Research

Older Americans experience a “perfect storm,” Hancock said. “They’re more susceptible to the virus. They are targets of misinformation and online scams at a much higher rate."

Why do people believe the phone is additive?

The goal of this research program is to better understand what adults over 65, “silvers,” think and feel about technology.

In a recent and ongoing project on political search media, we collect and analyze data from search engines’ results pages for queries related to political issues.

Is using social media helpful or harmful to your well-being? Our research suggests the answer may be a matter of mindset.

AI-MC is mediated communication between people in which a computational agent operates on behalf of a communicator by modifying or augmenting.

We investigate how people lie and detect deception with technology. Our research suggests that lies are not more prevalent online than offline.

People’s beliefs and behaviors are shaped by their understanding of how systems work, also known as folk theories.

This project revolves around fake news, discusses the differences between distorted/ dishonest misinformation and blatantly deceptive news.

Technology plays a prominent role in how people access and understand their own health.

The Stanford Social Media Lab is working on a large-scale meta-analysis to understand what is the effect of social media use and well-being across the literature.

What do words suggest about people and their experiences? We use language as a lens into psychological events and social interactions.

Disclosure, or revealing personal information about oneself, has been found to lead to a wide range of benefits, including increased psychological and physical health.

Robots are poised to play an important role in social life. Surprisingly, to date we know surprisingly little about the psychological, social or emotional responses to robots.