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Dozens of Japanese American Stanford students were corralled in camps during World War II. Even as their lives were put on pause, some stayed connected to the Farm.
History is a test. Mankind is failing it.
René Girard's theories about the human condition have made him a giant among contemporary philosophers and a revered figure in his native France. His ideas offer a sobering view of where humanity is headed.
by Cynthia Haven
Project Lifetime
The brains behind hit reality shows such as The Bachelor, Andrea Wong, MBA '93, moved to Lifetime and did her own version of an extreme makeover. The results have impressed industry insiders and attracted viewers, but will advertisers buy what she's selling?
by Jake Halpern
Assembly Required
Drew Endy and Christina Smolke, partners in life and in the lab, are at the leading edge of a bioengineering revolution: using genetic material to make living entities with utilitarian purposes. You might say they re trying to build a better world.
by Kara Platoni
You, Decoded
Personal DNA scans will only become more accessible and comprehensive. What promise do they hold for health care, and what are the risks?
by Greta Lorge
Sleuth or Dare
Former private eye Joe Gores took his knowledge of scams and scumbags and put it to work writing crime fiction. Now his prequel to Dashiell Hammett s seminal character, Sam Spade, came to "own" San Francisco.
by Kara Platoni
Lessons of War
Six Stanford professors share their insights on terrorism, diplomacy and the role of scholarship in policymaking. What keeps us from stopping wars?
by Joel McCormick
Play It Again, Hal
Excavating whistles, beeps, hums and other sounds from his laptop, a Stanford professor is developing a new orchestral landscape, and a playground for a new kind of keyboardist.
by Erin Biba
Prophet and Loss
As head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Brooksley Born warned a decade ago that lack of oversight in the derivatives market could lead to economic disaster. Why didn t anyone listen?
by Rick Schmitt
View Finder
Gliding a few hundred feet above the African continent in a contraption of his own design, photographer George Steinmetz produces images of beauty and wonder. And once in a while he goes headfirst into a sand dune.
by Katherine Seligman
At the Hands of the Radicals
In an excerpt from his new memoir, Stanford in Turmoil , former provost and president Richard Lyman analyzes the events surrounding a student takeover of Encina Hall in 1969, and reflects on a divisive era.
