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Driverless cars have a hard time in snow, too

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You won't die if you don't go to Harvard or Stanford

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Frank Bruni on why acceptance rates have dipped so low, and what top high school students should do.

How to create the next Silicon Valley

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Build research-friendly colleges... and get some money.

Stanford's nanotube computer: 4 reasons for non-geeks to care

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The nano-tube computer would make processing faster, cheaper and more energy efficient.

Stanford wins the fundraising race, setting a record

Feb 20, 2013
Stanford University becomes the first school to break the billion dollar barrier for fundraising in a single year.

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