Fool’s Paradise

John Arrillaga attended Stanford on a basketball scholarship. Then he transformed the campus for those who followed.

by Sam Scott

What a data deep dive, a Pulitzer and a bouncy ball can teach us about journalism’s rekindling.

N. Scott Momaday, whose writing sparked a renaissance in Indigenous literature, turns his attention to the earth.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

How Michael Snyder’s self-monitoring project could transform human health.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

The race to reclaim supersonic flight.

by Sam Scott

Bringing Black female friendship to the fore, on-screen and off.

by Makeda Easter

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

by Ivan Maisel

Should everyone receive a small, stable income from the government? The idea is going around again, and some think its time has come.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Stanford faculty are blazing paths in fire control and prevention to help us live in a changed climate.

by Katherine Ellison

An aspiring military trauma surgeon from the Midwest.

by Sam Scott