Cover Story
December 2023
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.
Goodbye, West Coast rivalries. Hello, whole new ball game.
by Ivan Maisel
A new book chronicles the ups and downs of 115 seasons.
by Sam Scott
Stanford’s new provost on faculty orientation, free speech, and the fun factor.
by Kathy Zonana
Former Stanford QB John Paye brings pro plays to California’s newest high school sport.
by Kelli Anderson
Dianne Feinstein’s staffers and interns on leadership, loyalty, and service.
by Christine Foster
Juan Aguayo’s calming COVID hobby has taken him places he never envisioned. Including the water treatment plant.
by Summer Moore Batte
What happens when a graphic designer starts tinkering at the kitchen table.
by Tracie White
But will it compel you to respond?
by Kathy Zonana
Walter P. Falcon
by Tracie White