Attendees of Saturday’s TEDxStanford event donned their global change goggles, considered calamari, and settled into a solar home during talks that took fresh approaches to environmental issues.

Two summers ago, algae overwhelmed Lake Erie with a toxic scum that suffocated fish and fouled shorelines. A new study finds that, without action, the lake can expect more of the same.

One year ago tomorrow, the first U.S.-China startup incubator in Silicon Valley, InnoSpring, opened its doors. Today, the first company is spreading its wings in the public market.

John Feinstein knew where he had to go. It was 1996, and Duke basketball had just won a big game in overtime, yet Coach Mike Krzyzewski was uncharacteristically absent from the Blue Devils’ locker room. Entering Krzyzewski’s office, Feinstein found the coach kneeling and weeping uncontrollably about the recent death of his mother. Feinstein put his hand gently on the coach’s shoulder. “John,” Krzyzewski said, “I just miss her so much.” Moments later, Krzyzewski gathered himself and entered his team’s locker room, Feinstein by his side, a courtesy almost never granted to media members. Tearfully, Krzyzewski told …

In Silicon Valley, it’s not always easy for students who dream of jobs in humanities and arts. But in recent years, individuals and organizations have found ways to incorporate art into the Bay Area’s tech culture.