The simultaneous occurrence of warm winters in the West and cold winters in the East has significantly increased in recent decades. The damaging and costly phenomenon is very likely attributable to human-caused climate change, according to a new study.
In the first of what will be a century-long series of periodic studies on artificial intelligence, top scientists say, “It is not too soon for social debate on how the fruits of an AI-dominated economy should be shared.”
The new bill SB32 will extend and expand targets for emissions cuts, putting the Golden State at the forefront of global efforts to lessen and adapt to impacts of climate change.
History Professor Jack Rakove says the presidency has emerged as the strongest of the three government branches while Congress is seemingly paralyzed by partisanship.
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History Professor Jack Rakove says that the value of deliberation, a founding principle of the Republic, has been deeply damaged by primaries and professional politicians.
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Stanford researcher Kenji Kushida says Japanese social norms are shifting from being highly unfavorable to a tech startup culture toward one much more supportive.
John McMordie was a member of the class of 2015 and would have received his coterminal degree in mechanical engineering in 2017. He is being remembered as a natural leader, innovative engineer and inspiring teacher and mentor.
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program, which will be the largest fully endowed scholars program in the world, is in start-up mode, laying the foundation for admitting its inaugural cohort in fall 2018.
Under the policy, third parties from outside Stanford are prohibited from flying drones or other unmanned flying vehicles (UFVs) at Stanford. However, student hobbyist clubs will have pre-approved flight areas.
Legal scholar Shiri Krebs found that overly legal language in reports on war crimes is less effective than morally based communication in influencing public attitudes on accountability.
More Egyptian women are seeking the opinions of physicians on whether their daughters should undergo female genital cutting, which is illegal in the country, but they say doctors don’t advise against the procedure.
Stanford students have a tradition of welcoming first-year students on move-in day by memorizing their names and calling them out when new students arrive at their dorms. A new service uses technology to build on that tradition.
Law Professor Nate Persily examines how polarization is affecting politics — from gridlock caused by elected officials’ refusal to compromise, to public incivility and decreasing respect for democratic institutions.
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Political science Professor Margaret Levi says surveys show less trust in government today than decades ago, yet Americans behave in ways that indicate a fairly high level of confidence in their leaders and institutions.View Q&A with Margaret Levi (PDF)
Smartphone speech recognition software is not only three times faster than human typists, it's also more accurate. The researchers hope the revelation spurs the development of innovative applications of speech recognition technology.
The updated policy goes beyond state law requirements and applies to all undergraduate and coterminal students living in undergraduate housing. Ralph Castro, director of the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education, explains the additional prohibitions and the rationale behind them.
A team of Stanford ChEM-H scientists has discovered a novel form of cancer immunotherapy, which works by removing certain sugars from the surface of cancer cells and making those cells visible to the immune system.
Psychology Professor James Gross found that people’s moods are key to deciding whether to spend time having fun or buckling down to tackle important but mundane chores.
By using modern techniques to study how proteins are directed to various areas within a cell, Stanford scientists are revising the fundamental understanding of cellular mechanisms.
Accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished zones is surprisingly lacking for much of the world. Applying machine learning to satellite images could identify impoverished regions in Africa.
