What happened to the internet without net neutrality?
Quotes Barbara Van Schewick, professor of law, on progression of what internet providers were able to see about users since the early days of the internet.
New SAT data highlights the deep inequality at the heart of American education
Article quotes Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how educational differences start long before a student takes the SAT.
New ‘brain atlas’ maps the highly complex organ in dazzling detail
Article quotes Henry Greely, professor of law, comparing a new catalog of more than 3,000 types of brain cells to sending a spaceship to take pictures of a new planet.
The average human body temperature is not 98.6 degrees
Article quotes Julie Parsonnet, professor of medicine and of epidemiology and population health, arguing humans are healthier than they have been historically, perhaps leading to a lower temperature.
Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism
Article quotes Sergiu Pasca, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on the development of nerve cells found in the brain’s cerebral cortex from gestation through an infant’s second year.
Chronic school absences on the rise in 40 states, study finds
Interview with Thomas Dee, professor of education and senior fellow at SIEPR, discussing possible causes behind the spike in school absences and what can be done about it.
Could vaccines solve the overdose crisis? Researchers are trying to find out
Article quotes Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, arguing currently available treatments need to be easier for people to get.
Wildfire smoke is reversing years of air pollution progress in California and the West, new study finds
Article quotes Marshall Burke, associate professor at the Doerr School of Sustainability and senior fellow at FSI, SIEPR, and the Woods Institute for the Environment, on how progress in air quality has begun to reverse.
Project LIFE: Long-acting injectables to stop surging opioid deaths
Article quotes Keith Humphreys, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, arguing many opioid addicts are not able to get the medications that would help them.
Interview with Laura Carstensen, professor of psychology and director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, talking about people entering the workforce now can anticipate a longer working life.
Article quotes Manu Prakash, associate professor of bioengineering and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on what led him to build an affordable multipurpose microscope.
Artificial intelligence can make companies greener, but it also guzzles energy
Cites a Stanford report that found Bloom, a machine-learning model, used enough energy in training between March to July 2022 to power the average American home for 41 years.
Opinion piece co-written by Dan Reicher, professor of law and senior research scholar at the Woods Institute for the Environment, calling on Congress to act to protect America's dams.
CEOs are gambling that pandemics are over with their remote work policies
Quotes Nicholas Bloom, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how hybrid work arrangements are necessary in case an employee is ill and can't come to the office.
Earliest magnetic galaxy ever detected offers clues about Milky Way history
Quotes Enrique Lopez Rodriguez, physical science resident scientist, on a magnetic field in a galaxy that is evidence for the integral role such fields play in the evolution of galaxies.
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says
Quotes Barton Thompson, professor of natural resources law and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on using a California precedent to prevent lakes from shrinking.