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Humanity of the CuspS tanford classics Professor Ian Morris says that in the 21st century our cultural evolution is influencing our biological evolution. The result may be technologically enhanced "post-humans" as far removed from us as we are from Neanderthals. "Very, very slowly, we are turning into a different kind of animal," he says. |
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An Invention to Make Your Breathe EasierA fter choking on smog and other air pollution on recent trips to China, Stanford engineering professor Yi Cui put on his inventor's hat to look for a solution. The result is a low-cost, highly efficient air filter made with material commonly found in surgical gloves that has the potential to improve face masks, window screens, and perhaps even industrial air scrubbers. |
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New Leadership at HooverF or the first time in a quarter of a century, the Hoover Institution will have a new leader. In September, Thomas Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, will assume the post held by John Raisian since 1989. Gilligan is a former National Fellow at Hoover, who has also taught at the Graduate School of Business. |
