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Recent Research by Stanford Scholars

The ‘words hurt’ model of polarization
Partisans have an increasingly negative view of the other party. Read More»
Burning Man at Google
Burning Man’s bohemian ethos supports new forms of production emerging in Silicon Valley. Read More»
Virtual Superheroes
Virtual reality experiences can increase pro-social behavior in the physical world. Read More»
Leadership's Online Labs
Use the psychological power of multiplayer games to solve serious problems. Read More»
Anonymous Surveys – Inaccurate Surveys
Allowing people to answer questionnaires anonymously compromises the accuracy of their answers. Read More»
What's Next California?
Deliberative Polling® reveals what the public would think if the public were informed. Watch the Video»
Ethics and Eloquence
Journalism ethics means little when journalists position themselves as adversaries of accountability. Read More»
Automobile Emotion
A car that talks to its driver can improve the driver's state of mind. Read More»

Stanford's Department of Communication Rated Number 1

The department received the highest rating overall in a ﬁeld of 83 programs ranked by the National Research Council.

Floyd Abrams speaks as McClatchy Fellow

View the video of his lecture: From the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks.

Learning analytics from MOOCs

Graduate student René Kizilcec and his colleagues analyze student behavior in massive open online courses.