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Book: John Dean; Parchment: iStockphoto.com; Ghosted text: courtesy the Archimedes Palimpsest Project
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.
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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.
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Robert Beyers
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.
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Glenn Matsumura
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.
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10 Reasons to Like this Course
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Yurts Become Pop-Up Science Labs
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The Audition Tape that Could
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Trustee Extraordinaire
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Dispatch from Colombia: Nick Casey
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