by Vedika Kanchan As children transition from adolescence to adulthood, their brains can grow electrical insulation that supports reading and facial recognition, according to research from the…
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by Stanford News Service on July 5, 2019 3:05 pm Eleven Stanford faculty members have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is…
Nine members of the Stanford community, including faculty, students and staff, will be recognized onstage during Commencement with awards honoring their contributions. BY KATHLEEN J. SULLIVAN At the…
By Emma Seppälä Stanford neuroscientist Jamil Zaki’s new book, “ The War for Kindness: Building empathy in a fractured world,” makes a powerful case for kindness and empathy — not only because they…
New Stanford research on emotions shows that people’s motivations are a driving factor behind how much they allow others to influence their feelings, such as anger. BY ALEX SHASHKEVICH In a new study…
Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States…
By Alison Gopnik Do our culture and language shape the way we think? A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by Caren Walker at the University of California at San Diego…
Natalia Vélez, a psychology PhD student who began sketching during academic talks a year ago, has earned the nickname “The Science Sketcher” for her work, which will begin appearing regularly in the…
Stanford psychology professor Jennifer Eberhardt, the author of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, says Nextdoor reduced racial profiling by 75 percent by…
A new national study, co-authored by Stanford scholars, shows that high school students who took a course to cultivate positive beliefs about learning earned higher grades and took more challenging…