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The Lowdown on Lingo

A handy reference guide

by Mike Antonucci

The Challenge at Hand
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The Challenge at Hand

It’s hard to teach machines new tricks.

by Erin Biba

Tomorrowland
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Tomorrowland

The robot revolution has arrived.

Flight Risk?
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Flight Risk?

Nine years ago, and without explanation, graduate student Rahinah Ibrahim showed up on the U.S. governments no-fly list, which barred her from re-entering the country. What happens when personal rights and the war on terror collide?

by Sam Scott

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Truth Was Our Only Client

Richard Mosk was a young lawyer serving in the California Air National Guard when he was summoned to help sort out who killed JFK. In this first-person account, he describes his foray into Lee Harvey Oswald's life, and what he learned.

by Justice Richard M. Mosk

Make It Stop
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Make It Stop

Researchers are beginning to unravel the sources of chronic pain, and develop treatments for mysterious, maddening conditions.

by Kristin Sainani

What It Takes
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What It Takes

Last year, undergraduate admissions officers spent more than 10,000 hours evaluating nearly 39,000 applicants. How do they choose whom to accept when so many are so deserving?

by Ivan Maisel

The Borderless View of Tino Cuellar
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The Borderless View of Tino Cuellar

The new head of Freeman Spogli Institute is celebrated for his energetic, problem-solving mentality, and a seemingly innate ability to bridge divides.

by Mike Antonucci

Thinking Bigger, Little by Little
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Thinking Bigger, Little by Little

As Stanford embarks on a plan to grow the undergraduate class, President John Hennessy explains why it s important to act now, and what the increase will mean for the campus and the academy.