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

New releases that inspire us.

Book Review: Critical Mass
Departments

Book Review: Critical Mass

New and Notable

by Albert M. Camarillo

The Science of Skin
Features

The Science of Skin

Chemical engineer Zhenan Bao strives to re-create nature’s ultimate electronic system: skin.

by Sam Scott

What You Don’t Know About the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden
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What You Don’t Know About the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden

Artists’ visit to campus ‘flipped the script’ on anthropological field work.

by Tracie White

Meet Stanford’s First Black Administrator
Features

Meet Stanford’s First Black Administrator

Sam McDonald came to campus to build roads and departed with one named after him.

by Sam Scott

Prime Minister Perks
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Prime Minister Perks

Which gig is better: Great Britain or Greece?

by Summer Moore Batte

Much Ado About Alice
Columns

Much Ado About Alice

How we went down the rabbit hole and ended up with our March cover.

by Kathy Zonana

War Torn
Features

War Torn

Craig McNamara was a Vietnam-era protester. His father was the U.S. secretary of defense. In a new memoir, he tries to untangle that knot.

by Deni Ellis Béchard