What are viruses? And how do these tiny infectious particles, which straddle the line between life and non-life, multiply and spread to become global pandemics?

This animation, an accompaniment to the article, What’s a virus, anyway? published in the Stanford School of Medicine SCOPE blog, delves into these questions and more. The animation was created in conjunction with Bruce Goldman, the author of the original article, and Jan Carrette, an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology.

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Original story, Stanford Scope Blog: https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2020/0...

Emmy Award Winner: Public/Current/Community Affairs-Feature/Segment, 2018 for animation and co-direction.

Just one day after his house and everything in it burned to the ground, October 9, 2017, the cartoonist, Brian Fies, bought some cheap paper, Sharpies, and highlighters, and got to work reporting what he and his wife experienced. The response was massive. In the week after the fire, an online version of Fies' comic, 'A Fire Story,' was viewed by over half a million people. KQED Arts brought his story to life. With moving animation, and with narration straight from Fies and his wife, Karen Fies, 'A Fire Story' also includes an epilogue from the artist about the long process of recovery, and the stability of home.

Narrators: Brian and Karen Fies | Director, Producer, Sound Design: Kelly Whalen | Co-Director, Animator, Editor: Farrin Abbott | Executive Producer: David Markus | A production of KQED Arts.

Students share the moments of opening their Stanford acceptance letters. Congratulations to the class of 2024!

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Stanford associate professor Paula Welander and her student Marisa Mayer discuss how microscopic traces of early life — called microbial lipid biomarkers — could help demystify the origins of life and life beyond Earth.

As Juneteenth approached, Stanford Law Professor William B. Gould, IV shared the journals of his great-grandfather who escaped slavery and fought against the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He discussed how his great-grandfather's words continue to be an inspiration for contemporary generations.

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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the pair for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.

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A new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy. Once inflated, it can change shape and move without being attached to a source of energy or air.

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To capture what it’s like to live and work in Silicon Valley –for the affluent, those who are barely getting by, and the many people in between–Stanford communication professor and Silicon Valley scholar Fred Turner teamed up with renowned photographer Mary Beth Meehan to create the new book, Seeing Silicon Valley / Life Inside a Fraying America.

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A new book by Stanford Law Professor, Richard Thompson Ford, examines the societal and political significance of dress codes over time. He discusses the history of the high-heel shoe, the early days of the civil rights movement, and thoughts about post-pandemic dress codes.

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Class of 2020 student profile.

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To make computer-aided design more accessible to people who are blind and visually impaired, Stanford researchers developed a display that can be paired with 3D design software to quickly produce touchable representations of a user’s work-in-progress.

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Dozens of makerspaces at Stanford help members of the campus community explore their creative side. Come along as Stanford science writer Taylor Kubota tackles one of the hands-on project kits at Lab64.

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An increasing number of studies have used DNA sampled from ancient skeletons to fill in important details of human history. In a new study, Stanford researchers and their European colleagues drew on ancient DNA to construct the first genetic history of Rome. This animation summarizes their findings.

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Animation by Farrin Abbott / Stanford University

Science that’s changing the world from the heart of Silicon Valley and the people who are making it happen.

Video by Farrin Abbott / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

This video was created as part of a news feature for SLAC.

SYMMETRY MAGAZINE, 2018

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On April 14, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Memorial Auditorium about racism and civil rights in American society.

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This video accompanied a SLAC press release for a new publication in Science.

Art School, PBS Station Emmy-Award Winning Series

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KQED Arts, 2017

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Thirty-six lives were lost in the Oakland Warehouse Fire on the night of Dec. 2, 2016. They were artists, musicians, sound engineers, DJs, events organizers, and more. They came from the Bay and from around the world. This is KQED Arts’ tribute to their lives and to the inextinguishable spirit and power of their creativity.

For more information, please visit KQED’s Memorial.

PBS Digital Studios: Above the Noise

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PBS Digital Studios: Above the Noise

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PBS Digital Studios: Above the Noise

Teen Blood and the Science of Anti-aging

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Art School, KQED, PBS Station, Emmy-Award Winning Series

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Up all night!!!

Udacity Hackathon: Immediate Impact Award Winner

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KQED Interview Assignment Project

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Designing Your Life with Bill Burnett

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