Despite common lore about major lapses in memory, the effects of healthy aging on cognitive functions are actually quite subtle, says Stanford neurologist Sharon Sha.
Mounds of wind-driven sand are ubiquitous in science fiction, maybe because they hold the keys to real knowledge about our solar system. Mathieu Lapôtre has the scoop.
Lanier Anderson, who has guided Stanford students’ journeys of self-discovery for more than 25 years, brings a philosopher’s sensibility to his role as interim vice provost for undergraduate education.
Christopher Gardner on Netflix’s ‘You Are What You Eat’
The Netflix series You Are What You Eat features Christopher Gardner discussing a Stanford Medicine-led trial of identical twins comparing vegan and omnivore diets.
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Amy Zegart on AI and spycraft
A profession that once hunted diligently for secrets is now picking through huge haystacks for needles of insight – precisely the kind of work at which AI excels.
