Around the Farm

Four leaders in their fields named as Stanford Engineering Heroes

Inductees include an innovator who transformed video gaming, computer scientist spouses who helped define the field and an astronaut who broke down barriers.

How do you define “culture”?

Stanford GSB professors recommend their favorite books and articles related to the concept.

Scientists use machine learning to speed discovery of metallic glass

SLAC and its collaborators are transforming the way new materials are discovered. In a new report, they combine artificial intelligence and accelerated experiments to discover potential alternatives to steel in a fraction of the time.

Can political emotions destroy democracy?

Humanities Center fellow Ian Beacock reveals how democracy worked in Weimar Germany and why it failed.

The science behind Cambridge Analytica: Does psychological profiling work?

The researchers who warned about abuses of Facebook data show how psychological profiling gets results.

Altered immune cells clear childhood brain tumor in mice

In mice, a fatal brainstem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T cells that recognized the cancer and targeted it for destruction. The Stanford discovery is moving to human trials.

Researchers improve patient safety with bedside computer vision

What if clinician imperfection could be improved by a form of artificial intelligence that continuously detects, and prompts correction of, defects in bedside care?

Religiously engaged adolescents demonstrate habits that help them get better grades, Stanford scholar finds

Innovative research model to study effects of social media on elections and democracy

The initiative is based on a collaboration model between academic researchers and industry that was co-developed by Stanford Law Professor Nate Persily.

Stanford scholar Michael McFaul examines reasons for decline in U.S.-Russia relationship

In a new book, the political scientist illuminates the transition from cold war to hot peace as he reflects on his career as the Obama administration’s ambassador to Russia and his service on the National Security Council.