- Stanford’s New School of Sustainability Is a Gift to Fossil Fuel Companies | The university seems set to replicate the mistakes of past climate research: soliciting oil and gas funding, while paying lip service to environmental justice. https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/stanford-sustainability-school/ 8 comments climate
- Stanford University captain & GK found dead at 22 https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33406850/stanford-women-soccer-player-katie-meyer-dies-22-cause-death-unknown 73 comments soccer
- Student climate activists from Yale, Stanford, Princeton, MIT and Vanderbilt file legal complaints to compel divestment | For years, they tried to convince universities that investing in fossil fuels was immoral. Now they’re telling them it’s illegal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/16/college-fossil-fuel-divest-legal-action/ 9 comments climate
- Teenagers and young adults who vape face a much higher risk of COVID-19 than their peers who do not vape. Teen vapers are 7 times more likely to get COVID-19, according to a new study by the Stanford University School of Medicine. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s1054139x20303992 38 comments science
- Up to 300 million people worldwide may already be infected with SARS-CoV-2, says Stanford University epidemiologist John Ioannidis in criticism of new lockdown measures https://usa.greekreporter.com/2020/06/27/up-to-300-million-people-may-be-infected-by-covid-19-stanford-guru-john-ioannidis-says/ 21 comments worldnews
- Stanford University finds that AI is outpacing Moore’s Law https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252475371/stanford-university-finds-that-ai-is-outpacing-moores-law 13 comments artificial
- Stanford University mechanical engineers have developed a more stable prosthetic leg — and a better way of designing them — that could make challenging terrain more manageable for people who have lost a lower leg. https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/article/prosthetic-foot-can-handle-tough-ground?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reddit-tests&utm_content=reddit-prosthetic 3 comments science
- [Involving New South Wales] 'Submarines' small enough to deliver medicine inside human body [engineers from UNSW, University of Queensland, Stanford University and University of Cambridge] https://phys.org/news/2019-05-submarines-small-medicine-human-body.html 3 comments worldevents
- In blow to climate, coal plants emitted more than ever in 2018 | “We are headed for disaster, and nobody seems to be able to slow things down,” a Stanford University professor said https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/03/26/blow-climate-coal-plants-emitted-more-than-ever/?noredirect=on&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_term=.89797c4d0c5b 31 comments worldnews
- 99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality - A new report from Stanford University shows that most commenters were knowledgeable about the issue and very much in favor of keeping the protections. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3kmedj/997-percent-of-unique-fcc-comments-favored-net-neutrality 97 comments technology
- Stanford University students employ AI to make the dankest memes https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/2018/06/15/stanford-university-ai-dankest-memes/ 19 comments nottheonion
- A Cancer “vaccine” developed by Stanford University is eliminating tumors in mice - New therapy cures cancer with just one injection https://www.theglobalinformer.com/2018/03/a-cancer-vaccine-devoloped-by-stanford-university-is-eliminating-tumors-in-mice 23 comments science
- New research shows how “clickbait” caught on in the modern newsroom and how data metrics have changed journalism. The study by Stanford University in the American Journal of Sociology examines how metrics shape newsroom dynamics in the United States and France. https://www.futurity.org/clickbait-news-audience-metrics-1710452/ 7 comments science
- As is true in humans, chimpanzees’ general intelligence is correlated to their ability to exert self-control and delay gratification, according to new research, which finding relates back to the famous “marshmallow test,” an experiment originally performed at Stanford University in the 1960s. http://news.gsu.edu/2018/02/08/chimpanzee-self-control-related-intelligence-georgia-state-study-finds/ 834 comments science
- The universities that produce the most unicorn founders? Stanford, Harvard, UC – and the Indian Institutes of Technology https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/03/the-universities-that-produce-the-most-unicorn-founders-stanford-harvard-uc-and-the-indian-institutes-of-technology?utm_content=buffer73510&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 36 comments india
- Broncos buses in minor accident after practice at Stanford University http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000631012/article/broncos-team-buses-involved-in-minor-accident?campaign=fb-nf-sf20134482-sf20134482 4 comments nfl
- The World Could Go 100% Renewable by 2050, A New Study From Stanford University Says http://www.solarcrunch.org/2016/01/the-world-could-go-100-renewable-by.html 177 comments technology
- Genetic material from ancient viral infections is critical to human development, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151123202505.htm 6 comments science
- Delhi's AAP government to launch a manifesto tracker in collaboration with Stanford University http://www.merinews.com/article/delhis-aap-government-to-launch-a-manifesto-tracker-in-collaboration-with-stanford-university/15909280.shtml 7 comments india
- A wide receiver from Stanford University made this stunning catch in the end zone for a touchdown http://www.gifbin-media.info/2015/11/tiori5.gif.html 3 comments sports
