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Meet Viraj Mehta
Farm Report

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
Features

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?
Features

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

Shelf Life — July 2018
Shelf Life

Shelf Life — July 2018

New releases from Stanford alumni, staff and students.

Do You Speak Elephant?
Features

Do You Speak Elephant?

by Melinda Sacks

Pioneer Spacewalker
Farewells

Pioneer Spacewalker

Bruce McCandless II, MS ’65

by Christine Foster

Microbe Man
Farewells

Microbe Man

Stanley Falkow

by Vicky Elliott

Lifelong Volunteer
Farewells

Lifelong Volunteer

Jean Coblentz, ’47

by Diana Aguilera

Trustee Extraordinaire
Farewells

Trustee Extraordinaire

John Freidenrich, ’59, LLB ’63

by Leslie Berlin