Prof. Jeff Hancock, Prof. Jeremy Bailenson and colleagues find that women report feeling more exhausted than men following video calls – and the “self-view” display may be to blame.
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In the Department of Communication, we study the ways that communication techniques and technologies shape who we are, how we govern ourselves, and what kinds of cultures we inhabit.
2020-21 academic year
This coming year will be like no other, so let’s get ready together. Stanford information for undergraduates: Re-Approaching Stanford. Stanford information for graduate students: Grad Updates.
Faculty deliberation supports proposals for new school focused on climate and sustainability
Faculty participated in a event involving Deliberative Polling, a technique developed by Prof. James Fishkin.
AI-Mediated Communication
Prof. Jeff Hancock reports on several studies and lays out some theoretical roadmaps to guide our future thinking on understanding AI-mediated communication.
How to depolarize America
Prof. James Fishkin and colleague Prof. Larry Diamond have been refining a method called Deliberative Polling® that brings people from varied backgrounds together for an informed and moderated discussion.
Prof. Jennifer Pan on China’s Social Assistance
What are the costs of the Chinese regime’s fixation on quelling dissent in the name of political order, or “stability?”. Video from the USC U.S.-China Institute.
Psychology Trumps Technology: How to Express Yourself and Truly Connect With Others Online
Matt Abrahams sits down with Prof. Jeff Hancock, to talk about the communication tendencies, styles, and mistakes of social media users.
The Digital Dilemma in the Time of COVID
CASBS Webcast featuring Nilam Ram, Byron Reeves, Abby Smith Rumsey, and Maryanne Wolf in conversation with John Markoff.
