Tiny particle accelerators could become widely available for science and medicine, thanks to accelerator-on-a-chip technology. “For the first time, we’re steering and we have our foot on the gas.”
The latest version of ChatGPT passes the Turing test with flying colors and has a more agreeable disposition than most humans. How might our own behavior evolve as a result?
Anxiety and depression among Latino groups in the United States have risen during times of heightened enforcement and policy tug-of-war, new research shows.
The Three Strikes Project and the quest for clemency reform
Stanford Law’s Michael Romano is working to secure the release of Californians serving life sentences for minor crimes under the state’s Three Strikes law.
“If you hide yourself from the emotional intimacies of life,” the author says on the GSB’s Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast, “you’re hiding yourself from life itself.”
New research shows the diversity of plant and animal life in 14 tropical reserves in Mesoamerica has plummeted since 1990 as roads and cattle ranches have expanded into protected areas. Large mammals, birds, and reptiles are disappearing, while disease-carrying insects and rodents are on the rise.
The science of how children learn language and use it to understand the world could help large language models do a better job of interpreting the intentions behind words.
‘Magic glove’ eases painful spasms in stroke patients
Engineers at Stanford and Georgia Tech have developed a wearable device that uses vibration therapy to address numbness, spasticity, and limited range of motion, potentially reducing the need for expensive and painful injections.
New research from SIEPR’s Rebecca Lester shows how tax policies whose primary purpose is to achieve some result at home can have unintended effects around the world.
Resting boosts performance of lithium metal batteries
Lithium metal batteries could double the range of electric vehicles, but they degrade quickly. The fix? Programming discharged batteries to sit idle for a few hours.
Study finds inconsistent methods for measuring poverty
A new study finds almost no agreement in four widely used methods of measuring poverty, making it hard for policies to effectively target vulnerable populations.
Parts of East Antarctica may be less stable than we thought
The Wilkes Subglacial Basin in East Antarctica holds enough ice to raise global sea levels by more than 10 feet, and it may be less stable than previously thought.
Machine learning algorithms have proven especially good at burrowing into data collected in the field and unearthing new details on not only how interventions work, but for whom.
Researchers take ‘mixed reality’ headsets for a spin
A new study finds that headsets merging the external world with digital content via passthrough video technology can offer amazing experiences, but visual distortions, feelings of social absence, and motion sickness can undercut the vibe, dissuading prolonged usage.
