Sharing a classroom with students who are protected from negative stereotypes about their group can boost all students’ grades, new Stanford research shows. The study was published in Psychological…
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Podcast discussion about the terms used to describe 'old people', featuring psychologist Laura Carstensen.
More Americans are living to their 80s, 90s and beyond, unthinkable just a century ago. Most say they expect to live to their 80s or longer, and want to live to 100 if they can do so in good health…
Stanford psychologist Jeanne Tsai found that the more a particular country's culture values excitement, the more its political leaders show enthusiastic smiles. On the other hand, when the specific…
Six Stanford assistant professors are among recipients of the 2016 Sloan Research Fellowships, which recognize scholars who show promise early in their careers. WILLIAM CHUEH, assistant professor of…
When talking with others, people routinely describe and point at things, but they also depict things with their hands, arms, head, face, eyes and body – with and without props. Yet this action of…
A more inclusive approach toward Muslims could help reduce the growth of homegrown radicalism, new Stanford research shows. A growing body of research suggests that election-year demands from…