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The Basic Question
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The Basic Question

Should everyone receive a small, stable income from the government? The idea is going around again, and some think its time has come.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Make the Most of an Internship
Online Exclusives

Make the Most of an Internship

5 essentials from industry experts.

by Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Triumphs in Tokyo
Departments

Triumphs in Tokyo

Stanford at the Olympics.

by Summer Moore Batte

Creating a Sustainable Future
Columns

Creating a Sustainable Future

Stanford is launching its first school in more than 70 years.

by Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Psychologist Explained Why We Misunderstand One Another
Farewells

Psychologist Explained Why We Misunderstand One Another

Lee David Ross

by John Roemer

Psychologist Studied Learned Aggression
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Psychologist Studied Learned Aggression

Albert Bandura

by Christine Foster

Germ Theories
All Right Now

Germ Theories

Lab leak? Animal transmission? Why David Relman and his colleagues told the world that we need to investigate both of COVID-19’s origin stories.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Vaccines, Please
All Right Now

Vaccines, Please

Advice for teens, by teens.

by Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

The Heat Is On
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The Heat Is On

Stanford faculty are blazing paths in fire control and prevention to help us live in a changed climate.

by Katherine Ellison