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As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.
How Green Is My Quadrangle
Stanford has taken steps to become more sustainable. From saving water ) ) ) in lab sinks to reducing traffic on campus, here are some examples of a leaner, greener Farm.
Seeing Is Believing
In Jeremy Bailenson's virtual reality lab, researchers are testing whether avatars can tell us something deeper about human behavior. Can pretending lead you to a better place?
by Kara Platoni
About Face
Playwright David Henry Hwang, '79, explores in Yellow Face, a comedy that asks serious questions about Asian-American roles.
by Diane Rogers
Long Distance Calling
Would any sensible person run 155 miles across the Gobi desert? Probably not, concedes ultramarathoner Will Laughlin, MA '93. Then again, he's never taken the easy route.
by Marisa Milanese
Zimbardo Unbound
Long after his notorious prison experiment and soon after the Abu Ghraib scandal, the famous psychologist lobbies for a greater understanding of how evil systems subvert good people.
by Marina Krakovsky
And Now For Something Completely Different
After a quarter teaching in Oxford, music professor Mark Applebaum takes a whimsical look at British manners, and what you need to know about napkins.
by Mark Applebaum
Water Course
Rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, a dozen Sophomore College students learned first-hand where the West's water is going, and why there isn't enough to go around.
by Kevin Cool
Tide Pools & Terrorists
Biologist Rafe Sagarin, '94, says the lessons nature offers about adaptation and survival could help security experts deter terrorism and manage disasters.
by Kara Platoni
Guilty!
In a new book, emeritus professor Herant Katchadourian explores the origins of guilt and shame and how different cultures express these universal human emotions.
Painting the Town
What began 25 years ago as a way to combat graffiti on Philadelphia buildings 75, is being copied in cities across the country.
by Susan Caba