- A new study from Stanford University finds that mentions of the word "God" or reading a paragraph about "God" increases risk-taking behavior. This challenges prior research on the link between religiosity and risky behaviors and suggests that thinking about God provides a false sense of security. http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2015/02/does-thinking-about-god-increase-our-willingness-to-make-risky-decisions.html 255 comments science
- At a conference in San Francisco, a Stanford University team revealed how to build high-rise chips that could leapfrog the performance of the single-story logic and memory chips on today’s circuit cards. http://www.futurity.org/high-rise-computer-chip-822922/ 29 comments science
- Has Stanford University found a cure for Alzheimer's disease? - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11280504/has-stanford-university-found-a-cure-for-alzheimers-disease.html 11 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I'm Dr. Les Dethlefsen, staff scientist in the Relman Lab at Stanford University. I study the microbiota of the human gut, focusing on how it varies over time, and on what happens when it's disturbed when we take antibiotics or change our diet. AMA! http://humanmicrobiota.weebly.com/ 205 comments science
- What Is Really Tearing America Apart - According to Shanto Iyengar, a political scientist at Stanford University, often the most divisive aspect of contemporary society is: politics. http://www.npr.org/blogs/theprotojournalist/2014/10/15/356101335/what-is-really-tearing-america-apart 38 comments politics
- Stanford University scientists have developed a "smart" lithium-ion battery that gives ample warning before it overheats and bursts into flames. http://www.likeswagon.com/2014/10/stanford-scientists-invented-smart.html 5 comments science
- Racism is the Foundation of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge - Stanford University Blog http://stanfordpress.typepad.com/blog/2014/07/racism-is-the-foundation-of-israels-operation-protective-edge.html 5 comments worldnews
- A New Study from Stanford University Found That Walking Can Increase Creativity By Up to 60% http://thehigherlearning.com/2014/04/29/a-new-study-from-stanford-university-found-that-walking-can-increase-creativity-by-up-to-60/ 13 comments cogsci
- Bioengineer at Stanford University invents microscope made mostly of paper (along with some other components). It costs less than $1 and offers a magnification of up to 2,100 times and a resolving power of less than a micron. http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/04/cheap-microscopes 11 comments science
- Stanford university finds no clear link between second hand smoke and lung cancer. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/study-finds-no-clear-link-between-lung-cancer-and-secondhand-smoke-9004077.html 6 comments science
- A new algorithm developed at Stanford University could give computers the power to more reliably interpret language. Called Neural Analysis of Sentiment — or NaSent for short — the algorithm seeks to improve on current methods of written language analysis http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/10/nasent-deep-learning/ 4 comments linguistics
- First finishers in the World solar challenge: 1. Nuon solar team (NL) 2. Tokai university (Jap) 3. Solar team Twente (NL) 4. Stanford solar car project (USA) http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/about_wsc_2013/2013_classes/clipsal_and_schneider_electric_challenger_class 15 comments science
- Researchers at Stanford University have created the first peel-and-stick solar cells. These cells are flexible, can be attached to a variety of surfaces (windows, business cards, clothing), and most importantly they can be produced using conventional, industry-standard facilities and materials. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/144027-stanford-creates-flexible-high-efficiency-peel-and-stick-solar-cells?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stanford-creates-flexible-high-efficiency-peel-and-stick-solar-cells 209 comments technology
- Humans becoming steadily stupider, says Stanford University professor Gerald Crabtree [links to actual papers in text] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/14/human_intelligence_degrading/ 14 comments science
- Hacker group claims to have broken into servers of 100 universities around the world including Harvard & Stanford, stole & posted 120K records including names, email & phone numbers. Was done to show failing edu standards. http://www.itworld.com/security/300334/group-says-it-hacked-systems-100-major-universities 34 comments technology
- Stanford University athletes had access to list of 'easy' courses. Best part: the list is in Comic Sans. http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/03/09/1046687/ 7 comments sports
- Stanford University gave its athletes a list of easy classes to keep their GPAs up (but stopped when reporters asked questions). Best part: the list is in Comic Sans. http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/03/09/1046687/ 6 comments reddit.com
- Global warming is about to hit home, hard (According to Stanford University) http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/july/extreme-heat-study-070810.html 31 comments science
- Stanford University will soon begin offering a series of 10 free, online computer science and electrical engineering courses http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/09/17/stanford-frees-cs-robotics-courses/ 4 comments technology
- Prof. John Koza of Stanford University Has Built an "Invention Machine" http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/0e13af26862ba010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html 16 comments reddit.com