Innovations in Methods and Data
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Harnessing satellite imagery and AI to help fight poverty in Africa
Stanford researchers involved with the Data for Development initiative harness satellite imagery and AI to help fight poverty in Africa.
May 22, 2020
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Stanford lab emphasizes scientific rigor in creative COVID-19 solutions
Working on several possible COVID-19 solutions, bioengineer Manu Prakash and his lab stress their obligation to produce careful and meticulous work.
April 30, 2020
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One way to potentially track Covid-19? Sewage surveillance
How many people have been infected with the new coronavirus? A group of Bay Area researchers aims to find out—by tracking what's in the local wastewater.
April 07, 2020
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Environmental engineers at Stanford discuss how to identify factors affecting COVID-19 transmission
Faculty Affiliate Alexandria Boehm describe potential transmission pathways of COVID-19 and their implications.
March 26, 2020
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Bringing AI to a neglected tropical disease
Traditional efforts to understand and predict the location of schistosomiasis snail populations involve taking samples at villagers’ water access points.
March 05, 2020
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Foldscope: science from curiosity and a little paper
Hear Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash on NPR talk about the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific tools available for everyone.
February 20, 2020
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Stanford students learn about geospatial innovations and potential ramifications at King Center
In far reaching corners of the world, especially low- and middle-income countries, how can organizations gather and process information?
February 12, 2020
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Could machine learning put impoverished communities back on the map?
By discerning patterns in satellite imagery, five King Center faculty affiliates hope to assist poverty-stricken regions.
October 07, 2019
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An ingenious microscope could change how quickly disease is detected
Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash is featured in The Atlantic about a new high-speed, malaria-detecting device called Octopi that he developed at Stanford
August 23, 2019
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Prawn predation, a win-win in the fight against poverty and parasites
Restoring ecological interactions may hold the key to poverty alleviation and disease reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new study finds.
July 07, 2019
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Students in a new Stanford course use machine learning technology to provide new insights on key development challenges
The new Stanford course Data for Sustainable Development introduces students to new methods of using machine learning and satellite technology.
February 28, 2018
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Which revolution is more historic: Industrial or tech?
A new big data analysis spanning 200 years of patents shows that innovation bursts in the 1800s had greater social impact.
December 07, 2017
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Former Nigerian finance minister emphasizes the importance of technology in the fight against global poverty
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave the keynote address for the launch of the Stanford Center on Global Poverty and Development.
November 20, 2017
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Stanford scientists combine satellite data and machine learning to map poverty
Accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished areas is surprisingly lacking for much of the world.
August 20, 2017
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Stanford researchers find millions of children in high-mortality African hotspots
Stanford researchers have determined that more than 15 million children are living in high-mortality areas across 28 sub-Saharan African countries.
August 16, 2017
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Stanford researchers measure African farm yields using high-resolution satellites
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke and fellow researchers have developed a new capability for estimating crop yields from space.
August 05, 2017
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Nick Bloom on measuring global uncertainty and good management
Bloom provides insights into intractable mysteries in international economics as they relate to management practices and their impact on business innovation and productivity.
March 30, 2017