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June 21, 2020
We talk a lot in this country about freedom. Freedom to speak. Freedom to own. Freedom to choose. We value freedom so much that freedom to kill seems to be above freedom to live. The right to bear arms is not about the right of protection it is about the right to kill. To have at one’s disposal the means to confront personal wrongs you feel, to take your alienation and anger and use it to silence someone else forever. The connection between Columbine and Sandy Hook and Incel murderers and the KKK seems to be a clear one. Angry white men using their “god given right to bear arms” to take away someone else’s right to live. Their fear or anger is all the reason they need to turn hate into death. And I am so tired of it.
By Jen Ehrlich
April 6, 2019
Most of us have an intuitive inclination to react in ways that we want to characterize as “ethical.” If I see someone being beat up, I’m inclined to think that this ought not happen...My ought, I want intuitively to say, is specifically ethical.
By Adrian Liu
July 4, 2021
Stanford’s vast entrepreneurial ecosystem, a network of courses, programs, accelerators and student groups, deliver hands-on entrepreneurial education and support the creation, growth and funding of startups and ventures — brand new companies or businesses, writes Jonathan Ling.
April 7, 2020
It is impossible to separate David Starr Jordan's promotion of eugenics from any other parts of his life. Eugenics was not a mere footnote in Jordan’s life; it was a central aspect.
March 21, 2020
If you advocate central planning to stop the spread of coronavirus, don’t be surprised when your cure is worse than the disease.
Jan. 21, 2020
The naked truth is that finstas have evolved as a way to show vulnerability and to showcase a different side of you that people might not generally know about. This is not always conducive to growth. Journaling, on the other hand, has all the benefits of vulnerability with less toxicity.
By Richard Coca
April 29, 2020
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By Mark York and Nitish Vaidyanathan
Nov. 6, 2019
Surpassed by perhaps only David Starr Jordan, Terman was the most influential Stanford eugenicist. He was a firm believer in attempts to improve the human race through selective and restrictive breeding.
April 12, 2020
"Following the COVID-19 upheaval, the U.S. can make slight amends through gradual protectionism concerning industries — both emerging and long-established — that cannot be left to the devices of the CCP lest we compromise the health of Americans," argues Jeeven Larson.
June 11, 2020
Art of Science 2020, organized by Stanford Materials Research Society, creates a space for Stanford scientists from all disciplines to encounter their own research in a different way by translating their work into a piece of art.
By Carly Taylor
Nov. 20, 2019
“New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction,” edited by James Thomas and Robert Scotellaro, collects stories from a variety of authors in their most compressed form.
Sept. 5, 2019
To gain a better understanding of what billionaire Elon Musk is trying to do with Neuralink, The Daily heard from clinical associate professor of neurosurgery and psychiatry and behavioral sciences Maheen Adamson.
By Clyde John
July 21, 2019
“Island Universe” represents possible models of the early universe through sculpture. The temporary exhibition is open at the Cantor Arts Center from Feb. 23 to Aug. 18, 2019.
By Brian Lee
Aug. 3, 2019
Following the brilliant example of The Stanford Sphere, the editors and writers of the opinions section of The Stanford Daily are weighing in to offer you our top course recommendations for this fall quarter, starting with IntroSems and ending with our favorite advanced seminars.
May 1, 2019
The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence has announced the 30 diverse projects to which it will award seed grants. One project seeks to use AI to improve music therapy techniques. Another group of researchers are investigating individuals’ “folk theories” of artificial intelligence.
By Riley DeHaan
Sept. 24, 2019
Not all students hate Stanford’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR), but they generally agree that other students hate it. There’s a rhetoric around PWR: a word-of-mouth opinion spread around campus about the two-quarter sequence that nearly all Stanford students take in their first and second years.
By Nadav Ziv and Adrian Liu
