editor’s choice

December 8, 2021

Advice

Should I Have Kids?

Oh, baby. A Gen Zer looks to philosophers, earth systems scientists and others to answer a loaded question.

By

Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Essays

Growth Season

The ramps are calling, and I must go.

By

Nathaniel Eisen

All Right Now

What We Can Learn from ‘Advise and Consent’

Politics and power haven’t changed much since Allen Drury, ’39, wrote his midcentury masterpiece. But trust has.

By

Ivan Maisel

All Right Now

Tear Up This Tree

Somewhere in you is a rebel with a crayon.

By

Summer Moore Batte

our collection on Resolutions

In Case of Emergency, Be Kind

An empathy scholar on the radical act we all need right now.

By Charity Ferreira

3 Simple Ways to Fight for Your Privacy

The use and sale of your personal information is overwhelming, and you can’t stop it. Here’s why you should still try.

By Summer Moore Batte

How to Limit Distraction

Author Nir Eyal discusses how people can control their device use and thus their lives.

By Andrew Tan

Are You Trapped in a Bad Food Relationship?

Physician Maya Adam wants you to love food that loves you back.

By Charity Ferreira

How to Be Present

And what that even means.

By Melina Walling

7 Cooking Tips for the Reluctant Beginner

Feeling like you should explore beyond the microwave? Jess Dang has your back.

By Diana Aguilera

Intestinal Fortitude

Poop pills? Talking toilets? New insights into the microbial world within us are redrawing the roads to a healthy constitution.

By Sam Scott

Six Secrets for Making It Work

Stanford couples share how they balance the demands of relationship and career in a way that's fulfilling for both parties.

By Rebecca Beyer

How to Be Resilient

Setbacks happen. It’s how you bounce back that counts.

By Rebecca Beyer

Your New Indulgence: Veggies

In Case of Emergency, Be Kind

An empathy scholar on the radical act we all need right now.

BY

Charity Ferreira

3 Simple Ways to Fight for Your Privacy

The use and sale of your personal information is overwhelming, and you can’t stop it. Here’s why you should still try.

BY

Summer Moore Batte

How to Limit Distraction

Author Nir Eyal discusses how people can control their device use and thus their lives.

BY

Andrew Tan

multimedia

Meet Safia Elhillo

A Stegner fellow brings lyrical force to the page and to our ears.

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