How I Write

Comparative Literature Professor and Philosopher Richard Rorty discusses how his writing skills developed as a social co... Read more

Hilton Obenzinger sits down with Dr. Terry Root, Senior fellow at Woods Institute for the Environment and professor of B... Read more

Leonard Susskind studies theoretical physics, particularly the field of string theory and quantum field theory, and he i... Read more

Leonard Susskind studies theoretical physics, particularly the field of string theory and quantum field theory, and he i... Read more

President and Author John Hennessy discusses how his writing skills developed as a Computer Scientist and entrepreneur. ... Read more

Eavan Boland talks about how she writes in her work as a poet.

John Rickford, professor of linguistics and humanities at Stanford University and author of The Story of Black English, ... Read more

Hilton Obenzinger talks with Terry Karl, Ph.D about writing in her field of Political Science

Renato Rosaldo shares his perspective on he writing process as a cultural anthropologist.

Shelly Fisher Fishkin, Professor of English and Humanities talks about herself as a writer at Stanford.

Paula Moya talks about her writing process as an Author in the Department of English at Stanford University.

Anne Firth Murray talks about her writing and how she has used it throughout her career.

Irvin Yalom talks about his life as a psychotherapist and how that has influence his writing of both textbooks and novel... Read more

Adam Johnson discusses his writing process specifically regarding his last book "The Orphan's Master's Son" and his expe... Read more

Tom Hare talks about what inspires him to write, how he organizes his thoughts and ideas, and what his future projects w... Read more

Shelly Fisher Fishkin explains her writing and editing processes, her inspiration from Mark Twain, the benefits of colla... Read more

Biology Professor and Primatologist Robert Sapolsky discusses how his writing skills developed while he was doing field ... Read more

Estelle Freedman talks about what inspires her to write, how she organizes her thoughts and work, and what her future pr... Read more

Hazel Markus, sits down to discuss the work that she has done. She has focused much of her efforts on how gender, ethnic... Read more

Scotty McLennan discusses his role as a source of religious energy on the Stanford campus and how this affects his writi... Read more