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The Career Pivot: It’s Not Just for People
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The Career Pivot: It’s Not Just for People

Stanford’s SLAC finds new purpose with world’s most powerful lasers.

by Sam Scott

10 Reasons to Like this Course
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10 Reasons to Like this Course

Students try out jobs before graduating.

by Diana Aguilera

Stories Spill Out of Her
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Stories Spill Out of Her

Amina Gautier, ’99, MA ’99, is ‘writing her heart out.’

by Sam Scott

You Knew Stanford Alumni Invented Google; but the Koosh Ball?
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You Knew Stanford Alumni Invented Google; but the Koosh Ball?

Six off-beat discoveries and inventions

by Diana Aguilera

How to Be Resilient
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How to Be Resilient

Setbacks happen. It’s how you bounce back that counts.

by Rebecca Beyer

In Defense of the Comfort Zone
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In Defense of the Comfort Zone

Let others roam: It’s boundaries or bust for this queen of the mild frontier.

by Kathy Zonana

Where to Find Inspiration? Maybe at Your Feet.
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Where to Find Inspiration? Maybe at Your Feet.

Photographer Mary Jo Hoffman reveals the beauty of everyday objects.

by Mike Vangel

Meet Viraj Mehta
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Meet Viraj Mehta

Former Jeopardy! contestant reflects on the dark sides of fame and his launch into adulthood.

by Melinda Sacks

Bullets, Blood and Ice
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Bullets, Blood and Ice

A professor-prospector's gritty lessons from the land.

by Daniel Arnold

Your Computer May Know You Have Parkinson’s. Shall It Tell You?
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Your Computer May Know You Have Parkinson’s. Shall It Tell You?

Based on your search history, your location data and even how you mouse, Eric Horvitz’s algorithms could alert you when it’s time to see a doctor.

by Jonathan Rabinovitz