Discoveries, ideas and people to watch
"If you spend enough time around something like baboons, you start to
look at humans differently," said Robert Sapolsky as he delivered an
address to the graduating class of 2009 at Maples
Pavilion.
Tagged: On Campus, Humanities & Sciences
The passage of time has not softened Richard W. "Dick" Lyman's perspective on the
tumultuous period four decades ago when the university was roiled by
waves of protest against the Vietnam War.
Tagged: Vietnam War, On Campus
Free videos of Stanford's wildly popular course on creating
applications for the iPhone and iPod touch have now been downloaded a
remarkable million times from Stanford's site on iTunes U in the iTunes
Store.
Tagged: iphone, On Campus, Business, Engineering
After a career that included service to three universities, two
presidential Cabinets and one of the largest companies in the country,
it seems natural that George Shultz would take the time to reflect on
the influences and decisions that guided him during his 88 years.
Tagged: International Issues, On Campus
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's energetic chief executive officer, gave a
humorous and optimistic pep talk Wednesday to a large crowd of Stanford
students, including some about to graduate into the midst of the Great
Recession.
Stanford is offering Q&A sessions with world-class faculty, such as psychology professor Philip Zimbardo, on its Stanford University Facebook profile. Anyone is welcome to watch the videos and ask questions online at no charge.
Tagged: On Campus, Humanities & Sciences
BJ Fogg wants parents on Facebook so badly he’s teaching Facebook for Parents, an unofficial, not-for-credit course on campus.
Tagged: On Campus
An enormous percentage of those “in power,” that is, in a position to make decisions of societal scope, are trained as lawyers. However, precisely as women begin to make
serious gains within the legal profession, it is becoming less and less
clear that law will remain the primary repository of societal power. In this viewpoint, Ryan Calo discusses the incredible importance of “code” and other facets of
information technology in shaping human possibilities.
Women are far from achieving parity on the editorial pages of America:
Between 80 and 90 percent of a newspaper's opinion essays—often called
"op-eds"—are written by men. Stanford is partnering with the OpEd Project to work to change that.
Tagged: On Campus
A New York Times blogger, as well as dozens of fans on Stanford's Facebook profile, rave about Tom McFadden's science-infused rap videos.
Tagged: biology, students, On Campus, Humanities & Sciences