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San Francisco Chronicle —

California beaches were dramatically damaged by recent storms. Can they recover?

Article quotes Jane Willenbring, associate professor of geological sciences, on the natural shift of beach sand over the course of the seasons.

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Wired —

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.

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Washington Post —

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.

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Wall Street Journal —

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.

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The New York Times —

10 nutrition myths experts wish would die

Quotes Christopher Gardner, professor of medicine, on how all plant-based foods contain all 20 amino acids.

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The Atlantic —

Trying to stop long COVID before it even starts

References a Stanford study looking at treating long Covid with Paxlovid.

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SFGate —

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.

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New York Times —

How bad is it to share lip products?

Article quotes Laleh Gharahbaghian, clinical professor of emergency medicine, on the longevity of viruses and pathogens on objects.

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USA Today —

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.

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NBC Bay Area —

Rain sadness: Does it impact our mood, mental health?

Interview with David Spiegel, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how rain may affect mood and mental health.

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Business Insider —

I am a working mom who wants to ask to go down to four days a week. Will that kill my career?

Article quotes Myra Strober, professor emerita of education, on how to ask your boss to decrease your time at work.

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Washington Post —

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.

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NPR —

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.

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Associated Press —

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.

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New York Times —

Defining nonbinary work wear

Article quotes Richard Thompson Ford, professor of law, on how the norms of gendered dress keep shifting.

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Washington Post —

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.

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The New York Times —

Fourth grader or chatbot?

Quotes Sarah Levine, assistant professor of education, talking through reasons she thought essays were written by students or a bot.

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NBC News —

Ketamine clinics for mental health are popping up across the U.S. Does the treatment work?

Quotes Smita Das, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, voicing her concerns about pop-up ketamine clinics.

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The New York Times —

Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens, research finds

Quotes Jeff Hancock, professor of communication, on other variables that could have contributed to the changes found in the study.

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ABC News —

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.

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Washington Post —

Stumbling with their words, some people let AI do the talking

Article quotes Percy Liang, associate professor of computer science, on how consumer tools have helped people see how capable AI has become.

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San Francisco Chronicle —

Thousands of tech workers in the Bay Area are being laid off. How does it affect their health?

Article quotes Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of management science and engineering, on how stress from being laid off can lead to unhealthy behaviors.

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The New York Times —

How is everyone making those A.I. selfies?

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.

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KGO-TV —

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.

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Bloomberg —

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.

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San Francisco Chronicle —

Is the Bay Area heading back to mandatory masking? Here’s what to expect

Quotes Abraar Karan, infectious disease fellow, on how there is sense in masking in high-risk areas.

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San Francisco Chronicle —

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.

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ABC News —

How to stay healthy during the holiday season

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.

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Washington Post —

Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love?

Article quotes Jeff Hancock, professor of communication, on phone calls requiring immediate attention.

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New York Times —

Pandemic learning loss

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.

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