleThis National Diabetes Month, remember to keep an eye on your eyes
This National Diabetes Month, remember to keep an eye on your eyes If you are one of more than 25 million Americans with diabetes, you may already know the importance of watching your diet and keeping...
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Haiyan Typhoon – David Guetta & Secretary-General Philippines Appeal United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and international music artist David Guetta came together at the United Nations to...
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Insights into Brain Injury New findings provide insight into the damage caused by mild traumatic brain injury and suggest approaches for reducing its harmful effects. Nationwide, at least 1.7 million...
View ArticleStanford among the beneficiaries of major gift from Ludwig Cancer Research
Stanford among the beneficiaries of major gift from Ludwig Cancer Research Daniel K. Ludwig was a reclusive, self-made billionaire and a friend of President Richard Nixon who took the president’s “War...
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