Governments globally enact laws to mitigate climate change, often sidelining citizen voices, leading to dissatisfaction and linking the climate crisis to one of democratic…
Collaborative Research Projects
Alice Siu, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Bernard Reber, Sciences Po Paris, Paris
David Reis, PULSE Institute / Department of Applied Physics and Photon Science, Stanford University, Sebastian Meuren, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau
We are currently witnessing a world-wide race for the highest laser intensities possible, in which the US has fallen behind. France, on the other hand, has an excellent…
Lauren O'Connell, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Eric Durieux, University of Corsica Pascal Paoli, Corte
Ocean warming, invasive species and marine toxins threaten the ecological resilience of the Mediterranean Sea. The relationship between native herbivore fish Sarpa salpa…
Wendy Mao, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Silvia Pandolfi, Sorbonne University, Paris
Direct knowledge of a planet's interior remains elusive due to limited access beyond surface-level observations. This project aims to investigate planetary compositions and…
Rachel Jean-Baptiste, Department of History, Stanford University, Anne Hugon, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Aubervilliers
This project uses the tools of genealogy, archival research, oral history, and DNA tests to investigate family ties and ruptures that arose in the context of colonial and…
Gabrielle Hecht, Department of History, Stanford University, Véronique Yoboué, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Cathy Léal-Liousse, Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Toulouse
Air pollution is the biggest single environmental cause of premature death worldwide, accounting for up to one million premature deaths on the African continent alone. Some…
Douglas Storey, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Sébastien Corde, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau
Intense sources of high-energy gamma-ray photon beams are of great interest for scientific endeavors in fundamental and applied sciences…
Grant Rotskoff, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Marylou Gabrié, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau
Over the past few years, the potential of machine learning methods that can generate text and images has expanded significantly.…
Gabrielle Hecht, Department of History, Stanford University
Inside-Out Earth, the larger project of which African Airs is a part, explores the vulnerabilities and…
Anne Dekas, Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Christian Tamburini, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, Marseille
Microorganisms living in the deep sea (>200 m water depth) have the potential to play important roles in shaping global chemistry and…
Arto Anttila, Department of Linguistics, Stanford University, Giorgio Magri, Université Paris 8, Paris
Phonology is the sub-discipline of linguistics that studies the sound systems of languages. Over the past two decades, phonology…
Thomas Blom Hansen, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Jean-Thomas Martelli, Centre de Sciences Humaines, CNRS, New Delhi, India
This interdisciplinary project explores the effects of political language on democracy when it transitions to authoritarianism. Speeches by politicians, media houses and…
Mihaela Damian, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Florence Lacaille, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris
Pediatric liver transplantation is a very challenging surgical procedure that saves lives for children that are born or develop severe liver disease. The pediatric liver…
Vinod Menon, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Xavier Hinaut, INRIA, Bordeaux
The ability to orient attention to dynamic changes in the environment is an essential cognitive skill. Aberrations in this ability are often observed in many psychiatric and…
Grant Parker, Department of Classics, Stanford University, Olivier Loiseaux, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
This project will digitally map Le Vaillant’s journey from the account of his journey into the interior of the Cape of Good Hope (1781-83). The Voyage de M. le Vaillant dans…