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Stanford Impact Labs —

Rob Reich talks AI safety

Reich explains his new role serving as senior advisor to the U.S. AI Safety Institute and how he’ll use his background as a philosopher to approach his work.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Carbon reporting, explained

For companies that want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, accurate carbon reporting is key. This video breaks it down in just over a minute.

Stanford Engineering —

We need to talk about TikTok

With the app in the hands of 170 million Americans, Amy Zegart says, it’s time to consider the consequences for national security.

3D augmented reality with regular glasses

Combining advances in display technologies, holographic imaging, and artificial intelligence, engineers at Stanford say they have produced a leap forward for augmented reality.

People with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxide

A new study of air pollution in U.S. homes reveals how much gas and propane stoves increase people’s exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a pollutant linked to childhood asthma. Even in bedrooms far from kitchens, concentrations frequently exceed health limits while stoves are on and for hours after burners and ovens are turned off.

Stanford Medicine —

Neuropsychiatry and sandwiches

How Karl Deisseroth’s lunches for a group of scientists, physicians, engineers, and students produced a silo-busting program to probe neuropsychiatric disease.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Sculptor to explore ‘layers of place’

As the inaugural Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability visiting artist, Mark Baugh-Sasaki will work with scientists on a project that aims to inform ocean restoration by reconstructing its history.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Safer sun protection

Conventional sunscreen ingredients can damage coral reefs and human health. An immunologist and a marine ecologist teamed up to develop a better approach.

STANFORD magazine —

The shortest way home

Matt Jachowski puts his algorithmic skills to work on behalf of Maui residents displaced by wildfire.

Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health —

One step greener

Sophomore Vihaan Agarwal was 14 when air pollution in New Delhi caused by burning trash inspired him to start a waste recycling program that now serves 25,000 households.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

Planet versus plastics

Here’s how Stanford scholars are exploring the connection between plastic and disease, rethinking plastic reuse, and uncovering new ways to break down plastic waste.

Stanford HAI —

The state of AI in 13 charts

Foundation models dominate, benchmarks fall, and prices skyrocket: Check out highlights from the newly released report tracking global trends in artificial intelligence.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

A Nobel-winning economist tackles water scarcity

Paul Milgrom envisions a new market that would resolve the allocation battles of the Colorado River and provide long-run protection for a dwindling resource.

Stanford Report —

Addressing the Colorado River crisis

The future of water in the Southwest was top of mind for participants and attendees at the 10th Annual Eccles Family Rural West Conference.

Hurricane risk perception drops after storms hit

Programs and policies that help households go beyond stocking up on food and medical supplies to invest in longer-term protections could overcome the risk perception gap and support adaptation to rising climate-related threats.

Stanford HAI —

Generative AI and the social divide

The growing threat of disinformation leads people not only to believe in falsehoods, says Nate Persily, but also to disbelieve in facts.

Stanford Report —

Summit kicks off Earth Month at Stanford

The Living Laboratory Partnership Summit convened students, faculty, and staff Tuesday to celebrate the great work and collaborations making Stanford more sustainable.

Stanford Engineering —

The future of computer music

“The worry isn’t just that we as artists would be replaced by generative AI,” says Ge Wang. “It’s that we might be replaced by something far more generic and far less interesting.”

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability —

What does a just environmental future look like?

Race and socioeconomic status are often at the forefront of conversations about environmental justice, but other aspects of identity also play a role in who suffers most from climate change.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory —

SLAC completes the LSST Camera

Once in place atop the Rubin Observatory’s telescope in Chile, the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy will generate an enormous trove of data that will help researchers understand dark energy and other mysteries of the universe.

Symmetry Magazine —

Engineering the world’s largest digital camera

Assembling a digital camera the size of a car requires designing solutions to technical problems that never existed before. “There are a lot of subsystems,” says Tim Bond, head of the integration and test team. “You have to divide and conquer.”

Symmetry Magazine —

The world’s largest astronomical movie

A complete image of the southern sky will be stitched together every few days for 10 years, creating a stop-motion movie of tens of billions of stars and galaxies.

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