More than 40 years after the Stanford Prison Experiment took place, how do the guards, prisoners and researchers feel about the roles they played? Featuring the voices of study leader Philip Zimbardo, emeritus professor of psychology, and five

The Man Who Stopped Time

Feb 1st, 2016 16m 13s

In 1872, Leland Stanford Sr. hired photographic artist and adventurer Eadweard Muybridge to capture an image of a horse in the act of flying, setting the stage for the invention of the motion picture. Featuring the voice of Gail Wight, associat

About a Boy

Jan 25th, 2016 15m 23s

His death broke his parents’ hearts and spawned a university. But who was Leland Stanford Jr.? Featuring the voice of Theresa Johnston, contributing writer for STANFORD magazine.

Outbreak

Jan 19th, 2016 10m 2s

How a band of student volunteers and a campus physician with a carnation in his lapel helped confine the tragedy of the 1903 typhoid epidemic. Featuring the voice of Robert Siegel, professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford School of

Sex Scholar

Jan 11th, 2016 15m 25s

Stanford professor Clelia Mosher polled Victorian-era women on their bedroom behavior—and then kept the startling results under wraps. Featuring the voice of Herant Katchadourian, emeritus professor of psychiatry and human biology.

Who Killed Jane Stanford?

Dec 14th, 2015 9m 18s

Investigations confirm she was poisoned by strychnine, but the case will never be solved. Someone got away with murder.Featuring the voice of STANFORD magazine editor Kevin Cool.

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