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Colin Kahl, Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, on stage with panelists at the May 5 event, "World Changing Technology in 2026"

FSI Scholars Examine AI, Biotech Advances, and Geopolitical Competition

News May 11, 2026

FSI Scholars Examine AI, Biotech Advances, and Geopolitical Competition

News May 11, 2026

At a May panel discussion, experts from across the institute assessed biotechnology's resurgence, the mental health effects of social media, and growing concerns about AI-enabled bioweapons.

Anxious but Posting? The Psychology of Sharing Online

News April 13, 2026

Anxious but Posting? The Psychology of Sharing Online

News April 13, 2026

Why feeling uneasy and expecting social rewards can make us more likely to share about political topics online

When Self-Affirmation Meets Upward Social Comparison

News April 1, 2026

When Self-Affirmation Meets Upward Social Comparison

News April 1, 2026

The emotional experience of social media may depend on what you do first

AI Chatbots Struggle at Fact-Checking, but Curated Evidence Can Help

News February 17, 2026

AI Chatbots Struggle at Fact-Checking, but Curated Evidence Can Help

News February 17, 2026

Can AI chatbots reliably tell you whether a political claim is true or false? And if not, what would it take to make them trustworthy fact-checkers?

Photo of Tech Policy and Impact team members

As we close out 2025, the Tech Impact and Policy (TIP) Center at Stanford University is proud to reflect on a year of groundbreaking research and impactful events. Here are some of the year’s key highlights:

Angela Lee presenting her doctoral thesis

Angela Lee of the Stanford Social Media Lab Earns Doctorate for Social Technology Work

News November 12, 2025

Angela Lee of the Stanford Social Media Lab Earns Doctorate for Social Technology Work

News November 12, 2025

The Tech Impact and Policy Center is proud to celebrate Dr. Angela Lee, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Beyond the Digital Town Square: Identifying and Correcting Social Media Distortion Effects,” this week. At the core of Angela’s doctoral research is an exploration of the ways we talk about social media’s role in society—especially through metaphors like the "digital town square," and how different framings influence well-being and perceptions of overall social cohesion.

Meet our Scholars: Yuewen Yang 2025-26 Pre-doctoral Fellow

News October 29, 2025

Meet our Scholars: Yuewen Yang 2025-26 Pre-doctoral Fellow

News October 29, 2025

We’re thrilled to introduce one of the newest members of our team, pre-doctoral researcher Yuewen Yang. RT Rogers sat down with Yuewen to learn more about her work, her journey into the world of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and what she hopes to accomplish through her research.
(The conversation has been edited for clarity and length)

Meet our scholars: Zac Smith-Russack 2025-26 Pre-Doctoral Fellow

News October 15, 2025

Meet our scholars: Zac Smith-Russack 2025-26 Pre-Doctoral Fellow

News October 15, 2025

We're excited to introduce one of the newest members of the Tech Impact and Policy Center (TIP) team, pre-doctoral scholar Zac Smith-Russack. TIP Policy Analyst RT Rogers recently sat down with him to learn more about his background in public health, his work on the Australian social media minimum age legislation evaluation, and what he does when he’s not at work digging into data.

(The conversation has been edited for clarity and length)