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Inside the Nerdball revolution
With a spreadsheet as his compass, Coach Kyle Smith is rebuilding Stanford basketball through quantifiable toughness—and the players are embracing it.
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He hated pigeon peas. Now they could help feed Puerto Rico.
A Stanford alum is betting on a humble legume to help rebuild the island’s fragile food system—starting in backyard farms.
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Before the tipping point
As oceans warm and ecosystems shift, Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station is helping detect trouble early—and prevent collapse before it begins.
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Engineering the overlooked
As a Stanford undergraduate, William Tarpeh learned to spot problems others ignore. Financial aid gave him a path forward—all the way to a MacArthur Fellowship.
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