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How to Build a Movement
Social change can seem sudden, as if millions awoke one day to the same realization. But really, scholars say, consensus is constructed through thousands of small acts over generations.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Undefeated
Marty Hartigan lost his limbs. Then he cheered up his friends.
by Karen Springen
Contemplating a Fall Quarter Like No Other
'I want to be optimistic,' says one incoming frosh.
by Jill Patton
Meet Michael Spencer
Photographer and data scientist explores the power of digits.
by Jill Patton
How to Decode Scientific Data
Carl Bergstrom, PhD ’98, has become an interpreter of fallacies.
by Andrew Tan
Why Stanford Is Saying Goodbye to 11 Varsity Sports
Budget pressures led to ‘heartbreaking’ action.
by Kevin Cool
Faith and Hope in the Hospital Corridors
Chaplaincy takes on a new look.
by Andrew Tan
‘We Might Come Out Weak, but We Are Going to Come Out’
In overwhelmed eastern Peru, an Indigenous alum rallies a scrappy medical brigade to confront COVID-19.
by Melinda Sacks
What That Buzz Aboard the ISS Is All About
Meet robots Honey, Queen and Bumble, aka Astrobee.
by Corinne Purtill
