New technologies help bring increased efficiency to the hiring process, but also pose significant challenges. One danger is that AI algorithms will embody and perpetuate existing bias.
A look back at the year that included distinguished visitors, prestigious awards, athletic wins, research advancements, a thriving arts scene and more.
Exercise more, lose weight, spend less money, learn a new skill – these common New Year’s resolutions can be hard to keep. That’s why Stanford researchers have looked at how to positively change one’s lifestyle. Here are some of their findings.
Stanford political scientists Francis Fukuyama, Anna Grzymala-Busse and Neil Malhotra discuss why populist messages have emerged in contemporary politics and how they have evolved into larger, political movements.
Political scientist Larry Diamond says China is penetrating American institutions in ways that are coercive and corrupt, while the United States has not fully grasped the gravity of the situation.
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In a Q&A, Frank Wolak and Mark Thurber of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development explain carbon pricing and how it would work in the United States.
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Eleanor Maccoby, the first woman to serve as chair of the Stanford Department of Psychology, was recognized for her scholarly contributions to gender studies and child and family psychology.
From anti-vaxxing to gun control, the propagation of beliefs and behaviors is influenced as much by the meanings we ascribe to them as by our social circles.
