Carousel Start

Bridging research and practice to sparq change

Stanford SPARQ is a “do tank” that partners with industry leaders and changemakers to reduce societal disparities and bridge social divides using insights from behavioral science. We work in criminal justice, economic mobility, education, and health.

Home

Featured

How Racial Bias Works – And How to Disrupt It

Watch Jennifer Eberhardt’s TED talk about how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society -- from schools and social media to policing and criminal justice -- and learn how to create friction to actively disrupt them.

News

APS President Jennifer Eberhardt and SPARQ directors in the Observer

Monday, July 19, 2021

In her inaugural presidential column in the Observer, new APS President Jennifer Eberhardt explores psychological science’s great potential for real-world impact with SPARQ Co-Director Hazel Rose Markus and Managing Director MarYam Hamedani.

Notes from the field: SPARQ updates

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

The SPARQ team has been working hard in the field and in the lab to combat bias, increase inclusion, and inspire change. From classrooms to police departments, from social networking apps to popular films, our research and partnerships work to harness insights from behavioral science for a more just, equitable, and effective society. Read on for more updates about the SPARQ team and our partners.