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Published in FY20

Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed.

BY TAYLOR KUBOTA

New research from Stanford University has found that stress can hinder our ability to develop

Published in FY20

By Douglas Starr

Mar. 26, 2020 , 2:00 PM

When Jennifer Eberhardt appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah in April 2019, she had a hard time keeping a straight face. But some of the laughs were painful. Discussing unconscious racial bias, which she

Published in FY20
Five Stanford scholars among CASBS 2020-21 Fellows
by Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 
 

Five Stanford scholars will be among 38 fellows in residence at the Center

Published in FY20

The same technologies that people once blamed for tearing society apart might be our best chance of staying together during the COVID-19 outbreak, says Stanford’s Jamil Zaki.

BY MELISSA DE WITTE

Social distancing – voluntarily limiting physical

Published in FY20

Stanford psychologist Michael Frank and collaborators conducted the largest ever experimental study of baby talk and found that infants respond better to baby talk versus normal adult chatter.

BY MELISSA DE WITTE

Babies love baby talk all over the