Join us in congratulating Michael C. Frank! Michael C. Frank, Stanford University, will receive a 2020 Troland Research Award. A groundbreaking cognitive scientist, Frank has made vital contributions…
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Stanford psychologist Steven O. Roberts found that the characteristics U.S. Christians assign to God – e.g., male, female, black, white, old, young – are the same identities they attribute to a boss…
A Stanford scholar helps the world analyze how children acquire language differently—and just how much they have in common. By Deni Ellis Béchard MARCH 2020 Mike Frank was keen to hear his daughter’s…
Our brains can predict the popularity of online videos, without us even knowing it. BY TAYLOR KUBOTA When Stanford University neuroscientist Brian Knutson tracked his smartphone usage, he was shocked…
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…
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…
Five Stanford scholars among CASBS 2020-21 Fellows by Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Tags: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Five Stanford scholars will be…
Research by Stanford psychologist Greg Walton shows how people don’t have to be physically together to still feel a sense of togetherness. BY MELISSA DE WITTE With the coronavirus crisis keeping…
At Carol Dweck’s New York City elementary school, her class was seated in order of IQ. The experience launched a lifetime of scientific discovery—a quest to understand the implicit assumptions…
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…