TechThis company is helping Ukrainian tech workers land contract gigsUA IT Hub specializes in bringing IT projects to Ukrainian engineers who need flexibility to balance work with the realities of war.
TechScience, conscious consumers, and next-gen founders will drive ‘ESG’ innovation in 2022Members of the Fast Company Impact Council say business and cultural forces will help push environmental, social, and governance leadership.
Co.DesignThis ingenious jacket dramatically increases your body temp with 30% less materialHelmed by a former North Face executive and a pair of Stanford professors, LifeLabs has developed warming and cooling garments that can help reduce energy use indoors.
ImpactWhat happens when you put 926 random Americans in a room and tell them to solve the climate crisisThe latest installment of America In One Room asked an eclectic mix of voters to come talk to each other until they came to consensus on the best climate policy. Can people’s minds be changed?
Co.DesignIs Zoom’s UX subtly sexist?A new study shows that women are more likely to experience Zoom fatigue than men. And the platform’s self-view mirror is to blame.
News4 types of Zoom fatigue and how to combat themInsights from the first peer-reviewed study of a pandemic-era phenomenon we know all too well.
TechAn artificial intelligence scholar urges technologists to embrace humilityStanford professor Fei-Fei Li says a culture of transparency, openness, and respect will lead to breakthroughs that help society.
NewsNo, you can’t test yourself for COVID-19 by holding your breath: Viral email chains debunkedMisinformation about the coronavirus pandemic is proliferating on social networks like Facebook, and even via old-fashioned email forwards.
ImpactThe Green New Deal is a chance to make clean energy accessible to allTransitioning the U.S. economy from fossil fuels to 100% clean energy is a massive undertaking. But from an equity, economic, and environmental perspective, the opportunities far outweigh the costs.
ImpactThere are way more solar panels in the U.S. than we thoughtScientists built an AI to look at a billion satellite photos and find the solar panels. It found a lot.
ImpactThis class helps developing-world solutions reach people in needThe innovations emerging from Stanford University’s Design for Extreme Affordability course are both viable business models and sensitive to local needs.
TechExplore The Largest Early Map Of The WorldThis 430-year-old world map, digitized for the first time, is “more than just a map!,” according to historian David Rumsey.
ImpactThese Kids’ Books Are Written By Kids From Around The WorldRakonto is teaching kids critical thinking skills by making them the authors of their own children’s books.
Co.DesignThis Map Of 100 Million Traffic Stops Reveals The Truth About Racial Bias In PolicingStanford’s Open Policing Project proves that not only are black drivers pulled over more than white ones, but that it’s because of bias.
Work LifeHow Do You Balance Your Goals While Keeping Your Options Open?Is “keeping your options open” a huge waste of time? Consider picking an option and sticking to it.
ImpactWould A Campus Carbon Tax Work Better Than Divestment?Divestment is more about symbolism, but a carbon tax would help university campuses make concrete changes.
ImpactThe Growing Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Has Its Biggest Success At StanfordCiting climate change as a concern, Stanford University has vowed not to invest its endowment in coal mining companies. Could Harvard–with the country’s largest endowment–be next?
ImpactWant To Be More Creative In Your World-Changing Work? Apply For This FellowshipSome people think that creativity is something you’re born with. But the Stanford University d.school emphatically rejects that idea, and is proving it by teaching experts how to re-envision the way they work.
TechWith “Self-Healing” Batteries, Longer Smartphone Battery Life Is Within ReachResearchers at Stanford University have solved one of the biggest obstacles in developing batteries for smartphones and electric cars that last 10 times as long.