Stanford experts discuss the linkages between climate change and health, an area that will be a focus of Stanford-led events at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. It’s no secret […]
Stanford Experts Spotlight Climate And Health At Global Climate Action Summit
New Study Finds Patients Want More Information About Their Medicin
The first major study of the burden of long-term medicine use has revealed that many patients want more information on the medicines they’re prescribed and greater say in the brands they use. […]
Number Of Adults Over 85 needing 24-Hour Care To Double By 2035
The number of adults aged 85 plus needing round-the-clock care in England will almost double to 446,000 over the next 20 years, according to new research from the LSE-led MODEM study, published in the […]
Bargain Hunters Beware: A Store’s ‘Original Price’ Might Not Be After All
Retailers often compare a “sale” price to the original price. Donald Ngwesays consumers should be skeptical of those original prices — and so should regulators. Sale! Even the word is enough to send […]
NASA Launching Advanced Laser to Measure Earth’s Changing Ice
Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure – in unprecedented detail – changes in the heights of Earth’s polar […]
New Study Finds When Telling Lies, Perception Matters
If you think you’re helping someone by lying, you may want to think again. Telling a lie in order to help or protect someone—a practice known as prosocial lying—backfires if the person […]
Women: Why Some Bosses Find Your Success Threatening
Ena Inesi explains the perverse effects of exceptional past performance on women’s careers. A 2018 book on how women can achieve greater career success encourages them to claim recognition for their accomplishments. […]
Defined Benefit
How can Britain’s built environment become more efficient? Professor Paul Cheshire discusses his latest contribution to urban planning. Urban planning is both a perennial challenge and a British preoccupation. Amid declining high-streets and […]
Where Martian Dust Comes From
The dust that coats much of the surface of Mars originates largely from a single thousand-kilometer-long geological formation near the Red Planet’s equator, scientists have found. A study published in the journal Nature Communications found a […]
Think You’re Having a Heart Attack? If You’re a Woman, Insist on a Female Physician, Says New Study by Harvard Business School Professor and Colleagues
If you’re a woman and having a heart attack (what’s called in medical parlance an “acute myocardial infarction” or AMI), do your best to make sure you’re treated by a female physician. […]
Stanford Computer Scientists Develop A System To Synthesize Realistic Sounds For Computer Animation
Sounds accompanying computer-animated content are usually created with recordings. Now, a new system synthesizes synchronized sound at the push of a button. Advances in computer-generated imagery have brought vivid, realistic animations to […]
Four Ways To Stop Knowledge Leaking In R&D Partnerships
In industries where it is a race to the next innovation, partnerships in one form or another are highly attractive. But in these industries, such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical or technology, forming collaborations […]
NASA Assigns Crews to First Test Flights, Missions on Commercial Spacecraft
NASA introduced to the world on Friday the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station – an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to […]
Materialistic Media Makes Us Less Sympathetic To Poor
People who regularly watch television shows that glamourise fame, luxury, and the accumulation of wealth – like The Apprentice and Made in Chelsea -are potentially more likely to be in favour of […]
