Fool’s Paradise

It’s hard to teach machines new tricks.

by Erin Biba

The robot revolution has arrived.

Nine years ago, and without explanation, graduate student Rahinah Ibrahim showed up on the U.S. governments no-fly list, which barred her from re-entering the country. What happens when personal rights and the war on terror collide?

by Sam Scott

Richard Mosk was a young lawyer serving in the California Air National Guard when he was summoned to help sort out who killed JFK. In this first-person account, he describes his foray into Lee Harvey Oswald's life, and what he learned.

by Justice Richard M. Mosk

Researchers are beginning to unravel the sources of chronic pain, and develop treatments for mysterious, maddening conditions.

by Kristin Sainani

Last year, undergraduate admissions officers spent more than 10,000 hours evaluating nearly 39,000 applicants. How do they choose whom to accept when so many are so deserving?

by Ivan Maisel

The new head of Freeman Spogli Institute is celebrated for his energetic, problem-solving mentality, and a seemingly innate ability to bridge divides.

by Mike Antonucci

As Stanford embarks on a plan to grow the undergraduate class, President John Hennessy explains why it s important to act now, and what the increase will mean for the campus and the academy.

Leland Stanford loved his trees, and succeeding generations have walked among them, smitten. Here are four stalwarts.

by Kevin Cool and Greta Lorge