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The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly transportation sector and electric power grid. What comes next is crucial.
The lasting problems of infrastructure aren’t of need or construction, but of overbuilding, delayed costs and the challenges of thinking ahead.
Online learning during the pandemic gives students more autonomy. For high-achieving students, especially those in academically mixed classes, that’s an advantage, whereas others might struggle.
Expanding free lunch programs could also reduce stigma for students, lower administrative burdens for schools and create jobs for communities.
The research community is taking a closer look at the lab-leak hypothesis for the origin of COVID-19, prompting discussion about the risks and benefits of engineering viruses.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
In the design of marine protected areas, new research suggests that it might be better to start small in order to gain local trust and support that leads to larger long-term benefits.
National sports victories increase nationalism and national pride, but can also influence attitudes towards refugees.
School teaches us to read a text carefully in order to understand it. But on the web, ignoring information is a survival skill.
Women and girls are forced to spend hours each day hauling water for their households. Beyond harming both physical and mental health, this takes time away from economic activities and caregiving.
The global pandemic caused an unprecedented drop in global emissions. But this is likely to rebound as economies start to recover.
As more and more plastic trash permeates the Semakin banyak sampah plastik di lautan, serpihan plastik masuk ke dalam ikan dan kerang - dan berpotensi juga masuk ke manusia
As more and more plastic trash permeates the oceans, fragments are making their way into fish and shellfish – and potentially into humans.
Les experts en prévention du suicide estiment que les parents peuvent engager une conversation honnête et sûre sur le suicide avec leurs enfants.
Suicide prevention experts believe parents can engage in an honest and safe conversation about suicide with kids.
Humanity is destroying Earth’s ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.
Climate change is a true existential threat for small island nations, but the US has done little to help the Marshall Islands, which it administered for decades.
The pandemic, along with other recent trends such as the shift towards clean energy, have placed us at a crossroad: the choices we make today can change the course of global emissions.
Election misinformation typically involves false narratives of fraud that include out-of-context or otherwise misleading images and faulty statistics as purported evidence.
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André Hoffmann Fellow, Stanford University
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Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
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Department Chair, Department of English, Stanford University
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PhD Candidate, Environment Engineering and Science, Stanford University
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
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Lecturer, Stanford University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Stanford University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stanford University
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Executive Director of Bio Policy & Leadership Initiatives at Stanford University, Stanford University
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Professor of American History, Stanford University
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
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Senior Research Associate, Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), Stanford University
