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A New Animation Simulator Focuses on Finding Interesting Outcomes
Stanford engineers create a faster way to browse physics-based animations to allow unparalleled ease and efficiency for artists and scientists.
August 05, 2022
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A Robotic Diver Connects Human’s Sight and Touch to the Deep-Sea
The diving robot, OceanOneK, explored sunken planes, ships, and a submarine, and descended nearly 1 km below the Mediterranean Sea.
July 20, 2022
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Robert B. Tucker, IT Specialist to Stanford Computer Science, has Died
A Stanford alumnus, and a fixture at the university for more than 50 years, Tucker was 81 years old.
May 24, 2022
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The Starling Lab Announces its Inaugural Journalism Fellows
Journalists from around the world will use the Starling Lab’s groundbreaking data authentication framework to protect the integrity and safety of digital content.
March 15, 2022
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Why the Future Needs Robots with a Human Touch
A Stanford professor debuts a soft robotic finger designed to unlock the next generation of collaborative robotics.
March 14, 2022
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Five Stanford Faculty Members Named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
Five faculty members from Stanford University have been named 2022 Sloan Research Fellows.
February 15, 2022
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How Do You Build a Better Robot? By Understanding People.
Computer scientist Dorsa Sadigh discusses the growing field of human-robot interaction.
February 11, 2022
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Analyzing the Ethical and Societal Impacts of Proposed Research
A group of scholars come together to create the Ethics and Society Review, which considers how proposed research could have harmful effects on society as well as positive effects.
January 27, 2022
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John Hennessy Receives the Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering
Hennessy, president emeritus at Stanford University, is recognized for his contributions to the invention, development and implementation of RISC chips.
January 13, 2022
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Dan Jurafsky: How AI is Changing Our Understanding of Language
A linguist and computer scientist explores how AI is expanding from capturing individual words and sentences to modeling the social nature of language.
March 12, 2021
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John Hennessy Honored for Inventing the Chip Architecture Behind Computing
Stanford’s President Emeritus and collaborator David Patterson share the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award, and for co-authoring a textbook to train chip e
February 25, 2021
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Once Incarcerated, a Transfer Student Forges a New Path at Stanford
Jason Spyres, who began his university studies as a transfer student in 2018, set his sights on the Farm after hearing an inspiring talk by a Stanford admission officer.
February 09, 2021
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Karen Liu: How Robots Perceive the Physical World
A specialist in computer animation expounds upon her rapidly evolving specialty, known as physics-based simulation, and how it is helping robots become more physically aware.
January 15, 2021
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To Cooperate Better, Robots Need to Think About Hidden Agendas
New approaches favoring unspoken strategies between collaborating machines could drive the next wave of advances in robotics.
November 19, 2020
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AI Uncovers Who Gets Attention in High School Textbooks
Natural language processing reveals huge differences in how Texas history textbooks treat men, women and people of color.
November 18, 2020
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How Machine Learning is Transforming Drug Discovery
Daphne Koller, a veteran of AI, explains why she left academia for a chance to change the pharmaceutical industry.
November 10, 2020
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Researchers Create a Computer Model to Predict how COVID-19 Spreads
The study traces the footsteps of 98 million Americans in 10 metropolitan areas to create a tool that could help limit infectious encounters and control “superspreader” sites.
November 10, 2020
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How to Hold a Secure Election
On the cusp of an historic election, two experts — one from the field of computer science, the other from law — discuss how to ensure a thriving democracy.
October 09, 2020
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A New Initiative Seeks to Integrate Ethical Thinking into Computing
Stanford launches an embedded EthiCS program to help students consistently think through the common issues that arise in computer science.
October 09, 2020
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A Team of Researchers Launch an AI-Powered TV News Analyzer
The Stanford Cable TV News Analyzer is an interactive tool that uses AI to search transcripts and calculate the screen time of public figures appearing on cable TV news.
August 27, 2020