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Field Work at the Great Barrier Reef?
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Field Work at the Great Barrier Reef?

That's Stanford in Australia.

by Diana Aguilera

Deceit Gets Smarter. Can Truth Keep Up?
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Deceit Gets Smarter. Can Truth Keep Up?

Artificial intelligence is remaking the news. Those who control it are reshaping society.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

New Institute Prompts Focus on People-Friendly AI
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New Institute Prompts Focus on People-Friendly AI

Goals include getting the right diversity of voices to the table.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Time Out for Ethics
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Time Out for Ethics

Professors shape AI’s creators.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

The Legend of the Almost Lost
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The Legend of the Almost Lost

A vault. An unlikely group of heroes. An 11th-hour rescue. Here’s how a team of editors and librarians saved a piece of history.

by Michael Shapiro

Ambassadors for the West
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Ambassadors for the West

Brothers Bill and Mel Lane ran Sunset Publishing for nearly 40 years.

by Michael Shapiro

What Should Free Speech Mean in College?
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What Should Free Speech Mean in College?

Four faculty members weigh in on why it can be difficult to build a campus culture in which students are comfortable enough to disagree.

by Jill Patton

What the Law Says About Campus Free Speech
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What the Law Says About Campus Free Speech

As faculty grapple with how to set a culture that maximizes learning, administrators must also ensure the university follows the law.

by Mark Storslee

Why Dance Matters
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Why Dance Matters

It’s not just good for your heart. It’s good for your brain. Faculty, students and patients show us the steps.

by Melinda Sacks

‘This Is Nothing  Short of Appalling’
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‘This Is Nothing Short of Appalling’

Admissions scheme prompts firing of sailing coach, new safeguards.

by Kevin Cool