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Messages in Yarn
Farm Report

Messages in Yarn

Postdoc knits Resistor Hats.

Magic in the Making
Features

Magic in the Making

Heads plus hands equals wizardry in Engineering's Product Realization Lab.

by Sam Scott

This is Not Your Parents’ Economy
Features

This is Not Your Parents’ Economy

Inequality is putting the American Dream in peril.

by Rebecca Beyer

The Story Behind ‘Homegoing’
Features

The Story Behind ‘Homegoing’

Yaa Gyasi, ’11, was a Stanford sophomore when she visited her native Ghana on a research mission. Seven years later, the debut novel her trip inspired became an international sensation.

by Sam Scott

What to Read This Summer — 2017
Advice

What to Read This Summer — 2017

Whatever your summertime plans, you’ll need some good reads. Check out these titles, chosen by Stanford Book Salon faculty hosts.

How to Take Great Photos
Advice

How to Take Great Photos

Skills and gear sorted out in time for your vacation.

Carbon and the Cloud
Advice

Carbon and the Cloud

Hard facts about data storage.

Planet-Friendly Periods
Online Exclusives

Planet-Friendly Periods

New menstrual hygiene products give Earth a break.