E-learning helps regulators navigate a changing grid
News
Stanford researchers have developed interactive modules to help regulators worldwide adapt to electricity markets reshaped by wind, solar, and AI.
Satellite data reveals hidden labor trafficking in Brazil
Research
A Stanford team used geospatial data and detection algorithms to achieve a tenfold increase in rescues from modern slavery in the Brazilian Amazon. Now they’re planning to expand their approach.
Empowering users to discern fact from fiction in the age of AI
Research
A new project will explore interventions that help individuals effectively use AI while building literacy to avoid scams and abuse.
Innovative trial aims to curb involuntary hospitalizations
Research
In partnership with a Pennsylvania county, Stanford researchers are testing whether financial incentives can help prevent the harms of forced hospitalization by improving medication adherence.
Matthew Gentzkow named director of Stanford Impact Labs
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The economist will lead a community of social scientists who want their scholarship to improve people’s lives.
Study explores seasonal migration’s impact on workers and those they leave behind
Research
Surveys on the H-2A visa program aim to understand how temporary agricultural migration influences economic outcomes, family structures, and more.
Social science takes the stage in a live storytelling event at the Cantor
Event Highlights
Stanford researchers shared stories of psychotic breaks, economic disparities, and criminal justice reform at an event Tuesday hosted by Stanford Impact Labs in collaboration with The Story Collider.
Stanford Impact Labs applies research insights to society’s most pernicious problems
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Stanford Impact Labs is taking a collaborative approach to address some of the biggest issues facing the world and society today.