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Over the Hill in Silicon Valley?
High-tech might have a youthful image, but older entrepreneurs are in the game
PAW's Annual Reader Photo Contest
Decoding the Brain
One day, scientists will be able to “see” the images and memories in our minds
A Physicist in Hollywood
Kip Thorne *65, the scientist behind Interstellar, gets a new title: Movie Mogul
Conversation: A Defense of Higher Ed
Princeton-educated campus chiefs, on college and its discontents
The Ethicist
Neuroethicist Matthew Liao ’94 ponders the consequences of new technologies
A War’s Legacy
A half-century after the escalation of the war in Vietnam, a historian takes stock
Eisgruber in Conversation
Brain Boosters
Sex, exercise, and sleep seem to change the brain’s very structure — at least in rats
Ride Like a Centaur, Win Like a Tiger
Polo Makes a Comeback
Reunions Panels
Lives: William V. Elder III '54
A man of taste, with a sense of history
How It All Began
For half a century Princetonians have studied the history of the universe, but the past year was among the most exciting yet.
Sexual Misconduct: The New Rules
Changing Policy, Students Say, Is Easier Than Changing the Culture
Lives: Martin R. Hoffmann ’54
An optimist who insisted upon honor
Return of a Treasure
Randy Schoenberg ’88 helped a friend recover a famous painting that had been looted by the Nazis. Now Schoenberg’s story is told onscreen.
The 'Lucky One'
For writer Akhil Sharma ’92, pride is tinged with shame
Lives: Kamara L. James ’08
An Olympian who battled on and off the fencing strip
That Cannon on Prospect Avenue
Conversation: Balancing Act
Feminism, work, and family
Those Prying Eyes
Professor Arvind Narayanan has shown that your ‘anonymous’ doings online aren’t so hidden after all
Lives: James Walker Evans '52
A man of God who rode for freedom
Notes On a Crisis
The humanities have a PR problem