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July 30, 2026
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Quick Study: Could AI Predict Your Next Job?
The technology behind LLMs can be adapted to forecast more than words.
July 28, 2026
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How Falling Interest Rates Widened Americans’ Wealth Gap
Low interest rates fueled an asset boom that benefited the wealthy — and would amplify the hit of potential Social Security cuts on low-income retirees.
July 13, 2026
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Search Funds Keep Offering a Proven Path to Ownership
The 2026 Search Fund Study tracks decades of data about entrepreneurs identifying and buying businesses.
July 13, 2026
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What AI Tells People Seeking Low-Cost Financial Advice
LLMs can be powerful tools for setting long-term investing goals — if prompted properly.
June 29, 2026
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Daniela Amodei Says Curiosity Is Underrated
The co-founder and president of Anthropic talks about her decision to leave OpenAI, “radical responsibility” for AI safety, and why she’d still major in literature.
June 25, 2026
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The Mysterious Process of Human Learning That Machines Can’t Copy
Games reveal a simple yet powerful principle about how people coordinate without much information.
June 25, 2026
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The Secret to Human ‘Brilliance’ That AI Just Can’t Match
A simple rule that captures the processes by which humans learn social conventions demonstrates the limitations of AI.
June 19, 2026
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A ‘Radical’ Lab Races to Study AI’s Impact on Democracy
Andrew Hall discusses “political superintelligence,” anti-AI backlash, and the rush to get AI under control.
June 18, 2026
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Demis Hassabis Thinks We’re in the ‘Foothills of the Singularity’
The CEO of Google DeepMind discusses solving intelligence, giving away AlphaFold, and why he believes AGI is just around the corner.
June 11, 2026
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Why Do Oil Tankers Spend So Much Time Sailing Empty?
Changing how fleets are organized could lead to big cuts in fuel costs and carbon emissions.
June 10, 2026
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Our AI Future: From Abundance to Apocalypse
Chad Jones explores the possible economic futures AI could produce.
June 03, 2026
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Bankruptcy Audits Reveal Deception — and Confusion
The first large study of Chapter 7 bankruptcy enforcement looks at why filers misreport their finances.
May 28, 2026
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Explainer: The Black Box Problem
Can we trust artificial intelligence if we don’t understand how it works?
May 27, 2026
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Jane Fraser Says Focus on Your Skills, Not Your Next Job Title
Citi’s CEO and chair discusses her journey to the top of banking, taking on the toughest jobs, and the importance of firing jerks.
May 20, 2026
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Fixing Bad Friction, Finding Good Friction
“Great leaders are people who think of themselves as trustees of other people’s time,” says Huggy Rao.
May 20, 2026
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Why Private Equity’s Performance Fees Make Economic Sense
A new theory explains how the pricing structure of alternative investments rewards investors who do their homework.
May 14, 2026
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Roblox Founder and CEO Says ‘Trust Your Gut’
David Baszucki talks about building an immersive online world, beating the competition, and keeping kids safe online.
May 14, 2026
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Why AI Makes This ‘The Most Exciting Time to Be a Social Scientist’
A recent workshop explored research advances AI has made possible — and why this may be the best moment in a generation to do empirical social science.
May 12, 2026
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Paper Cuts: Quick Findings and Ideas from Stanford GSB Insights
Debt and doubt, roast chickens, fighting poverty, and more bite-sized research stories.
May 11, 2026
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How AI Can Change the Way Police Talk to People
Jennifer Eberhardt’s innovative research on the language of policing shows the potential for data to make a difference.
May 11, 2026
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Language Lessons: How LLMs Are Transforming Research
Stanford GSB faculty are using AI to analyze text at unprecedented speed and scale.
May 06, 2026
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The Power of Unconventional Thinking
“It's allowed me to solve problems that other people couldn’t solve,” says Jonathan Berk.
May 01, 2026
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Small Retailers Need More Than Tech to Adopt Digital Payments
An experiment in Mexico finds that tech support can help merchants and consumers make the switch from cash.
May 01, 2026
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Using Data Science to Get Food and Volunteers Where They’re Needed Most
Researchers helped VolunteerMatch and Feeding America improve the algorithms behind their work.