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September 14, 2022
Written
A New Strategy to Speed Up Cold Case Investigations
Solving crimes with forensic genetic genealogy is slow and complicated. A new mathematical analysis could crack cases 10 times faster.
Operations, Information & Technology
Collage image of a woman in black and white, with a strand of DNA obscuring her face. Image by Cory Hall
July 18, 2022
Written
Replacing the “Take-Make-Waste” Model with Sustainable Supply Chains
The switch to a circular economy could protect the environment while helping companies generate more value.
Sustainability
Illustration of the world, as viewed from a green lens that is surrounded by symbols of industry; oil rigs, factories, power lines, and trees and leaves. Illustration by Cory Hall
May 05, 2022
Written
Ghost in the Machine: Knowing Who Created a Robot Makes It Feel More Authentic
Researchers found that origin stories changed how people viewed AI agents’ work.
Operations, Information & Technology
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February 23, 2022
Written
A Plan to Inject More Funding into the War on Antibiotic Resistance
Two doctors propose federal subsidies to accelerate R&D on urgently needed antibiotics.
Health Care
MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing agar jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory. MRSA is a drug-resistant "superbug", which can cause deadly infections. | Credit: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch.
February 07, 2022
Written
Cupid’s Code: Tweaking an Algorithm Can Alter the Course of Finding Love Online
A few strategic changes to dating apps could lead to more and better matches, a Stanford GSB professor finds.
Operations, Information & Technology
An illustration of hands navigating on a phone with data -- 1's, 0's and XOXO's -- animating in the background. | Credit: iStock/GeorgePeters, Tricia Seibold.
January 28, 2022
Written
Adapting to Pandemic, Latino-Owned Businesses Get Stronger
Research finds Latino entrepreneurs leaning into tech, bolstering employee benefits.
Innovation
Martha de la Torre, Cofounder & President of EC Hispanic Media, photographed her employees. Credit: Martha de la Torre
December 15, 2021
Video
4 Class Takeaways from 2021
Five lessons in five minutes from Stanford GSB professors and lecturers.
Career & Success
Stanford GSB professor Jennifer Aaker in a classroom smiling and teaching two students. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
December 13, 2021
Written
9 Podcast Episodes to Listen to This Holiday Season
Here are some of our top picks from the Stanford GSB community’s podcasts in 2021.
Career & Success
Student standing inside Bass Library wearing wireless headphones and looking at his phone. | Credit: Elena Zhukova.
December 13, 2021
Written
A Dozen of Our Favorite Insights Stories of 2021
Just some of the original ideas and fascinating research coming from Stanford GSB faculty this year.
Career & Success
A person working on a computer, reading the Insights articles page on the Stanford GSB web page. | Credit: iStock/BrianAJackson.
December 13, 2021
Audio
How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Founder
In this bonus episode, we share lessons from the Stanford GSB class “Startup Garage” on hypotheses, narrative, and design thinking.
Entrepreneurship
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December 08, 2021
Written
The Spy Who Came in from the Code
A New York Times reporter details how the government and tech companies are leaving the U.S. vulnerable to hacking and cyber espionage.
Operations, Information & Technology
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December 07, 2021
Audio
A Conversation with Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria
Find out how Africa’s largest e-commerce platform connects buyers and sellers across the continent.
Entrepreneurship
Grit & Growth: The Podcast
December 01, 2021
Written
How Income Inequality Can Drive COVID Infections
A look at lockdowns in Chile finds that wealth played a major role in who stayed home and who risked infection.
Economics
Masked passengers sitting in a public bus, and a person seen through the bus window with shopping bags, also wearing a mask. | Credit: Reuters/Yara Nardi.
October 19, 2021
Written
Respond. Reflect. Rethink.
Nearly two years into the global pandemic, Stanford GSB faculty are helping us understand what’s changed and what’s ahead.
Innovation
various intersecting graphics: a satellite, a computer chip, a rocket ship and medical needle, a crane, and small detailed diagrams. Daniel Liévano
October 19, 2021
Written
Restore — Don’t Reshore — Supply Chains
Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may be an overreaction.
Supply Chain
a crane intersecting with a more detailed, colored illustration of a crane. Credit: Daniel Liévano
October 15, 2021
Written
A Beautiful Application: Using Economics to Make Kidney Exchanges More Efficient and Fair
Even modest improvements to organ exchange markets can save many lives. That’s where economists and operations experts come in.
Economics
An illustration of kidneys, where one kidney is missing. Credit: Eiko Ojala
October 01, 2021
Audio
Speak Like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
In this podcast episode, we discuss how startups can build a product quickly and effectively.
Entrepreneurship
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September 10, 2021
Written
Many Health Care Workers Are Emotionally Exhausted, and Technology May Be to Blame
New research links technology-related frustration to worker burnout in all corners of the medical industry.
Health Care
A closeup of a masked health care worker looking at a computer monitor. Photo by Reuters/Agustin Marcarian
August 20, 2021
Written
The Fast and the Incurious: How High-Speed Stock Trading Pushes Out Smart Money
Automated trades are tactically brilliant, but these “speed demons” can discourage serious market research.
Finance
A trader reacts as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by: Reuters/Andrew Kelly
July 12, 2021
Written
“Greedy” Is Good — When You’re Optimizing Giant Online Experiments
Stanford researchers have mapped a more efficient way to conduct the kinds of massive A/B tests tech companies rely upon.
Big Data
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