March 2024

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Give It Some Thought

Imagine operating a smartphone. Or a drone. Or a computer that speaks. Just imagine.

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Setting the Bar

The Weather Man

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Essays
Essays

The King and I

Could I live up to this imagined version of my dad?

by Allan Lopez

Essays

Admit One

Was I facing a crisis of conscience—or of confidence?

by Dana Hudepohl

All Right Now
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Like Falling Off a Log

Masaru Oka turns a pastime into a pro pursuit.

by Sam Scott

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Birdie, Birdie in the Sky

Juan Aguayo’s calming COVID hobby has taken him places he never envisioned. Including the water treatment plant.

by Summer Moore Batte

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Creature Report

Where sea stars are headed.

by Sam Scott

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This Is Not a Drill

Thea Carlson prepares herself and others for the next blaze.

by Joseph Sarmenta

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Black Gold

Stanford chemists have a eureka moment.

by Tracie White

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The Lobster Clause

On a new podcast, Danny Jacobs grapples with the legacy of a narcissist father who used the law to manipulate people. Take that time at the upscale restaurant . . .

by Rosalind Early

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Meet Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Her planetary adventures are both fact and fiction.

by Kali Shiloh

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The Ticker — March 2024

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

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Sandra Day O’Connor Was My Mom. Here’s How I’ll Remember Her.

by Jay O'Connor

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And Now for My Second Act

Finding a new career is hard. So I asked Stanford to do it for me.

by Joel Stein

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Caption This

A frosh’s company makes kids’ flicks more accessible.

by Rachel Kolb

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Palm Pilots

Student tour guides offer up some trivia tidbits.

by Annie C. Reller

Columns
Columns

Stanford Athletics: A Great Tradition

by Richard Saller

Columns

Speaking One’s Mind

A story worth sharing.

by Kathy Zonana

Departments
Departments

Confetti at the Ready

by Summer Moore Batte

Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — March 2024

New releases that inspire us.

Departments

Book Review: Hello Again

New and Notable

by Rachel Kolb

Departments

Dialogue — March 2024

Farewells
Farewells

Dedicated to Saving the Tiniest Patients

Alvin Aaron Hackel

by Kali Shiloh

Farewells

From a Stanford Stage to the Silver Screen

Andre Keith Braugher, ’84

by Kali Shiloh

Farewells

Obituaries — March 2024