‘Step by step, we’ve made a huge amount of progress’
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Molecular biologist Luis de Lecea is mapping the brain circuits that control sleep so we can manipulate them for a better night’s rest.
In new survey, Californians weigh in on home insurance crisis and economic outlook
EconomicsNews
SIEPR’s latest California Economic Survey reveals that residents are worried about the scarcity and high prices of home insurance policies – and unsure about what policymakers should be doing in response.
Students and researchers team up to customize smoke sensors
Science & EngineeringResearch
When traditional devices couldn’t provide the air quality data needed to monitor prescribed burns’ effects on local communities, Stanford Radio Club students stepped in to help.
Art installation illuminates the history of encoded data
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With Fathom, the interactive work at the center of the new CoDa building, artist and faculty member Camille Utterback invites visitors to engage with the physicality of recorded information.
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As we continue to integrate AI into crucial societal decisions, we have an opportunity to build systems that don’t just replicate our current inequities, but actively work to address them.”
Sanmi Koyejo, assistant professor of computer science, on using AI as a tool for creating more equitable systems.
Humanity depends on the ocean – here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research
Stephen Palumbi, professor of oceans and of biology, and co-author of the article, discusses our reliance on the ocean for economic, social, and physical well-being.
Deliberative democracy puts dialogue and reason at center of decision-making
High school students Ryan Heshmati and Anaya Ertz talk with James Fishkin, professor of communication, on how we can put dialogue and reason at the center of decision-making.
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