Microplastics (MPs) are small plastic particles of less than 5 millimeters in length that are generated from primary sources (manufactured at this size) or secondary sources (when large synthetic polymer products degrade into smaller pieces or are intentionally fragmented through mechanical or chemical recycling processes). Release of MPs into the ...
Over 90% of global water use occurs in agricultural production, which is subject to two pervasive distortions: (i) incomplete property rights for farmers accessing water and (ii) subsidies, taxes, and tariffs affecting agricultural output. This paper combines a rich collection of global geospatial data with a dynamic spatial equilibrium model ...
Energy transition is a much discussed topic. We talk about it at the global scale when we see national representatives meeting in some faraway place to discuss reducing total carbon emissions at some indeterminate time in the future (we all are more or less familiar with that story). But energy ...
Anthropogenic stressors, particularly pollutants, typically target animals at the molecular, tissue, and organ-system levels, with consequences assessed at population, community, and ecosystem scales. This seminar discusses three research projects spanning multiple levels of biological organization to inform environmental projections and conservation efforts. The first project investigates the ecological impact of ...
Please join the Stanford Cyber Policy Center (CPC) for a conversation on "Teens, Screens, and Social Media" with renowned psychologist and author Dr. Lisa Damour. Dr. Damour is the author of three New York Times best sellers: Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers, which have been translated into twenty-three languages. She co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
Astronomy on Tap San Antonio: Two Talks - Livestreamwe are excited to hear from the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Dr. Lindsay Fuller: “Total Eclipse of the Heart of Texas†and from Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Dana Koeppe:â€Cosmic Giantsâ€!Streaming on YouTube and Facebook. See weblink
Where: Cost: Free
Microplastic? Macro Problems - LivestreamExplore how plastic waste contributes to our changing climate. Dr. Imari Walker-Franklin will teach you how plastic impacts our health and the environment. Learn solutions to our growing microplastics pollution.   Speaker: Imari Walker-Franklin, Research Triangle InternationalRegister at weblink to receive Zoom information
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Digital Conflict Through the Lens of National SecurityThis talk surveys the landscape of digital security as a national security issue. Herbert Lin will address both offensive operations in cyberspace (essentially, computer hacking as an instrument of national policy) and information/influence operations (i.e., "mind hacking" as instruments of national policy). On the former, what happens when our computers ...
Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. They were predicted by Einstein but we did not have the technology to find them in his lifetime. In 2015, LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected one of these waves - a tiny ripple in space itself, ...
