Stanford University

Leland Stanford: an American Disruptor

Eleanor Ho

August 28, 2020

railroads, roland de wolk, Education, history, Stanford University, Culture

Ever wondered about the Stanford behind Stanford University? Read More...

Your Computer's a Flirt

Kara Miller

February 12, 2015

Melissa Dahl, Sci and Tech, Stanford University, dating, communication

Stanford researchers studied how men and women talk when they’re flirting, and Melissa Dahl, a writer for New York Magazine, discovered that — so far — your computer’s better at it than you. Read More...

Change the World, One Origami Microscope at a Time

Kara Miller and Genevieve Gilson

August 07, 2014

Prakash Labs, Stanford University, microscope, Manu Prakash, Sci and Tech

Origami may soon start saving lives. That’s the hope of Stanford professor Manu Prakash, who created the Foldscope - a foldable paper microscope - to help healthcare workers quickly diagnose diseases like malaria. Read More...