Tag: palo alto
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Even in Trump era, green energy innovation is sparking, not sputtering
BREAKING BARRIERS Congress has kept in place federal funds that support the key period when inventors have to build prototypes to show potential investors. Some corporations and states also help maintain momentum on clean energy. APRIL 27, 2018 WASHINGTON—Eric Wachsman thinks he might have an answer to one of the great challenges that’s hindering the…
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Teoria das Janelas Quebradas
Há alguns anos, a Universidade de Stanford (EUA), realizou uma experiência de psicologia social. Deixou duas viaturas idênticas, da mesma marca, modelo e até cor, abandonadas na via pública. Uma no Bronx, zona pobre e conflituosa de Nova York e a outra em Palo Alto, uma zona rica e tranquila da Califórnia. Duas viaturas idênticas…
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Couple donates $20 million to encourage innovation at Sutter Health
Do you have $20 million to spare to give to a cause you love? Michael and Judith Gaulke apparently do. The Silicon Valley couple has donated that amount to create the Michael and Judith Gaulke Innovation Hatchery Endowment Fund at Sacramento, California-based Sutter Health. It’s the single largest donation in Sutter’s history, and it’s geared toward breathing air…