Fool’s Paradise

A Stanford scholar helps the world analyze how children acquire language differently—and just how much they have in common.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

How Leland’s brother (accidentally) helped psychology come of age.

by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm

Stanford University scholars discuss democracy’s decline worldwide and the role of the United States in preserving it.

by Jill Patton

As sleep research at Stanford approaches its 50th birthday, a new generation of scientists are using biomedical techniques to illuminate the mysteries of Nod.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Andrew Evans uses what he learned in Stanford’s product design program to create illusions that make audiences marvel.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

The eldest millennials are pushing middle age, and most of them still can’t buy a house. The problems—and possible solutions—for a generation that can’t escape the Great Recession.

by Rebecca Beyer

The odyssey of having an undiagnosed disease.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

How the family of a Stanford professor cut down by stroke grew into a fortress of support.

by Debra Meyerson and Danny Zuckerman

Juhn Maing, ’93, was just trying to dress appropriately for work.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

That's Stanford in Australia.

by Diana Aguilera