News & Stories

from STANFORD magazine

A psychology professor’s quest to explain—and demonstrate—the power of the mind over our health.

from Future of Everything podcast

An expert in stem cell biology explains why our muscles weaken with age and what she and her colleagues are doing to bring strength back to tired muscles.

from Stanford News

While recessions are difficult, they are temporary, says Stanford economist John Cochrane. What is more painful is long-term economic slowdown and stagnation.

from NPR

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul, ’86, MA ’86, about the release of Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap with Russia and what that says about the possibility of further diplomacy.

from Stanford HAI

Four Stanford Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence faculty members describe what they expect the biggest advances, opportunities, and challenges will be for the coming year.

from Stanford Report

In Their Own Words is a collaborative series between the Stanford Public Humanities Initiative and University Communications. Stanford faculty reflect on a question or topic they have been grappling with throughout their careers.