Today is Friday, May 18, 2012
Today is Friday, May 18, 2012
According to a survey by yale UNIVERsITY’s project on climate change communication, 2 out of 3 Americans accurately understand that global warming makes a number of extreme weather events worse. The irony is that still so little action is taken in the face of the impending consequences from our apathetic treatmeant towards the planet we call home. In this issue, The Talon explores the small steps students are taking for a more promising tomorrow.
Students often join social networking sites because of friends—and then discover a whole new form of friendship. Whether anonymous or not, whether followers on Tumblr or friends on Facebook, friendships over social networking can be anywhere from meaningless to emotionally rewarding.
One site which fosters relationships between users is the blogging site Tumblr. Tumblr allows users to follow other blogs, and students often form friendships with the people they follow.
Food entails its own living culture: what we eat, how we eat it and with whom we share it. It can produce a “feel good” feeling, and more often than not, the health aspect is not the predominant factor in what we choose to eat.
Senior Allison had four hits that night; she was now eating a maple doughnut.
Stories like Allison’s are how most students smoke. Stereotyped stoners in sketch hoodies and even sketcher glasses are but a minority when it comes to marijuana use. In the affluent and family-centric town of Los Altos there is a hidden population of marijuana users.
Monday: Cybersecurity, Bees, And The Waters of Mars Tuesday: Food Science, CSI, And A Temperamental Chimpanzee Students will have extended tutorial to see speakers of their choice. Wednesday: Game Theory, Nanotechnology, And A Solar-Powered Racecar [...]
Danielle Feinberg, Director of Photography & Lighting, Pixar Animation Studios Wednesday, 7:00 P.M. in the Eagle Theatre Danielle Feinberg created many of our childhoods. The Director of Photography for Lighting at Pixar Animation Studios, she’s [...]
Stepping Out of Your Profile Box Dave Fetterman, Engineering Manager, Facebook Games People Play: Analyzing Strategic Behavior Yossi Feinberg, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and Joseph and Laurie Lacob Faculty Fellow for 2010-2011, Stanford University Game [...]
Using Virtual Worlds to Teach Ugochi Acholonu, Education Ph.D. Student, Stanford School of Design, Stanford University room 702 “First, be open-minded. Your life will never be what you expected. Second, be kind to people. And [...]
Failure Is Not an Option—It’s Pre-Installed with the Standard Package David Cohn, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Google Computer Security: The Road Ahead Dan Boneh, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Stanford University Erase/Replace: [...]
In a time of two overseas wars, economic crisis and the rise of fundamentalism, The Talon takes a look at the stories of students and patriots to answer what it means to be a 21st [...]