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What’s the Shark Equivalent of Burning Man?
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What’s the Shark Equivalent of Burning Man?

For decades, biologists thought white sharks were mostly solitary.

by Melinda Sacks

Dawn Patrol
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Dawn Patrol

Six days a week, the men and women of Stanford Rowing slip their boats into the early-morning waters of San Francisco Bay and start cranking out the miles. They wouldn't have it any other way.

by Sam Scott

Jo Boaler Wants Everyone to Love Math
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Jo Boaler Wants Everyone to Love Math

Yes, even you.

by Sam Scott

In Two Years, There Could Be 10 Million Self-Driving Cars on the Roads
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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.

by Melinda Sacks

The Environment and the Bottom Line
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The Environment and the Bottom Line

Sometimes, policies can protect both. Biologist Gretchen Daily shows us how.

by Melinda Sacks

Chief Kindness Officers?
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Chief Kindness Officers?

At Stanford’s GSB, compassion class is a crowd favorite.

by Melinda Sacks

Dianne Feinstein Goes Her Own Way
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Dianne Feinstein Goes Her Own Way

Resisting the pull of today's partisan politics is challenging. But the California senator has plenty of practice at breaking a different path.

by Romesh Ratnesar

When Rugby Ruled
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When Rugby Ruled

For more than a decade in the early 1900s, a gentleman’s game from across the pond supplanted football at Stanford. It took a world war to turn back the tide.

by Sam Scott

What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today
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What Bikini Atoll Looks Like Today

Sixty years after the nuclear tests, the groundwater is contaminated and the coconuts are radioactive. But are the coral reefs thriving?

by Sam Scott

Why Mindset Matters
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Why Mindset Matters

According to Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, you’ll reach new heights if you learn to embrace the occasional tumble.

by Marina Krakovsky