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Guest Anne Charity Hudley, professor of education at Stanford, discusses how language interacts with learning, and specifically explores with our hosts the experiences of Black students in college.

Originally aired on SiriusXM on May 21, 2022.

The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:

E180 | The physics of gel-like substances

The vast majority of substances are neither liquid, solid, nor gas – but an alternative form that shares characteristics of liquids and gases. Among them are gels, glasses, and colloidal suspensions, and they’re an essential part of everyday products like toothpaste, paint, hair products, and even windows. Stanford chemical engineer Roseanna Zia is an expert on the gel-like substance known as colloids.

In this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything, Zia joins host Russ Altman to talk about the physics of these substances, and how a greater understanding of colloids can improve our understanding of cells, biological processes, and human health and disease.

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E181 | How to Fight Climate Change

An environmental scientist explains why taking on climate change will require that we continue to reduce emissions and adapt to the effects of increasing temperatures.

The consequences of climate change have already been devastating: wildfires, drought, coastal flooding, and increased temperatures, among them. And there are massive economic, societal, and geopolitical and security costs as well. It's no wonder that many people may feel the situation at this point is hopeless. But in this episode of the Future of Everything, Stanford’s Chris Field tells host and bioengineer Russ Altman that the world has made more progress than we might have expected a decade ago, and that we can still pave a way to a sustainable future, both by reducing emissions and by adapting to the impact of increasing temperatures through such things as technological innovation and improved infrastructure and land and resource management. Listen and subscribe here.

Full title: Casey Means, MD & Stanford alum, co-founder at metabolic health firm Levels, on her mission to reverse preventable chronic disease.

Description: Dr. Casey Means on using tech-enabled tools to empower individuals with smart, personalized, sustainable dietary and lifestyle choices.

Originally aired on SiriusXM on May 14, 2022.

In an unusual leak from the U.S. Supreme Court, a draft memo shows the Court has decided to overrule Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade, which made abortion legal throughout the U.S. What does this mean for women seeking abortions in the U.S.? Are other rights, like same-sex marriage under threat? And what does this say about the politicization of the Court? Constitutional law expert Bernadette Meyler joins this episode to discuss these questions and more.

Originally aired on SiriusXM on May 7, 2022.

Since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, hundreds of the world’s leading companies, from investment banks to consumer goods, have shuttered their Russian operations. But Law firms have been slower to respond. Join us for a discussion with business law expert Robert Daines who has been leading an effort to expose leading American and British law firms about their status of work for Russian interests.

Originally aired May 7, 2022 on SiriusXM.

On Time's "30 Under 30" list of world change-makers, Shiza Shahid, entrepreneur & Stanford alum on impacting girls' lives through technology and education.

Shiza Shahid talks investing in mission-driven technology, & high-growth business models to empower girls and women in the global economy.

Join co-hosts Joe Bankman and Rich Ford for a discussion with Professors Paul Brest and Colleen Honigsberg, co-authors of the Measuring Corporate Virtue and Vice: Making ESG Metrics Trustworthy (book chapter of the recently published Frontiers in Social Innovation.

Shareholders and investors alike are pressuring companies to improve their environmental, social, and governance performance. And an increasing number of funds are designated as ESG. But how do we measure—and verify—ESG? Who performs the audits and do the ratings matter?

Originally aired on SiriusXM on April 23, 2022.

Jonas Miller, a researcher at the Stanford Neurodevelopment, Affect, and Psychopathology Laboratory, discusses the importance of giving young children opportunities for high quality learning.

Originally aired on SiriusXM on April 23, 2022.

Join co-hosts Joe Bankman and Rich Ford for a discussion with founding director of Stanford’s Environmental Law Clinic Debbie Sivas and 3L students Chris Meyer and SidniFrederick about critical environmental cases—and why they matter.

Stanford’s Environmental Law Clinic issues come in all sizes and shapes, from arguing successfully before the Ninth Circuit on their Endangered Species Act/NEPA case against the Forest Service, which implicated forest management issues in the face of drought and wildfire, to going before the Eastern District of California in a wildlife trafficking case.