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Flipping the Bird

The surprising strategy for minimizing precooked food waste.

By Summer Moore Batte

Biblio File: What to Read Now — March 2020
Departments

Biblio File: What to Read Now — March 2020

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Book Review: In Defense of Elitism
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Book Review: In Defense of Elitism

New and Notable

by Kathy Zonana

Meet Noel Vest
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Meet Noel Vest

Former felon finds purpose as a postdoc studying addiction.

by Melinda Sacks

Author and Gender-Studies Scholar
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Author and Gender-Studies Scholar

Marilyn Yalom

by Vicky Elliott

Geophysicist and Underground Explorer
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Geophysicist and Underground Explorer

Sheldon Breiner, ’59, MS ’62, PhD ’67

by John Roemer

What the Kids Are Saying These Days
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What the Kids Are Saying These Days

A Stanford scholar helps the world analyze how children acquire language differently—and just how much they have in common.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Criminologist and Reform Advocate
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Criminologist and Reform Advocate

Joan Petersilia

by John Roemer

See Ya, Sniffles
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See Ya, Sniffles

Closing in on a cure for the common cold.

by Summer Moore Batte

Make strong connections; protect your privacy; the Human Screenome
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Make strong connections; protect your privacy; the Human Screenome

3 Simple Ways to Fight for Your Privacy
Advice

3 Simple Ways to Fight for Your Privacy

The use and sale of your personal information is overwhelming, and you can’t stop it. Here’s why you should still try.

by Summer Moore Batte