News with Logic

Published in FY19 or earlier

Legal and illegal drugs are killing more people than AIDS ever did, yet the nation’s drug policies are based on unproven assumptions about addiction. Neuroscience could help shape more effective policies and save lives.

The Neurochoice Initiative

Published in FY19 or earlier

The following Academic Council professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on March 14, March 21, April 4, April 11, April 18, April 25, May 2 and

Published in FY19 or earlier

Eighteen Stanford students and alumni have been awarded 2017-18 Fulbright grants.

  • Emma Walker-Silverman, a senior majoring in psychology, will study attitudes toward Syrian refugees among host communities in Turkey.
Published in FY19 or earlier

Stanford psychology scholars applied indulgent labeling – flavorful, exciting descriptions usually used for decadent foods – to vegetables. Their study found that more diners chose vegetables with these indulgent descriptions.

Would you be more

Published in FY19 or earlier

Professors Jennifer Eberhardt and Dan Jurafsky along with other Stanford researchers detected racial disparities in police officers’ speech after analyzing more than 100 hours of body camera footage from Oakland Police.

The first systematic analysis