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The Moment: January 2025
In this issue
New year, new eye roll: Twelve more months of breathless AI coverage here in Silicon Valley, while other matters might deserve a teeeeny bit more attention.
Going into 2025, The Moment is happy to celebrate the AI advances that are actually making the world better. Case in point, Brian Hie’s use of large language models to predict how viruses evolve. (Hie himself is very much a human being. When he’s not outsmarting deadly pathogens, he’s immersing himself in Renaissance poetry.)
Be sure not to miss the mini-doc about two Stanford frosh and a date that would change their lives. Half a century later, these alums have found a way to change other lives, too. (If this 3-minute video doesn’t make your heart swell, I recommend seeing one of Stanford’s fine cardiologists.)
This month we also dive into the world of disaster resilience and profile two Stanford game changers. Scroll down for all of the above!
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Pathogens, poetry, and predicting evolution
With a background that spans both data science and the humanities, Brian Hie stands at the crossroads of artificial intelligence and biology. He’s on a mission to translate life’s code and revolutionize medicine.
Pathogens, poetry, and predicting evolution
Learn how this may change how we treat diseaseWith a background that spans both data science and the humanities, Brian Hie stands at the crossroads of artificial intelligence and biology. He’s on a mission to translate life’s code and revolutionize medicine.
Constance Whiteside, ’74, and Randall Yim, ’74, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and 50th reunion with a gift.
Into the future
Watch this inspiring love storyFifty years ago, two Stanford frosh went on a date that would change the course of their lives. Today, the grateful couple has found a way to change other lives, too.
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Fighting disaster with math
Read about navigate riskAs we’ve recently been reminded once again, the extremes of climate change are only getting more dangerous. When Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability geophysicist Jenny Suckale set out to address them, she found that doing so required a new understanding of resilience altogether.
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