Cover Story: Field Work
Can agriculture and conservation co-exist? Yes, says Earth Sciences dean
Pamela Matson, who is finding solutions to environmental
problems that don’t require giving up the farm. BY KARA PLATONI
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
What don’t you worry about? Answer Just One Question.
Out of the Sahara Nomads for centuries, the Tuareg people of North Africa face
constraints in the global economy. Capitalizing on decades of travel
and research, Cantor Arts Center director Tom Seligman has
assembled a collection of art and craft that conveys an exotic,ancient culture and its venture into modernity.
BY MARGUERITE RIGOGLIOSO
Zimbardo Unbound
His famous prison experiment revealed the bad things good people can do. After Abu Ghraib, psychologist Philip Zimbardo has more to say about our capacity for evil. interview BY MARINA KRAKOVSKY
The Boys Are Back in Town
Current and former members of the Stanford Fleet Street Singers gathered for a 25-year reunion concert. Sounds like fun. BY JULIE yen
A Step in the Right Direction
A team of Stanford scholars is studying old age from all angles. The first product
of their thinking is a shoe that may help keep elderly bodies moving. bY CYNTHIA HAVEN
