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1. Celebrating the man called 'Father of English History,' Venerable Bede

Bede was the "teacher of the whole Middle Ages" – and one Stanford scholar has devoted a lifetime to his achievements.

2. The court will now call its expert witness: the brain

Will advances in neuroscience make the justice system more accurate and unbiased? Or could brain-based testing wrongly condemn some and trample the civil liberties of others? The new field of neurolaw is cross-examining for answers.

3. What's next in plan to reduce energy costs, greenhouse gas emissions

Joseph Stagner, executive director of the Department of Sustainability and Energy Management, explains what comes next in Stanford's $250 million Energy and Climate Plan.

4. Stanford workshop recreates the world of Incan pottery

The Inca artisans of the 1570s tried to recreate the pots their predecessors had made before the Spanish Conquest. Now Stanford's Archaeology Center retraces their steps and in doing so, rediscovers a vanished world.

5. Stanford honors its veterans

From the Great War to current conflicts, members of the Stanford community have answered the call to military service. On this Veterans Day 2009, the Stanford community remembers them.

6. Stanford study: Earth's early ocean cooled more than a billion years earlier than thought

The blisteringly hot, primordial soup once thought to cover the Earth in its early years may actually have had a tepid temperature no hotter than a backyard hot tub, Stanford researchers say.

7. 'Quirky, off-kilter' Stanford author gets $50K award

"Why not have a spaceship come into the story? Why not?" asks the author who has been praised for his "satiric glee and elegiac compassion."

8. Robert Sapolsky: 'Depression is like the worst disease you can get'

Depression must be understood on both a biological and psychological level, says Robert Sapolsky.

9. Stanford-led research helps overcome barrier for organic electronics

Study could lead to improved performance, consistency in devices such as flexible digital displays.

10. Remembering the day the Berlin Wall fell

A replica of the Berlin Wall was erected and knocked down in Stanford's White Plaza on Monday, the 20th anniversary of the wall's destruction.