Sparks Fly

Immersed in courses that force collaboration and original thinking, students at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design learn what it takes to innovate, and are reinventing themselves in the process.

• Taking It to Another Level

Weighing History

In his book Why the West Rules—For Now, professor Ian Morris claims it was geography, not people, that gave Europe and North America a leg up centuries ago, and contributes now to the East's inexorable rise.

• ONLINE ONLY: The Next Giant Step for Humans

Worlds of Her Making

Movie designer Suttirat Larlarb, '93, combines an artist's sensibility with an engineer's precision whether she's creating the vibrant costumes in Slumdog Millionaire or the claustrophobic canyon in 127 Hours.

• ONLINE ONLY: Bringing the Canyon to the Soundstage
• ONLINE ONLY: A Study in Saffron

What to Do With Searsville?

What Does North Korea Really Want?

News Briefs

Research Notebook

Waging a Kinder Cold War

More Than a Machine Shop

My Mother, My Cells

Drummer Hits the Books

Sneaker Philanthropy

Keypad Cupid

Shaw Steps Up

Meet the Cardinal's 'Big Brother'

Oh, What a Night

A Deeper Shade of Green

Denis Hayes, builder

Tech Specs

See what these specs can do

Red All Over

Hey Kids, It's How to Do It Time

Engineering for kids

Cirque du Silly

A carnival atmosphere

She Dressed the Best

Dressed for Oscar success

Shelf Life

Who Says You're Not Creative?

The innovators inside

Hail to the Victors, a Study in Self-Discipline

Three cheers for athletics

Sweet!

Letters to the Editor

Screening Room

Losing my TV addiction

The Dish

The Notes

Postscript

Shower or Bath?: Essential Answer

• Shower or Bath?: Nitty-gritty

Vampire Energy: Essential Answer

• Vampire Energy: Nitty-gritty

How to Dispose of Laptops: Essential Answer

• How to Dispose of Laptops: Nitty-gritty

Measuring Environmental Impact: Essential Answer

• Measuring Environmental Impact: Nitty-gritty