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The Big Game Disaster of 1900

Illustration: Christopher Thornock

With no seats available at the Big Game in 1900, hundreds of fans climbed onto a nearby rooftop to watch. Twenty minutes after kickoff, tragedy struck.

  • Photo: Courtesy Nuru Kenya

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    Seeds of Promise

    A former Marine commander, profoundly changed by his experience in Iraq, has launched an effort to end extreme poverty and diminish the recruiting appeal of terrorists. Will it work?

  • Illustration: Daniel Hertzberg

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    Danger Ahead

    New tools that enable manipulating DNA herald potential therapies but also pose troubling ethical quandaries. As science speeds forward, voices at Stanford are among those weighing in.