The linear model of making, consuming, and then discarding products has hit a dead end, say Stanford GSB researchers; the switch to a circular economy could protect the environment and help companies generate more value.
Tara VanDerveer, the winningest coach in women’s college basketball history, talks about the impact of Title IX on women’s sports in this episode of the podcast School’s In.
Stanford scholars have studied the obstacles women face across society – at work, in education, as leaders – and how to reach a more equitable society for everyone.
Riana Pfefferkorn from the Stanford Internet Observatory discusses why the need for regulation around data collection and data sharing is imperative, now more than ever.
In his new book, An Economist Goes to the Game, SIEPR’s Paul Oyer intertwines economic principles with a medley of real-life circumstances across the sports spectrum.
What Britain’s geography means to the British people is key to understanding why they voted to leave the European Union, Stanford classics Professor Ian Morris asserts.
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Kiyoteru Tsutsui, senior fellow at FSI, discusses how the death of the former prime minister of Japan will change Japanese politics, and says we need to reassert our resolve to protect democracy in Japan, the U.S., and all over the world.
In this policy brief, economics Professor and SIEPR Senior Fellow Nicholas Bloom shares key findings from his research on return-to-work post-pandemic and advice for restoring an in-office work culture.
Stanford scholars examine the recent rulings made by the U.S. Supreme Court and what they reveal about how the highest power in the judicial branch of government views the relationship between the judicial, legislative, and executive functions of power.
Awarded the National Medal of Science, Roger Shepard, professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford, introduced techniques for quantifying mental processes.
Understanding what Congress was doing the day the Capitol was attacked by an angry mob on Jan. 6, 2021, is an opportunity to think about the purpose of the Electoral College – the “peculiar and much-criticized” method the United States uses to select its president, says Stanford historian Jonathan Geinapp.
A new study finds that not only has the court’s majority shifted dramatically rightward in the past two years, its stances are now significantly more conservative than most Americans’.
Stanford researchers are working with local school districts to transform a pandemic workaround into a highly efficient tool for screening students with reading difficulties.
As cities test different approaches to handling 911 calls, a new study shows dispatching mental health specialists for nonviolent emergencies can be beneficial. In Denver, it reduced reports of less serious crimes and lowered response costs.
Stanford’s Human Rights in Trauma Mental Health Program recently partnered with UNITAD to develop a guide to investigating crimes by terrorist organizations that outlines trauma-informed approaches to working with witnesses and survivors.
Although government subsidies to farmers may make certain programs popular, that positivity doesn’t carry over to farmers’ attitudes toward government as a whole.
In a new book, Ran Abramitzky and his co-author trace millions of immigrant lives to understand how they – and their children – thrived in the United States.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to the Stanford community in a special video address about his country’s war against Russia for independence, freedom, and global democracy, which he said requires the continued support of all the people of the free world.
Many Americans are raising complicated concerns about the causes and solutions to gun violence. Stanford scholars offer their research findings from a variety of perspectives.
Research finds people express an almost universal willingness to pay more for physical products, yet almost unanimously say they would prefer to own the digital version of the same product.
In the wake of the Buffalo shooting, Stanford Law School’s Shirin Sinnar discusses the scale of white supremacist violence in the U.S. and the rise of hate crimes.
