COVER STORY If
They Could Read Your Mind
As neuroscientists hone new technologies
for probing our brains, predicting our behavior
and perhaps even altering our thoughts,
ethicists wrestle with some vexing questions.
BY joan o’c.
hamilton
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. BY
theresa johnston
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. BY diane rogers
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. BY Summer moore
