Why do some people take courageous action to defend #democracy, especially when those acts go against their own leaders and communities?
Join us on April 13 for a talk with @consueloamat.bsky.social to explore courageous stances or “defections” from authoritarian movements within one’s in-group. ⤵️
Live today at 12 PT/3pm ET: We talk w/ Isabelle Hau about her new cover story on human flourishing in the AI age, designing for human connection, and relational intelligence (RQ).
Registration and article links in thread.
And don’t miss his March 9 conversation with Spring 2026 #SSIR cover story author Isabelle Hau on "The Dawn of Relational Intelligence" ⤵️
We are pleased to welcome Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor Mitchell Stevens, a faculty affiliate of Stanford PACS, as the new academic editor of @ssir.org!
Read his introduction and invitation to SSIR readers ⤵️
What is possible when we truly reckon with the legacy of inequity?
As we honor #BlackHistoryMonth, Nwamaka Agbo calls on #philanthropy to invest in the self-determination of Black and Indigenous communities, and all communities of color, as the pathway toward justice and liberation for all.
Building relational infrastructure is a requirement for human flourishing in the age of AI.
SSIR’s new academic editor Mitchell Stevens speaks with Isabelle Hau about her forthcoming SSIR story, “Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence.”
Monday, March 9: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Are you Chicago-bound for SPSP 2026?
Quick plug to the Politics & Social Change Lab affiliates presenting talks & posters on coalitions, issue advocacy, media framing, inequality, social media & well-being, and other topics. Very proud of them and their work! 😀
Details below 👇
Many organizations orient toward avoiding complaints, lawsuits, and regulatory scrutiny, but in doing so, they miss opportunities to surface and correct problems early through systems that build employees’ trust.
🎉 Congratulations 🎉 to our lab director @robbwiller.bsky.social who has been honored by @spspnews.bsky.social for his work applying social/behavioral science to public policy through collaborations w/ @whitehouse-47.bsky.social COVID response team, US DOJ, & @natlgovsassoc.bsky.social, among others!
Join us on Monday, February 23 for "Governing Digital Thirst," a seminar with @sbradshaw.bsky.social exploring the social and environmental impacts of #AI’s water use.
RSVP to attend in person at Stanford or join us online! ⤵️
“The Constitution is clear on this. There are a lot of things where it’s ambiguous, but it doesn’t give unilateral regulatory authority for election to the president,” say SLS's Nate Persily for @NBCNews:
Apply now for our Spring 2026 program to earn your Stanford PACS Certificate of Effective #Philanthropy and move forward with new knowledge, networks, and strategies for success.
👉 stanford.io/3l4C2ma
Are you asking the right questions? 🤔
Our Education for #Philanthropy Professionals course helps sector professionals and practitioners cut through the noise to find clarity and confidence.
"The issue is not that the model is inherently misguided, but rather that it has bred a moral monoculture that equates 'doing good' with 'getting to scale' and 'maximizing impact.'
The problem is that, as with any monoculture, it’s brittle when conditions change and susceptible to shocks."
Election information often feels overwhelming. What if you could get personalized, nonpartisan info about the candidates and issues on your ballot? We built an AI voter guide to help. Check out our new working paper to learn more!
Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🚨New WP: Can an AI voter guide (grounded in information from a nonpartisan, fact-checked source) help voters’ decision making? 🚨
We built and evaluated an LLM-based chatbot that provided voting info in CA & TX (N=2,474) right before the 2024 election. 🧵👇
Stanford PACS Faculty Affiliate Meira Levinson joined Stanford GSE's #SchoolsIn podcast to discuss her work to create a new field of educational ethics — #EdEthics — with the goal of facilitating hard conversations around ethical complexity and uncertainty in #education.
Listen: stanford.io/46pEAo0
Read the research profile and stay tuned for Madalina and Sara’s forthcoming documentary based on the principles of the most successful interventions. ⤵️
👉 What works best? Showing people how past #CollectiveAction on #climate has succeeded, and leading with optimism instead of anger or guilt.
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social profiled new research by Stanford PACS faculty affiliates @madalina.bsky.social and
@smconstantino.bsky.social, Faculty Co-Director @robbwiller.bsky.social, and co-authors testing 17 different interventions intended to encourage people to join a collective #ClimateAction.
You’ll earn your Stanford PACS Certificate of Effective Philanthropy and leave with new networks, knowledge, and confidence to move forward with clarity and purpose.
Learn more and apply by March 1 for the early-bird discount of $1000 off! ⤵️
#Philanthropy #EffectivePhilanthropy
Our field-leading executive-education style program for #philanthropy professionals and new philanthropists connects you with sector leaders and peers in small-group sessions to learn best practices and explore current trends and issues.
Are you a #philanthropy professional looking for community and grounded guidance in this time of rapid change?
Apply now for our Spring 2026 Education for Philanthropy Professionals course!
👉 stanford.io/3l4C2ma
"Engage more in the arts.
It’s a deceptively simple recommendation, and probably one of the most enjoyable pieces of advice you could be given. But it’s one we rarely follow. Go outside and start asking US adults whether they did any arts yesterday, and 95 percent of them will say no."
Our PACS-SCANCOR Seminar Series continues on February 23 with a talk by @sbradshaw.bsky.social, who will examine #AI’s hydrological footprint as a problem of #communication and #EnvironmentalJustice rather than engineering alone.
RSVP to attend in person at Stanford or join us online! ⤵️
What motivates people to engage in climate advocacy?
In a new PNAS Nexus megastudy [https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf400] led by @dgoldwert.bsky.social we tested 17 theoretical interventions on a large US sample (N=31,324) to increase public, political, and financial climate advocacy.
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Working under Dr. Xavier Basurto, the fellow will join an international research team that will identify pathways to successful community-led #conservation, with a particular focus on the role of #philanthropic foundations and their #grantmaking practices.
Learn more and apply ⤵️
📢 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 📢
@stanforddoerr.bsky.social seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with deep expertise in #conservation governance, community-led conservation, and participatory and qualitative research methods.
#Postdoc #PostdoctoralFellowship #ResearchFellowship
This week's SSIR newsletter includes an interview with Joe McCannon, an expert on social change movements and campaigns, about what's happening in Minneapolis:
