Category: Affiliate News 2011

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multitasking

6/16/11 - Electronic multitasking is a brain drain

by on June 20, 2011 11:46 pm
People who electronically multitask might look efficient, but Stanford researchers say that in fact, their brains aren’t working as well as they could be. Their study findings are published in today’s edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read the full article at SFGate
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6/14/11 - Tweets aren't as ephemeral as they might seem

by on June 20, 2011 11:09 pm
“You’re 100 percent more accountable for your actions online than you are face-to-face,” said Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Read the full article at The Sacramento Bee
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6/2/11 - Population Matters

by on June 20, 2011 10:52 pm
Even without a formal school of public health, numerous avenues for public health related research and study have emerged at Stanford independent of a formal structure. Driven by a growing faculty and student interest, the programs range from formal degrees to pure research centers and even student groups. Read the full article in The Stanford… Read more 6/2/11 - Population Matters
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5/7/11 - The Class That Built Apps, and Fortunes

by on June 20, 2011 9:54 pm
The Facebook Class was the brainchild of Stanford Center on Longevity Faculty Affiliate B. J. Fogg, who runs the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford. An energetic academic and an innovation guru, he focuses on how to harness technology and human psychology to influence people’s behavior. Read the full article at The New York Times
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4/25/11 - How Health Reform Punishes Work

by on June 20, 2011 9:52 pm
The subsidies to buyers of ‘qualifying’ insurance policies will induce sharp reductions in the supply of labor. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal
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3/30/11 - New Stanford Research Center to Tackle Tragic Mystery of Prematurity

by on June 20, 2011 9:47 pm
The March of Dimes Foundation has approved Stanford’s application to establish a transdisciplinary March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Stanford University School of Medicine. “We’ve been worried about prematurity for years. There’s been a lot of funding and a lot of important discoveries,” said Paul Wise, Center on Longevity affiliate and second principal investigator… Read more 3/30/11 - New Stanford Research Center to Tackle Tragic Mystery of Prematurity
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3/19/11 - Wired for Distraction: Kids and Social Media

by on June 20, 2011 9:44 pm
Scientific evidence increasingly suggests that, amid all the texting, poking and surfing, our children’s digital lives are turning them into much different creatures from us — and not necessarily for the better. Research conducted by Center on Longevity affiliate Anthony Wagner suggests this may activate dopamine reward circuits, triggering a forward-feeding cycle in which we… Read more 3/19/11 - Wired for Distraction: Kids and Social Media
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3/11/11 - ObamaCare and the Truth About 'Cost Shifting'

by on June 20, 2011 9:44 pm
There’s simply no evidence to support the claim that the insured bear the costs of caring for the uninsured. Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal
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2/8/11 - Center on Longevity Affiliate Juan Santiago Selected as APS Fellow

by on June 20, 2011 9:30 pm
Santiago was nominated by the division of fluid dynamics and selected for insightful and manifold contributions to microfluidics, including novel measurement methods, characterization and explanation of electrically driven flow instabilities, and studies and engineering applications of electrically driven flows for pumps, separations and sample preparation. Read the full article in Stanford Report
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1/31/11 - Revenge of the Alter Egos

by on June 20, 2011 9:26 pm
Avatars might be more than virtual representations of ourselves in online worlds, they could alter who were are in the real world. Researchers at Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab have been testing the theory on undergraduates over the years, putting them in scenarios to see how their avatars influence behaviors and perceptions. Read the full… Read more 1/31/11 - Revenge of the Alter Egos