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A cardiologist says embracing diversity will catalyze medical research
Jul 18, 2022Data shows that greater gender diversity on company leadership groups leads to improved business outcomes, says Stanford cardiologist Hannah Valantine. Likewise, she says, in medical research, where d...
An innovative polling model can move us past political polarization
Jun 24, 2022In our deeply polarized society, the prospect of holding thoughtful discussions on policy issues seems impossible. But it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Ev...
How cryptography and Web3 can fight misinformation and help restore trust in digital media
Jun 17, 2022Many of the lies, distortions, and pieces of disinformation online are easy to spot. But as technology advances it will become harder to tell the difference between video and images that are true and ...
Computational modeling can help understand Alzheimer’s disease
Jun 14, 2022Physicians diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with tests that measure memory loss and behavioral change. But many years before these symptoms appear, the disease is changing the brain, leading to the buildu...
Data is transforming our understanding of natural disasters
Jun 14, 2022Humans have been trying to predict when earthquakes will happen for centuries, with little success, by developing earthquake detectors and by wondering if unusual animal behavior could be a sign of an...
How to develop ever better computer chips
May 25, 2022Computer chips are everywhere: your cellphone, your car, even your refrigerator. And they’re essential to enabling advances in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and faster and better compu...
Training the next generation of entrepreneurs
May 25, 2022Search online and you’ll find lists of all the skills entrepreneurs should have - among them are imagination, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship. But are entrepreneurs born with these relevant s...
How to Fight Climate Change
May 17, 2022The consequences of climate change have already been devastating: wildfires, drought, coastal flooding, and increased temperatures, among them. And there are massive economic, societal, and geopolitic...
The physics of gel-like substances
May 05, 2022The vast majority of substances are neither liquid, solid, nor gas – but an alternative form that shares characteristics of liquids and gases. Among them are gels, glasses, and colloidal suspensions, ...
What makes a surgeon great?
Apr 15, 2022Conducting a surgery is one of the most complex tasks an individual can do — but how do you recognize the difference between the highly skilled surgeons performing at the top of their game and those s...