Autism Glass Project kicks off Ribhav Gupta November 2, 2015 0 Comments Over the past year a team of psychologists, computer scientists, doctors and students has come together for the Autism Glass Project to devise a new tool Google Glasses and facial recognition software... Read More »
Philip Zimbardo reflects on ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment’ movie Lea Sparkman July 17, 2015 1 Comment This Friday, Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford, will see the story of his famously controversial Stanford Prison Experiment unfold on the big screen. Read More »
Stanford community shares tips on dealing with stress Sophie Stuber June 3, 2015 1 Comment Week Ten. Dead Week. Dead Day. Duck syndrome. Twenty units. RBA. Primal scream. All-nighter. P-sets. Coupa. Lathrop 24-hour room. All of these phrases are regularly exchanged among Stanford students,... Read More »
Stanford researchers reveal teachers more likely to label black students ‘troublemakers’ Allegra Clara McComb May 7, 2015 4 Comments Graduate student of psychology, Jason Okonofua, recently conducted research on teachers’ tendencies to discipline black students more harshly than white students, concluding that not only are... Read More »
To Stanford, with love Anja Young February 3, 2015 0 Comments By definition, labels allow us to sort people, and can’t help but dictate our assumptions of how we should interact based on our similarities and differences. These labels impose arbitrary... Read More »
To obtain closure: Dealing with the aftermath of national trauma Mina Shah January 13, 2015 0 Comments Practically all we hear on the news consists of stories of pain and suffering, the infliction of trauma on nations and their peoples. When an event inflicts trauma on a collective, people must deal... Read More »
Patrick Suppes, professor emeritus of philosophy, dies at 92 Alexandra Bourdillon November 18, 2014 0 Comments Professor of Philosophy Patrick Suppes died on Nov. 17. Read More »
Psych students help produce play production ‘Proof’ Stephanie Zhang November 17, 2014 0 Comments As part of their curriculum, students in Psych 1: Introduction to Psychology attended a production David Auburn’s “Proof” over the weekend in order to experience real world examples of the... Read More »