Becca Taylor fits into the world of competitive puzzling
Profile
Two years ago, the Distinguished Careers Institute associate director surprised herself by winning a puzzling competition. This week, she's competing at the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in Valladolid, Spain. “I’ve been able to engage with such a wide variety of people over this quirky little thing.”
Move-in Day for the Class of 2028
Video
Stanford welcomed more than 4,500 frosh and transfer, graduate, and professional students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year. Watch the highlights.
An AI tool for scanning grains of sand reveals volumes about the past
Research
A new AI tool can tell whether individual grains of quartz were shaped by river, glacier, or wind, giving researchers a more complete picture of the processes that molded and transported them.
A better way to make the recommendations that power platforms
Case Study
A model developed at Uber Eats could change how consumers find their new favorite meals, music, or movies.
‘Before They Vanish’ addresses the crisis of species loss
Book
A new book co-authored by ecologists Paul Ehrlich and Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.
In the news
With common sense regulations, we can have our krill and the whales and penguins and seals can have it too.”
Conservation biologist Matthew Savoca, on his study that found soaring human demand for krill is threatening the recovery of whale species in the South Indian Ocean.
AI helps find simple charging trick to boost battery lifespan
William Chueh, associate professor of materials science and engineering and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on a study that increases battery lifespan for electric cars.
Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?
Daniel Ho, professor of law and senior fellow at SIEPR, on the propensity of large language models to make up facts, laws, and opinions.