The federal government rescinded the Obama-era National Ocean Policy and replaced it with new policies intended to promote jobs and national security. Stanford experts examine potential unintended implications.
If federal plans move forward, most U.S. coastal waters would be open to offshore oil drilling. Stanford Professors Deborah Sivas and Alexandria Boehm look at related legal and marine issues from the perspective of the California coastline, which has been protected from new drilling since 1969.
Historian Mikael Wolfe argues that our sense of the past and present is more comprehensive when nature and technology are viewed as interdependent rather than in opposition.
Historian Richard White analyzes U.S. history from 1865 to 1896 and provides a fresh perspective on the time period, which was marked by rising inequality and corruption.
Francois Diaz-Maurin, a visiting scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, analyzes Catalonia’s referendum attempt, the Spanish government’s response and the impact these events could have across Europe.
Stanford scholar Shai Bernstein explored the impact of private equity firms during the financial crisis of 2008 and found that they appeared to be helpful rather than harmful amid the economic turmoil.
A computer scientist discusses the evolution of computational linguistics and where it's headed next. He was recently named the Thomas M. Siebel Professor in Machine Learning.
Students explore the history of Islam and other religions in Iran, dissect modern politics, learn Persian and discover the country’s contemporary cultural movements and film scene.
Instead of talking about the polarized topic of climate change, Stanford Earth scientist Rob Jackson suggests focusing on the shared benefits of addressing the problem, including job creation, health and safety.
Language is one of the most important cultural means that people have for shaping their identity. Anthropologist Samy Alim is one of the founders of the field of raciolinguistics, which explores the relationship between language and race.
A British exit from the European Union would slow economic growth, reduce Europe's impact in world politics, and strengthen regimes such as Russia's that prefer a weaker Europe, Christophe Crombez says.
In the aftermath of a shooting and lockdown at the UCLA campus on Wednesday, Stanford Police Chief Laura Wilson and Stanford Emergency Planner Keith Perry spoke to Stanford Report about precautions the campus community can take in such an emergency and preventive efforts on campus.
