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7 POINTS ON ETHICS AND PERSUASIVE TECHNOLOGY – Persuasive Tech
When journalists and others talk about our work, they sometimes conveniently overlook these facts:<p>1. Soon after starting the Stanford Persuasive Tech …
EthicsStanford educators suggest lessons for solar eclipse
Stanford education faculty suggest ways for teachers and parents to take advantage of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
EducationAfrica: Supervolcano Minerals Discovery to Boost Green Cars - Study
Toronto — Scientists have found an unexpected new source for lithium, a key component in battery-powered electric cars and other renewable energy …
AI paints lifelike cityscape from memory alone
Researchers from Stanford University in California and Intel have created an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can paint a cityscape from …
ProgrammingEngineering students help geneticists study coral bleaching
Tiny devices could help scientists study coral bleaching, parasites, molecular biology and more, but few scientists know how to use them. A new …
Genome analysis with near-complete privacy possible
Stanford researchers used cryptography to cloak irrelevant genetic information in individuals’ genomes while revealing disease-associated mutations. …
DNAStep-by-Step Guide: Nonprofit Walking Meetings
Earlier this week, I was honored to do a webinar for Soapbox Engage about self-care and bringing a culture of wellbeing into the nonprofit workplace …
ManagementFrom bystander to upstander: A conversation about shyness, bullying and everyday heroism
Shy children who are bullied by a classmate aren’t their tormenter’s only victims.<p>“Bullies create bystanders,” said Philip Zimbardo, psychology …
EducationBubic Wins Cape Cod Award
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p><b>STANFORD, Calif.</b> - Sophomore left-handerKris Bubicwas named the Cape Cod Baseball League Pitcher of the …
Stanford CardinalUniversity leaders denounce ‘racism, anti-Semitism and bigotry’ after Charlottesville violence
Stanford leaders responded Tuesday to last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville with a letter addressed to students and postdoctoral scholars …
RacismWhy is the Internet Like a Cell Phone? Carpenter v. U.S
If your cell phone is on, your location is known, tracked and recorded, whether you are in your home or in public. As you move around, your location …
PrivacySportswoman of the Year Finalist
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p><b>STANFORD, Calif. –</b>Maggie Steffenshas been named a finalist for the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of …
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What’s here<p>This website contains a collection of forms and precedent legal documents relating to nonprofit organizations. Several notes about the …
GovernanceThe Daily Stormer, Online Speech, and Internet Registrars
Most people I talk to think that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media companies should take down ugly-but-legal user speech. Platforms are …
CensorshipA new low-cost cancer blood test could 'transform' how cancer is monitored and treated
According to a new report<p>Researchers from Stanford University have described a test that has the possibility to 'transform' a cancer diagnosis …
Cancer"Who has the right to feel safe and who doesn't?": Inside the first night of Trump's travel ban - Home | The Doc Project
Nisrin Elamin Abdelrahman was doing field research for her PhD in anthropology from Stanford University in the Gezira region of central Sudan.<p>Nisrin …
United StatesExploring cybersecurity, Capitol Hill-style
As cyber attacks escalate – as reflected in the 2016 Russian meddling in the U.S. election and the 2014 Sony Pictures hacking – the red alert has …
CybersecurityAnat Admati: Mythbusting Four Popular Excuses for Failed Financial Regulations
It takes a kind of “willful blindness” to liken financial crises to natural disasters. | Reuters/Brendan McDermidIn the nearly nine years since the …
Business SchoolPotential move to year-round daylight saving time: student response
Afternoons flooded with sunlight, casual fountain hopping and dinner on the outdoor Tresidder seating illustrate the summer scene at Stanford. …
Daylight Savings TimeScar artist visits to remind medical students that patients are people
TED MEYER’s career as an artist was succeeding beyond his dreams. Though he was often in great physical pain — a result of Gaucher disease — his …
MedicineTrio Recognized
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p>Story Links<p><b>STANFORD, Calif. –</b> No. 2 Stanford is well-represented in TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI …
College & UniversityCaptains Chosen
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p><b>STANFORD, Calif.</b> – Seven Stanford student-athletes were selected by their teammates on Sunday to serve as …
College & UniversityStanford's Strebulaev Says Unicorns Are Overvalued
Ilya Strebulaev, a Stanford University professor, explains why he thinks tech unicorns are overvalued. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on …
BusinessNew ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon’s ‘secret’ powers, Stanford engineers find
August 11, 2017<p>Chip makers appreciate what most consumers never knew: silicon’s virtues include the fact that it “rusts” in a way that insulates its …
EngineeringNonconference Schedule
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p>Story Links<p><b>STANFORD, Calif. –</b> Highlighted by a visit from defending NCAA champion North Carolina, a matchup …
College BasketballStanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’
<i>Anthropology course will explore ‘coming to terms with white identity’</i>Stanford University is slated to offer a class this fall called “White Identity …
EducationTowards a smarter window
Although you may not have encountered any yourself just yet, there <i>are</i> now "smart" windows that can electronically go back and forth between clear and …
Clean EnergyAmalie Fackenthal Adds Verbal Commitment to Stanford Class of 2022
Photo Courtesy: Amalie Fackenthal (Twitter)<p><i>Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on</i> …
College & UniversityMoving On
Courtesy: Stanford Athletics<p>Related Links<p><b>CHULA, VISTA, Calif.</b> – Playing solid golf from start to finish,Albane Valenzueladefeated Robynn Ree 4 and 3 …
Stanford CardinalOpen contest with skeleton videos may help people learn, or relearn, to walk
If you’re a scientist who wants to do something to help kids with cerebral palsy, your first strategy probably isn’t to launch an internet contest …
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