Mark F. Bernstein ’83 content overview
A Physicist in Hollywood
Kip Thorne *65, the scientist behind Interstellar, gets a new title: Movie Mogul
Over the Hill in Silicon Valley?
High-tech might have a youthful image, but older entrepreneurs are in the game
Astrophysics: Holes in Space
David Spergel ’82 answers the question: Did Interstellar get the science right?
Psychology: Baby Steps for a Baby Lab
A new facility will examine how the infant brain develops, one cute kid at a time
Not Black and White
If Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06’s plays make you uncomfortable, well, that’s the point
Conversation: What’s College For?
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux ’11 and William Deresiewicz, on Excellent Sheep
Q&A: James A. Baker III '52
‘A Long, Hard Slog’
Economics: Follow That Cab!
A study of labor incentives may explain why it is hard to find a taxi in the rain
Rob Kutner ’94: Laughing at History
Mining the past — and a hypothetical future — for comedy
Butler’s Last Stand
Alumni get last look at housing
The Marshal Plan
Keeping the P-rade moving requires discipline, patience, and a poufy hat. PAW senior writer Mark F. Bernstein ’83 writes about the experience.
Student Essay Touches a Nerve
Privilege: Checked and Debated
Melissa Balmain ’87: There Once Was a Poet Named Melissa ...
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Pink Floyd Symposium: A Scholarly Look at an Iconic Band
In Our Heads
Professor Michael Graziano ’89 *96 develops a new theory of what it means to be conscious
Q&A: Todd S. Purdum ’82 on the Civil Rights Act
‘Serendipity is Critical’: Paving the Way for the Internet
Naval ROTC to Return
Princeton students will travel to Rutgers for classes, training as ‘crosstown unit’
Alumni Day: ‘In the Service of Humanity’
Honorees Sotomayor ’76 and Rawlings *70 speak on service and higher education
Class Stones, Revisited
With Nassau Hall nearly out of space, PAW offers some ideas for the future
Big Data? Big Brother? Big Questions
The privacy discussion we should be having
Targeting Meningitis B
With eight cases reported in eight months, thousands of students receive vaccine
Three Generations
Shared thoughts on Reunions
Gregory Berns '86: Decoding a Dog's Brain
Humans leave an impression on our four-legged friends — could it be love?