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Paper on presymptomatic and asymptomatic coronavirus transmission reveals need for better studies

Io Gilman
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July 10, 2020
Science & Technology
Harrison Hochman and Devin Cintron, founders of Sparrow. (Photo courtesy of Devin Cintron)

Stanford students create online student loan marketplace

Enya Lu
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June 8, 2020
News
“I’ve always believed what someone can do with one dollar, an engineer can accomplish with a dime,” said Marcelo Peña, who plans to major in computer science. (Photo courtesy of Marcelo Peña)

Frosh joins effort to develop low-cost ventilator for COVID-19 response in Peru

Meghan Sullivan
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May 6, 2020
Science & Technology
(Photo: ANDREW BRODHEAD/Stanford News Service)

Professor Pat Hanrahan wins Turing Award for work in computer graphics

Jonathan Lipman
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April 5, 2020
News
Scholars discuss the social impact of Covid-19. Clockwise from top left: Eram Alam, Rob Reich, Russ Altman, Kate Starbird, Renée DiResta, and Megan Palmer. For the full agenda of the conference, visit https://hai.stanford.edu/. (Photo: WON-GI JUNG/The Stanford Daily)

Experts discuss AI’s potential to combat COVID-19, noting caveats

Arjun Ramani and Won Gi Jung
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April 2, 2020
Science & Technology
(Photo: Flickr)

Remembering Aaron Swartz’s legacy in light of JSTOR opening access

Patricia Wei
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March 27, 2020
Science & Technology
Inspired by the tradition of telling stories around a campfire, its creator, Sergio Charles ’23, designed it with the goal of allowing users to share their thoughts in a safe space. (Photo: Courtesy of Sergio Charles)

‘Cardinal Confessions’ founder starts anonymous posting app

Ujwal Srivastava
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March 22, 2020
Research
Lyme disease affects more than 300,000 people annually. Our roundup this week highlights research on an antibiotic that treats Lyme disease in mice and cell cultures. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Fighting Lyme disease, ‘neuroforecasting,’ breast cancer genetic testing

Derek Chen
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March 16, 2020
Speakers & Events
John Etchemendy told Russ Altman, host of the radio show “The Future of Everything,” that contemporary artificial intelligence is very limited. (Photo: EMMA TALLEY / The Stanford Daily)

AI can enhance humanity, says former provost John Etchemendy

Emma Talley
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March 5, 2020
Science & Technology
CS 91SI students on the first day of class winter quarter. (Photo courtesy of Amrita Venkatraman)

In CS 91SI, a senior teaches students how to redesign Axess

Ella Booker
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Feb. 24, 2020
News
Cardinal Crush allowed students to submit the names of their crushes and notified them if their crushes listed them in return. (Photo: The Stanford Daily)

Cardinal Crush team clarifies inaccessible privacy policy, false affiliation with Behavior Design Lab

Anastasiia Malenko
  •  
Feb. 22, 2020
Science & Technology
(Jasmine Liu/The Stanford Daily)

Carta to be rebuilt with faster page load time

Esha Dhawan and Ashlee Kupor
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Feb. 6, 2020
Speakers & Events
engineering

Sam Yam, Patreon CTO and Stanford alum, aims to sustain the business of digital content creation

Chloe Barreau
  •  
Jan. 28, 2020
Science & Technology
SARINA DEB/The Stanford Daily

‘AI for Good’ talk pushes tech usage to mitigate humans’ environmental impact

Sarina Deb
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Jan. 27, 2020
Research
Research into how we use our phones may provide insight into our lives, such as our behaviors, attitudes, and personal beliefs. Our roundup this week highlights research that seeks to capture data on how people use their phones online. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Human Screenome Project, four pathways in aging and a new DNA-based method to track animals

Derek Chen
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Jan. 22, 2020
Science & Technology
Assembly Bill 5 codifies the decision made in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (2018) that a worker who performs services for hire is an employee for the purpose of wages and benefits. Certain professions including salespersons, real estate licensees and commercial fishermen among others are exempt. / Wikimedia Commons

Governor allocates $20 million to enforce gig-economy bill

Paxton Scott
  •  
Jan. 15, 2020
News
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a buildup of protein plaques, which leads to nerve cell death. Our roundup this week highlights research that discovered virus-fighting immune cells in samples from patients with Alzheimer’s. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research Roundup: Immune cells in Alzheimer’s patients, body temperature changes, climate change talk

Derek Chen
  •  
Jan. 13, 2020
Science & Technology
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The stealthy reinvention of youth nicotine addiction by Juul proves hard to combat

Jasmine Kerber
  •  
Jan. 9, 2020
Courtesy of Gerd Altmann

Stanford team’s new particle accelerator fits on a silicon chip

Andrew Tan
  •  
Jan. 9, 2020
Science & Technology
(Photo courtesy of Stanford Applied Cybersecurity)

Applied Cybersecurity Club wins National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition for 3rd consecutive year

Jennifer He
  •  
Dec. 29, 2019
The Stanford Daily

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