Pipe Dreams

Dreams can mystify and entertain, terrify and inspire. But do they have any real importance? A pioneer in sleep research explains the science of slumber.

by William C. Dement with Christopher Vaughan

Amid rancorous debate over affirmative action in university admissions comes a calm and thoughtful book by former presidents of Princeton and Harvard.

by Ellis Cose

Enigmatic ) ) and impossible to categorize, the art of Nathan Oliveira spans more than ) ) 50 years and multiple transformations. Now, as a retrospective exhibition ) ) of his work tours the country, this master artist/teacher discusses the ) ) inspiration and imagination that produced his colorful career.

by Diane Rogers

Two years of recession and stock market declines have weakened Stanford's finances. Mike McCaffery, CEO of Stanford Management Company, and Provost John Etchemendy describe the University's fiscal worries and what is being done to ease them.

by Kevin Cool

Twenty years ago, Cal broke Stanford hearts in the most improbable finish in college football history. Players and fans reflect on how much it hurt, how much they've healed and why any of it still matters.

by Jackie Krentzman

They were young, hungry and oozing talent. And when this group of product ) ) designers from Stanford developed the first Apple mouse in 1980, they ) ) also became revolutionaries.

by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Mark Madsen is proof that "decent player" isn't an oxymoron in professional basketball. With the help of his new friend Shaquille O'Neal and the guidance of faith and family, the Cardinal basketball hero has his feet squarely on the ground in the high-flying, hard-living NBA

by Kerry Shaw

Two years before Abu Ghraib sparked outrage, Army interrogators in Afghanistan were honing new methods for questioning prisoners. Alumnus Greg Miller got an inside view of how they worked and gave painstaking attention to ethical dilemmas.

by Greg Miller

Is the car we drive an ethical choice? Debate about global warming and the effects of oil consumption on U.S. foreign policy have put automobiles squarely in the high beams.

by Kevin Cool

Internet entrepreneurs are finding fertile ground in China's emerging market economy, and some Stanford alums are leading the way. Online business is fostering community in the world's most populous nation, and helping change the place that is changing the world.

by Joel McCormick