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Health Care Economist Who Founded His Field
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Health Care Economist Who Founded His Field

Victor R. Fuchs

by John Roemer

He Taught AI the Facts of Life
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He Taught AI the Facts of Life

Douglas Bruce Lenat, PhD ’76

by Kali Shiloh

Leading Agricultural Economist  Kept a Farmer’s Perspective
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Leading Agricultural Economist Kept a Farmer’s Perspective

Walter P. Falcon

by Tracie White

Policing for the People
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Policing for the People

Beatriz Magaloni can tell you which criminal justice reforms make communities safer in Mexico and beyond.

by Keegan Hamilton

Song of the Scientist
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Song of the Scientist

Physician Siddhartha Mukherjee’s books cross the boundaries of cells, disciplines, and nations to help us all make sense of life.

by Tracie White

Football and the Farm
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Football and the Farm

A new book chronicles the ups and downs of 115 seasons.

by Sam Scott

Excellence and Trust
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Excellence and Trust

by Richard Saller

‘This Is Why  I Love My Job’
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‘This Is Why I Love My Job’

Stanford’s new provost on faculty orientation, free speech, and the fun factor.

by Kathy Zonana

As If You Had a Choice
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As If You Had a Choice

From your DNA to what you ate this morning, a lifetime of factors is determining your every move. None of those elements, says Robert Sapolsky, is free will.

by Sam Scott