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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.
The Lonely Impulse of Delight
The Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts recalls his adventurous youth in the pages of favorite books.
by Dana Gioia
Health on Wheels
What are all those teenagers doing in the back of Stanford s RV?
by Sheila Himmel
Good Sports
A veteran youth coach says a winning record has nothing to do with scores.
by Brian Doyle
What Noah Teaches Us
Through her sorrow, a grandmother learns how a child with special needs is also a special gift.
by Nancy Meyer
In the Garden
An award-winning poet celebrates the wonder of everyday discovery.
by Eavan Boland
Growing Concerns
Six faculty experts weigh in on aimless adolescents, media messages, and why raising kids really does take a village.
Introduction
The first words on the first page of Stanford's history are owed to a child. When Leland Stanford Jr. died at age 15, his heartbroken parents declared that henceforth "the children of California shall be our children."
The Lolita Question
Vladimir Nabokov came to Stanford in 1941 to teach and write, befriended by a suave and worldly professor who some suggest played a part in the classic Lolita.
by Cynthia Haven
