Features
Peter Hoey
As neuroscientists hone new technologies for probing our brains, predicting our behavior and perhaps even altering our thoughts, ethicists wrestle with some vexing questions.
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Photo: Peter Stember
Family Firsts
Academically gifted but occasionally lacking advantages other students take for granted, “first-generation” students must fight through anxiety, feelings of isolation and the difficulty of negotiating two worlds. Their success may change their families forever.
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Photo: Brian Smith
The Gospel Truth
Elaine Pagels’s commentaries on so-called heretical texts like the Gospel of Thomas are broadening scholars’ views of early Christianity and challenging long-held assumptions.
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Glenn Matsumura
The Work of Art
The idea was simple: mount an exhibition of artwork loaned by Stanford alumni and friends. It was also a learning opportunity for student curators, who got a behind-the-walls look at how a major museum show comes together.
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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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