Research
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How Mis- And Disinformation Campaigns Online Kneecap Coronavirus Response, Kaiser Health News
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."
June 30, 2020
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Attributional dynamics of smartphone use
Why do people believe the phone is additive?
November 20, 2019
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“Silvers” and technology
The goal of this research program is to better understand what adults over 65, “silvers,” think and feel about technology.
November 19, 2019
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Political search media
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.
November 14, 2019
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Social media mindsets
Is using social media helpful or harmful to your well-being? Our research suggests the answer may be a matter of mindset.
November 11, 2019
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AI mediated communication
AI-MC is mediated communication between people in which a computational agent operates on behalf of a communicator by modifying or augmenting.
November 11, 2019
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Truth, trust, and technology
We investigate how people lie and detect deception with technology. Our research suggests that lies are not more prevalent online than offline.
March 28, 2017
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Folk theory of cyber-social systems
People’s beliefs and behaviors are shaped by their understanding of how systems work, also known as folk theories.
March 28, 2017
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Fake news and language
This project revolves around fake news, discusses the differences between distorted/ dishonest misinformation and blatantly deceptive news.
March 28, 2017
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Technology’s role in mental health crisis recognition and intervention
Technology plays a prominent role in how people access and understand their own health.
March 27, 2017
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Meta-analysis
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.
March 27, 2017
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Language and social dynamics
What do words suggest about people and their experiences? We use language as a lens into psychological events and social interactions.
March 27, 2017
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Disclosure to conversational agents
Disclosure, or revealing personal information about oneself, has been found to lead to a wide range of benefits, including increased psychological and physical health.
March 27, 2017
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Social robots as media
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.
March 17, 2017
Support
Stanford Social Media Lab research is supported by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, the Knight Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.