Stanford University on Wednesday became the latest elite institution to announce a big boost in financial aid for undergraduates from the middle class. picked by jhordie 6 months ago

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's health. The evidence suggests the placenta of humans and other mammals evolved from the much simpler tissue that attached to the inside of eggshells. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Most folks think of a photo as a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Stanford University researchers, however, have created an image sensor that also can judge the distance of subjects within a snapshot. picked by mutil8or 6 months ago

Interview with psychologist Philip Zimbardo, the principal investigator for the Stanford Prison Experiment and also an expert witness at the court martial hearings of the soldiers tried for their actions at Abu Graib. Inspired by doggylives post.

* there is a video on the page with the story that has VERY graphic images. You may want to not click to play or keep some eye bleach nearby. picked by PulsisX 6 months ago

...Please read the story before downvoting. picked by gratheo 1 week ago

Philip Wong, Abbas El Gamal and Keith Fife are developing a digital camera that sees the world through thousands of tiny lenses, providing an electronic "depth map" containing the distance from the camera to every object in the picture. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph?

Anyone that knows psychology will have heard of this but it's a really interesting site with slideshow and videos. picked by doggylives 6 months ago

Crude historical depictions of African Americans as ape-like may have disappeared from mainstream U.S. culture, but research presented in a new paper by psychologists at Stanford, Pennsylvania State University and the University of California-Berkeley reveals that many Americans subconsciously associate blacks with apes. picked by doggylives 3 months ago

Stanford Linear Accelerator Emeritus Bebo White gave us a tour of what at almost 2 miles long is both the world's longest and straightest building picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

This site traces bitmap images, turning them into beautiful vector art. Just upload your image and we will convert it for you. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Step 33. Swim across the Atlantic Ocean 3,462 mi 29 days 0 hours picked by jaxomlotus 1 year ago

Interesting and shocking experiment from 1971 simulating a prison. Sort of a follow up to the toilet bowl licking story further down. picked by kyot 1 year ago

A Stanford University study shows that runners have fewer disabilities and live longer than non-runners. Aerobic exercise (such as running, swimming, walking, and bicycling) was found to be very important at reducing disabilities as we age and minimizing the risk of death at an early age. picked by oklala 5 days ago

What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph?

Inspired by Heymrp's post - The Milgram Studies on Obediance. picked by Turtle 1 year ago

A separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age. picked by 2longdogs 4 months ago

"Stay hungry, stay foolish." picked by muppet 7 months ago

Interesting article about the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" proving the axiom, "absolute power corrupts absolutely". This "experiment" was also the basis for numerous books, plays, movies, and more. picked by Phildo 2 years ago

So we have prosthetic limbs, but what about functional prosthetic eyes? A new Stanford project might be paving the way. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Research from Stanford University School of Medicine shows that a single protein plays a surprisingly central role in development of diabetes, hence the possibility of a radically new approach in the treatment of this disease. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago