“Generative agents” that draw on large language models to make breakfast, head to work, grab lunch, and ask other agents out on dates could change both gaming and social science.
Success with stem cell therapy in mice model of Alzheimer’s
Stanford Medicine researchers are hopeful that a proof-of-concept treatment in mice – blood stem cell transplants – may reduce signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
Stanford undergrads and local community college students did hands-on research in the neurosciences this summer through the NeURO and NeURO-CC fellowships.
Undergrad team builds a video game for bioengineering students
A free, educational video game designed by a team of undergrads lets students step into a digital version of Stanford’s world-class Uytensgu Teaching Lab.
Researchers in the field of photonics are harnessing the power of light to improve our electronics, help us live more sustainably, and learn more about how our bodies work.
New technologies aid the fight against human trafficking
An AI-powered database could help Brazilian authorities locate labor camps in the Amazon rainforest where hundreds of thousands of people are held in conditions of modern slavery.
In recent years, wildfire smoke has slowed or reversed progress toward cleaner air in 35 states, erasing a quarter of gains made since 2000, new research finds.
Walter Falcon, global authority on food security, has died
Raised on a farm in east Iowa and educated in a one-room schoolhouse, the Stanford economics professor was an internationally sought-after agricultural adviser.
