September/October 2007

Features

COVER STORY

Eureka!

A medieval priest scrubbed the writing from an ancient Greek manuscript to reuse the pages as a prayer book. Now the long-buried words—written by Archimedes—have been magically restored, and have changed what we know about the origins of science.

Mind Over Platter

That jumbo box at the theater concession isn't just bad for your waistline, it's playing with your mind, says food researcher Brian Wansink. And he has the five-day-old popcorn to prove it.

They're Back!

Sidelined last season for behavior deemed out-of-bounds, the Stanford Band returns to the football field this fall with increased administrative support and new marching orders: follow the rules.

Learning from Experience

As alternative schools gain traction, School of Education faculty and alumni are spreading their influence by showing how classroom practice meets teaching theory.

Columns

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Not the Same Old Song

Departments

1,000 WORDS

Fire on the Mountain

ON THE JOB

The Truth Is Out There

Eye on the sky

EXAMINED LIFE

A Western Voice

Stanford stalwart Mel Lane, '44

EXAMINED LIFE

The Genius

Football legend Bill Walsh

Red All Over

Farm Report

Showcase

Revealing Garments

Costume drama

All Africa's Children

Africa, from the beginning

A World of Films

True stories

Class Notes

Profiles

SPOTLIGHT: SAM BRENNER, '49

Suited to the Work

TIME CAPSULE: MIKE SERLIN, '57

Two East Enders

UNFORGETTABLE TEACHER: A.W. "WAZI" ZIMMERMANN

The Best of Beutelsbach

SPOTLIGHT: KRISTIE LU STOUT, '96, MA '97

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