Fool’s Paradise

Men’s gymnastics is in decline at the collegiate level. But Stanford’s squad is flying high—and bringing the U.S. team along with it.

by Kelli Anderson

Imagine operating a smartphone. Or a drone. Or a computer that speaks. Just imagine.

by Sam Scott

Daniel Swain studies extreme floods. And droughts. And wildfires. Then he explains them to the rest of us.

by Tracie White

Beatriz Magaloni can tell you which criminal justice reforms make communities safer in Mexico and beyond.

by Keegan Hamilton

Physician Siddhartha Mukherjee’s books cross the boundaries of cells, disciplines, and nations to help us all make sense of life.

by Tracie White

From your DNA to what you ate this morning, a lifetime of factors is determining your every move. None of those elements, says Robert Sapolsky, is free will.

by Sam Scott

For 50 years, Stanford has been telling the story of the university and its alumni. See what else just became vintage.

by Kathy Zonana

STANFORD magazine celebrates 50 years.

by Sam Scott

Owen Garriott spent nearly two months aboard Skylab 3.

by Kali Shiloh

Overcoming the grounding of the Concorde.

by Sam Scott