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Digital Dieting

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 12.14.2009 | Books


Jacqueline Leo

Why do we group so many things in sevens? Seven is more than a lucky number. It's the brain's natural shepherd, herding vast amounts of information into manageable chunks.

Tiger Woods BOOED At Stanford (VIDEO)

Posted 11.24.2009 | Sports


Tiger Woods received an unexpected wave of boos at Stanford on Saturday. Woods, who was an honorary captain at Saturday's Big Game between Stanford an...

Willie Taggart, Stanford Assistant, Hired As Head Coach At WKU

AP | WILL GRAVES | Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports


LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach. Taggart replaces David Elson, who was fir...

Screw It, Let's Talk Politics And Religion

Naomi Hirabayashi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Impact


Naomi Hirabayashi

Peace Dot is a campaign put on by Stanford University and is the brainchild of Stanford's Persuasive Technology Lab -- which markets itself as an attempt to harness computing power as a force for social change.

The Blame Game

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Jerry Weissman

On Saturday, two separate articles from two diverse sources -- sports and politics -- provided a lesson about the importance of being positive in communication.

New Literacy and the Commoditization of Content

Celeste Fine | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books


Celeste Fine

Perhaps product innovations, like books with video, are only as successful as they pertain to customer intimacy, and the future of books isn't inventing a better book but better meeting readers' needs.

Superfreakonomics (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books


It's the only thing that could top Freakonomics Meet the PROFESSORS, PROSTITUTES, DOCTORS, INVENTORS, PSYCOLOGISTS, and OTHER REAL-LIFE CHARACTER...

Stanford University Looking To Sell $1 Billion In Assets

Reuters | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business


Stanford University is looking to sell as much as $1 billion worth of investments including private equity investments, real estate and timberlands, t...

What Doctors Don't Know About Marshmallows And Happiness

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living


Tara Stiles

How long would you last resisting the marshmallow? That is the question asked in the "kid torture" video, a recreation of the study done in the 1960s at Stanford analyzing behavior, willpower, and success.

TV's $$$ Has Made College, Pro Football Fumble Away the Game

Bill Mann | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Bill Mann

TV's obsessive coverage of football, a lucrative sport, has sullied it, possibly irreparably.

Silicon Valley Takes Off Its Blinders

Rebecca Fannin | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Rebecca Fannin

Talk of Asia tech is no longer a turn-off in the Valley for a key reason -- China and other Asian upstart nations are emerging as innovation powerhouses.

Chavez Aids Antigua After Stanford Fraud Scandal

Reuters | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


The tiny Caribbean state of Antigua and Barbuda, still reeling from the fraud scandal surrounding Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, on Thursday found ...

Stephen Quake, Stanford Prof, Sequences Own Entire Genome In A Week

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 09.10.2009 | Home


SAN FRANCISCO — It might not be long until there is a gene scanner in every doctor's office, as DNA sequencing becomes faster and cheaper. A St...

SEC Acted Properly In Stanford Investigation: Watchdog

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission had been actively investigating the banking business of billionaire R. Allen Stanford for mo...

Allen Stanford Aided By Florida Regulators In Alleged Scam

miamiherald.com | By LUCY KOMISAR, MICHAEL SALLAH and ROB BARRY | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business


Years before his banking empire was shut down in a massive fraud case, Allen Stanford swept into Florida with a bold plan: entice Latin Americans to p...

No Wonder It Hurts So Much

Chip Conley | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business


Chip Conley

The world is chaotic and unfair. And, certainly, it isn't controllable. One thing you can control is your definition of your scorecard.

Should the SEC Tweet?

Norb Vonnegut | Posted 06.14.2009 | Business


Norb Vonnegut

FINRA and the SEC are compounding a problem -- they're regulating unevenly. The result is that bad guys have a place to hide -- or to reinvent themselves.

Stanford Anti-War Alumni, Students Call for Condi War Crimes Probe

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Marjorie Cohn

Last weekend, 150 activist alumni and present Stanford students targeted Condoleezza Rice for authorizing torture and misleading Americans into the illegal Iraq War.

Stanford Anti-War Protesters Want Condi Booted for War Crimes

Phil Trounstine | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


Phil Trounstine

About 150 protest veterans, who led the fight 40 years ago to dislodge Stanford University from the War in Vietnam, on Sunday called on Stanford to sever relations with former Provost Condoleezza Rice.

Condi Channels Nixon: If the President Says So, It's Not Illegal

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics


Marjorie Cohn

At a Q&A with Stanford students, Condoleezza Rice was extremely uncomfortable, defensive and nervous. She was rude to the first student, interrupted him and yelled at him.

WATCH: Allen Stanford, Alleged Ponzi Schemer, Talks To CNBC

Huffington Post | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business


Allen Stanford, the financier who has been accused of an $8 billion ponzi scheme by the Securities and Exchange Commission. After remaining mum on t...

James Davis, Stanford CFO, Cooperating With Investigators

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business


DALLAS — The chief financial officer of the troubled companies owned by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford has promised full cooperation with f...

Antiguan On Life After Allen Stanford

Huffington Post | Carrie Crotty | Posted 04.13.2009 | Business


Yesterday, Antiguans voted in one of their most contentious elections in years. Allen Stanford, who allegedly ran an $8 billion ponzi scheme, was clos...

Stanford, Madoff Scandals Show Need for Campaign Finance Reform

Duncan Quirk | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Duncan Quirk

Senators and Representatives are elected to represent their constituents, so why should Madoff and Stanford and others be allowed to donate to campaigns for which they are not constituents?

Allen Stanford Baseball Connection: Yankees Outfielder Johnny Damon's Frozen Funds

AP | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees outfielders Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady are among the investors whose accounts were caught in a freeze by the government ...