Social Sciences

Rescinding DACA could have negative health impacts on children

Stanford researchers found that DACA protections offered to immigrant mothers can significantly improve the health and development of their children. These findings offer a timely perspective in the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the program.

Why online consumers choose inferior products

A Stanford study found that when choosing between two products online, people tend to favor products with more reviews despite the fact that the more-reviewed product is of lower quality.

Reputation can offset social bias

In a study involving nearly 9,000 Airbnb users, Stanford scholars propose that implementing features that emphasize a user’s reputation can offset harmful social bias.

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

Planting design seeds to fill diagnostic holes

Stanford Health Policy's Kathryn McDonald is applying design learning and journey maps to health systems to reduce diagnostic errors.

Stressful times call for empathic people

In an era of nearly boundless online “friend” networks, Stanford researchers found that students are able to distinguish those real-life friends who are most able to help them deal with stressful times.

Graduate School of Business —

Achieving balance in work and life

The constant pull between career and family is stressing us out. Professor of Economics Myra Strober says it doesn’t have to be that way.

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies —

Why we should start worrying about nuclear fallout

In a Q&A, nuclear security scholar Gabrielle Hecht discusses the consequences of nuclear war, what radioactive contamination would look like today and what damage nuclear activities have already caused.

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