May/June 2014

Features

What, Me Worry?

The dangers of chronic stress are well-known. But not all stress is bad, researchers say. And they are beginning to spread the word that we should stop stressing so much about stress.

The God Project

Genomic technologies now make possible the resurrection of long-gone animals. Stewart Brand is working with scientists to bring them back, inviting ethicists to examine why.

A Chill in the Air

Political science professor Michael McFaul is a renowned Russia expert with decades of experience in the country. But when he arrived in Moscow as the U.S. ambassador, Vladimir Putin made sure his wouldn’t be a trouble-free tenure.

Farm Report

The Burden of Knowing

Hunting Huntington's

Defense Without Offense

Keeping hackers out

For Little Feet, a Big Step

A fix for faulty feet

Riding Away

Cycling through

Exonerated At Last

Off the no-fly list

Community as Classroom

Combining learning with service

WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT...

Stanford's Barber

Departments

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Experiencing Turbulence

Underwater, so to speak

PRESIDENT'S COLUMN

What We've Learned About MOOCs

The future of MOOCs

1,000 WORDS

Statuesque

CONSIDER THIS

Time Management: A Modest Proposal

Music professor Mark Applebaum tackles class schedules

SPOTLIGHT

In the Trenches, Digging Deeper

Who really started World War I? It may not be who you think, says historian Sean McMeekin

END NOTE

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Road Runner

Don't be in such a hurry

Class Notes

Farewells

Aerospace Industry Titan

Thomas V. Jones, '42

Innovative Music Typographer

Leland Clayton Smith

Solar Energy Maverick

John "Bill" Yerkes, '56

Online Exclusives

School's Out for Summer

Summer jobs sure aren't what they used to be.