Did you read the one about the professor who was attacked by a mountain lion? (It’s No. 12.) Catch up this month with the 15 most read Stanford stories of 2018.
15. The Five Types of Anxiety and Depression
More precise diagnoses will make for better-tailored treatments, Stanford psychiatrists say.
14. Your Computer May Know You Have Parkinson’s. Shall It Tell You?
Eric Horvitz, PhD ’91, MD ’94, has algorithms that—based on your search history, your location data and even how you mouse—could alert you when it’s time to see a doctor.
13. My Summer Vacation: Three Weeks with Elephants
Magnificent animals. Extraordinary insights. Peeing in a Tupperware container. It’s all part of the deal for a research team in Namibia.
A professor-prospector’s gritty lessons from the land.
11. For Stanford, ‘What Better Looks Like’
President Marc Tessier-Lavigne weighs in on the planning process and campus issues.
10. Why Jane Stanford Limited Women’s Enrollment to 500
And what happened next.
9. In Two Years, There Could Be 10 Million Self-Driving Cars on the Roads
A laboratory at Stanford is working madly to keep us safe in that future.
8. If Romance Goes Sideways, This Algorithm Might Help
The Stanford Marriage Pact matches students with their potential backup spouses.
Setbacks happen. It’s how you bounce back that counts.
6. ‘This Is Not a Drill’: Those 38 Minutes of Nuclear False Alarm
Senior writer Melinda Sacks, ’74, was waking up in Hawaii when the missile alert came across her phone. This is what she went through.
5. You Know What You’re Talking About. Here’s How to Sound Like It.
These seven tips for calm, confident communication have you covered.
4. Why Americans Can’t Get Along
Part 1 of 9: Experts explain our deafening divide.
Build your poolside reading stack.
2. ‘I Never Became an Olympian’
A former rhythmic gymnastics powerhouse—and current Stanford junior—explains why she’s OK with how things turned out.
1. What Happens When Your Figure Skating Career Ends?
After women retire from sports that focus on their youth and bodies, they have to figure out their real long program. Rachael Flatt, ’15, helps build digital mental-health tools for those who will come next.
Bonus: Our newest cover story, Stanford on Broadway, is destined to hit the charts.
