The effort to improve food safety by clearing wild vegetation surrounding crops is not helping, and in some cases may even backfire, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley. […]
Stanford legal scholar David J. Hayes says that the American government and policymakers can take measures to help reduce sport hunting of endangered wildlife populations around the world. By Clifton B. Parker […]
Stanford Professor Bruce McCandliss found that beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading. By May Wong | Stanford […]
A material inspired by the unique physics of geckos’ fingertips could allow robotic hands to grip nearly any type of object without applying excessive pressure. By Bjorn Carey | Stanford University News A promising new adhesive material was born out of a scrap. David Christensen, a mechanical engineering graduate student at Stanford, was trimming a […]
Real-time brain scans coupled with a machine-learning algorithm can reveal whether a person has memory of a particular subject. Now, Anthony Wagner and other scientists at Stanford have shown that, with a […]
by Clifton B. Parker | Stanford University News Service Compassion is a better managerial approach than toughness in today’s workplace, writes a Stanford psychologist in a new article. In fact, trying to make […]
by Rob Jordan | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Imagine the death of the world’s last elephant. An international team of ecologists, including Stanford biologist Rodolfo Dirzo, did just that, not only […]
by Clifton B. Parker | Stanford University News Service Passion, dedication and persistence count the most when children are cultivating their intelligence and talents, a Stanford scholar says. Carol Dweck, a Stanford psychology […]
by Paul Kalanithi | Republished with permission from Stanford Medicine magazine In residency, there’s a saying: The days are long, but the years are short. In neurosurgical training, the day usually began a little […]
A Stanford study shows that recess is a profoundly important part of the school day. Well-organized recess programs engage students in meaningful play and prepare them to learn once back in the […]
One of the more recent members of The Future Leadership Institute is Mr. Teun Depreeuw. Teun Depreeuw is founder and owner of Muurtuin.be, a company specialized in designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining vertical gardens. Click the picture to read more.
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