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All Right Now

A Different Class of Dancers

Students learn the art of being awkward.

By Tracie White

Biblio File: What to Read Now — December 2023
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Biblio File: What to Read Now — December 2023

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Sapolsky on free will; a heist to remember; the evolution of chess moves
The Loop

Sapolsky on free will; a heist to remember; the evolution of chess moves

They Played. They Learned. They Connected.
All Right Now

They Played. They Learned. They Connected.

Reunion Homecoming drew 8,284 Cardinal guests. We asked for their six-word updates.

Dialogue — December 2023
Departments

Dialogue — December 2023

Health Care Economist Who Founded His Field
Farewells

Health Care Economist Who Founded His Field

Victor R. Fuchs

by John Roemer

He Taught AI the Facts of Life
Farewells

He Taught AI the Facts of Life

Douglas Bruce Lenat, PhD ’76

by Kali Shiloh

Leading Agricultural Economist Kept a Farmer’s Perspective
Farewells

Leading Agricultural Economist Kept a Farmer’s Perspective

Walter P. Falcon

by Tracie White

Policing for the People
Features

Policing for the People

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

by Keegan Hamilton

Turkey dinner is all gravy; bees are fish; AI gets an F
The Loop

Turkey dinner is all gravy; bees are fish; AI gets an F

Song of the Scientist
Features

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