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Stanford University School of Engineering

The Stanford School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the worlds of information technology, communications, medicine, energy, business and beyond. The faculty, students and alumni of Stanford Engineering have established thousands of companies and laid the technological and business foundations for Silicon Valley. Founded in 1925, the school has a tradition of pursuing multidisciplinary collaboration aimed at solving the most pressing global problems.

Episodes

Jennifer Widom, the 10th Dean of Engineering at Stanford, opens the closing event of their centennial year by recounting the history of the School of Engineering, highlighting key milestones like the formation of Google and the contributions of Fred Terman. The event transitions into a Q&A session featuring Stanford Pr...

The future of neurodegeneration

12 Dec 2025

34m

The future of ribosomes

05 Dec 2025

34m

Best of: How to take waste out of wastewater

28 Nov 2025

29m

The future of digital markets

21 Nov 2025

30m

The future of immunotherapy

14 Nov 2025

32m

The future of emerging technologies

07 Nov 2025

29m

Best of: The future of transparent tissue

31 Oct 2025

29m

The future of wound healing

24 Oct 2025

32m

The future of topical vaccines

17 Oct 2025

36m

Best of: The future of extreme climate events

10 Oct 2025

32m

The future of the built environment

03 Oct 2025

32m

The future of the innovation economy

26 Sep 2025

32m

AI processed

The innovation economy relies on the application of new technologies, with artificial intelligence serving as a pivotal general-purpose tool. While AI creates uncertainty regarding labor market displacement, it functions primarily as a mechanism for augmenting human capabilities rather than wholesale replacement. Addre...