How sensor-dangling helicopters can help beat the water crisis
Article quotes Rosemary Knight, professor of geophysics and senior fellow a the Woods Institute for the Environment, on using imaging technology to decide where to place wells.
Death by a thousand meetings: How to reduce video-call overload
Article quotes Jeremy Bailenson, professor of communication and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on tips to reduce video-call fatigue.
Are gas stoves dangerous to your health? Here’s what science says
Article quotes Rob Jackson, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on how the levels of methane emitted from a stove aren’t considered harmful to human health.
Stanford panel talks about bridging Silicon Valley to rural areas
Reports on a speaker panel at Stanford to discuss the gap between Silicon Valley and rural America, bringing more awareness of rural issues to students in the Bay Area.
Floods, rain have plagued California – what happened to the drought? It’s still a problem, new data says
Article quotes Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on the severity of the rain deficit before recent storms.
How the humble gas stove became the latest flash point in the culture wars
Article quotes Rob Jackson, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on pollution that comes from gas combustion.
Eight billion humans and counting: What it means for the planet’s future
Interview with Elizabeth Hadly, professor of biology and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, discussing population growth, economic growth, and environmental balance.
U.S. spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
Article cites work by Amy Zegart, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and FSI, on how computers take less time to interpret information than humans.
For many of the 1,271 Americans under Russian sanctions, it’s a point of pride
Article quotes Kathryn Stoner, senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, on being included on Moscow’s “Stop List” of 1,271 Americans under Russian sanctions.
Video: ‘Remember, masks still work’: Medical expert on ‘tripledemic’ threat
Interview with Alok Patel, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, about the "tripledemic" of flu, COVID, and RSV afflicting the country during the holiday season.
Quotes Jennifer King, privacy and data policy fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, pointing out concerns with Lensa's privacy policy.
Stanford study explores how dams, reservoirs could benefit global food supply
Reports on Stanford research looking at how the world's reservoirs could store more than half of the water needed to irrigate crops without impacting their other uses.
Musk Twitter leak raises concern about outside data access
Quotes Alex Stamos, director, Stanford Internet Observatory, arguing the Federal Trade Commission could have reason to investigate Twitter’s internal access logs.
California COVID hospitalizations soar 150% in a month, echoing last year’s winter surge
Article quotes Jake Scott, clinical assistant professor of medicine, on how vaccinations and infection rates have kept COVID patients out of intensive care.
Interview with Alok Patel, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, on how to stay healthy this holiday season amid the rise of flu, RSV, and COVID-19.
Article quotes Sean Reardon, professor at the GSE and senior fellow at SIEPR, on how poverty in a community was a good predictor of learning loss during the pandemic.