Computer Science

An AI tool spotted 80% of fakes by noting when “visemes,” or mouth formations did not match “phonemes,” or phonetic sounds. | Image by Agrawala lab

Oct 21, 2020

AI can detect seemingly perfect deep-fake videos

Technology & Society Issue #105

In the end, says a legal scholar, all voters just want to know: Are our elections legitimate? | Stocksy/CACTUS Creative Studio

Oct 9, 2020

How to hold a secure election

Security, Technology & Society Issue #103

What will happen at the critical instant a rocket engine ignites? Stanford engineers will help answer that question. | Image courtesy of Javier Urzay

Oct 1, 2020

Interdisciplinary team develops ‘exascale’ computing for spaceflight

Technology & Society Issue #104

The complexity of bedside care | iStock/Jennifer Kosig

Sep 9, 2020

AI-controlled sensors could save lives in ‘smart’ hospitals and homes

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Health Issue #101

A new interactive tool uses AI techniques to automatically measure who is on cable news and what they talk about. | Shutterstock/Conchi Martinez

Aug 27, 2020

A team of researchers launch an AI-powered TV news analyzer

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society

“We’re in the middle of something really unusual here.” | Unsplash/visuals

Aug 20, 2020

John Mitchell and Maxwell Bigman: How can we improve online learning?

Technology & Society Issue #99

An AI-based robotics system could help predict and prevent falls. | Unsplash/Lindsay Henwood

Aug 10, 2020

Building a wearable that can catch you when you stumble

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Technology & Society

Can an AI system help students learn open-ended tasks like coding? | Photo by Linda A. Cicero

Aug 10, 2020

How an AI-based “Super Teaching Assistant” could revolutionize learning

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society

Research shows advanced AI systems can learn linguistic principles on their own, similar to how human children learn languages. | iStock/z_wei

Aug 6, 2020

How AI systems use Mad Libs to teach themselves grammar

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society Issue #102

Could great storytelling help us meet our fitness goals? | Unsplash

Aug 6, 2020

A fitness app with a story to tell: Can narrative keep us moving?

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics

How can we train AI systems while using less energy? | Stocksy/Jetta Productions

Jul 10, 2020

AI’s carbon footprint problem

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Environment Issue #97

“Delivery drones are the future.” | iStock/krugli

Jun 30, 2020

Could drones deliver packages more efficiently by hopping on the bus?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #97

A technique called COSMOS captures movies of neural activity throughout the curved cerebral cortex of a mouse brain. | Image by Isaac Kauvar and Timothy Machado

Jun 5, 2020

Stanford researchers show how decisions light up the brain

Computation & Data, Health Issue #98

A way to reduce side effects in psychedelics, antihistamines, beta blockers, opioids and other drugs | Unsplash/Paweł Czerwiński and Drea Sullivan

May 27, 2020

What if we could design powerful drugs without unwanted side effects?

Computation & Data, Health Issue #98

A new algorithm pushes out only as much data as the viewer’s internet connection can receive without degrading quality. | Adobe Stock/PerlaStudio

Apr 17, 2020

Computer scientists create a ‘laboratory’ to improve streaming video

Computation & Data

Visit SocialDistancing.Stanford.edu to provide information about local shelter-in-place policies. | Stocksy/CACTUS Creative Studio

Apr 13, 2020

When can we ease social-distancing?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society Issue #93

The goal: finding the best method for charging an EV battery in 10 minutes that maximizes the battery’s overall lifetime. | Stocksy/Melanie Kintz

Feb 28, 2020

How we could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles

Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Environment Issue #89

The power of light | Unsplash/Christopher Burns

Jan 24, 2020

Jelena Vuckovic: Photonics — a light on the computing horizon

Computation & Data, Energy, Technology & Society Issue #86

The stakes are high: Better education is key to solving big societal challenges, like poverty alleviation. | Stocksy/MaaHoo Studio

Jan 10, 2020

Emma Brunskill: Amped-up education with AI

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society Issue #85

Better movement is key to better health. | Unsplash/Phil Coffman

Dec 13, 2019

Scott Delp: Better gait, better life

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society Issue #87

The data suggests Google’s search algorithm is not biased along political lines, but instead emphasizes authoritative sources. | Getty Images

Dec 11, 2019

Are search results biased along partisan lines?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society Issue #84

Americans spend 87% of their time inside. | Stocksy/Kkgas

Dec 9, 2019

Are the buildings you live and work in making you feel stressed?

Health Issue #84

The ability to detect DNA in blood led to the development of a broad array of noninvasive medical tests. | Science Source/Wladimir Bulgar

Nov 22, 2019

Stephen Quake: What can the DNA in your blood reveal about your health?

Health, Technology & Society Issue #83

In a society where AI powers important decision-making, how do we minimize undesirable outcomes? | Illustration by Sarah Rieke

Nov 22, 2019

A new algorithm trains AI to avoid bad behaviors

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data Issue #83