Wildfire smoke this year woke up places unaccustomed to its effects. Now what?
Quotes Scott Fendorf, professor of Earth systems science and senior associate dean for integrative initiatives at the Doerr School of Sustainability, on how in 2023 wildfires affected parts of the nation not normally used to them. It also quotes Sam Heft-Neal, research scholar at the Center on Food Security and Environment at FSI, on how wildfire smoke can affect people.
Quotes Nicholas Bloom, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how emoji use is part of a broader business trend toward more casual communication.
‘You Are What You Eat’: Meet the twins making changes to their diet in Netflix experiment
Reports on a Netflix series that documents a Stanford research project that looked at identical twins who followed completely opposite diets and monitored their progress over a course of eight weeks.
Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions
Cites a Stanford study that found in America and in the European Union, animal farming receives far more public financial support and lobbying attention than meat alternatives do.
Can a social media post change public opinion? Researchers weigh in
Interview with Jennifer Pan, professor of communication and senior fellow at FSI, on a study that looked at whether social media posts changed behavior.
What will motivate more people to make their homes more energy efficient?
Article quotes Ram Rajagopal, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and of electrical engineering, arguing that “performance-based incentives reduce the upfront costs of solar panels for homeowners.”
Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows
Article quotes Rob Jackson, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, arguing we are not prepared for the worsening environmental conditions.
Trailblazing computer scientist Fei-Fei Li on human-centered AI
Article quotes Fei-Fei Li, professor of computer science and co-director of Stanford HAI, in a review of her new book, The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI.
Daylight saving time end may worsen seasonal depression
Quotes Kristin Raj, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how people with seasonal affective disorder are affected by the combination of the time change and winter season.
Soaring electric bills fuel mounting anger at utilities in Maine and nationwide
Quotes Michael Wara, policy director for the Sustainability Accelerator at the Doerr School of Sustainability and director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on the strained relationship between utilities and their customers.
Quotes Oriana Skylar Mastro, center fellow at FSI, arguing China is not "switching direction and opening up anytime soon, whether that’s politically, economically or militarily."