School of Humanities and Sciences

Princeton University History Professor Anthony Grafton discusses the role of Jewish and Greek texts and individuals in s... Read more

Steven Pinker argues that, contrary to popular belief, violence has declined over long stretches of time and today we ma... Read more

Kevin DiPirro leads a discussion on his belief in student-centered teaching and discussing an article that looks deeply ... Read more

Program in Writing and Rhetoric Professor Kelly Myers discusses the Greek story of the God Kairos and Metanoia as a lite... Read more

Stanford's MLA Program hosts American writer Lewis H. Lapham to join a discussion on writing and current events. He is t... Read more

Dr. Kathleen Frankovic discusses the development of exit polls and their impact on understanding elections and projectin... Read more

Martin Evans discusses Europe's preoccupation with America and how they view America. He tells the audience that Europea... Read more

Professor Martin Evans discusses the similarities and differences between Stanford University and Oxford University and ... Read more

Martin Evans, Stanford Professor of English, gives a brief history of the way in which wine and its effects have been tr... Read more

Joy Connolly, Associate Professor of Classics, argues that the Romans' contribution to our politics should be seen not i... Read more

George Schaller, a Senior Conservationist, discusses the pressing need to conserve the world's natural environments by s... Read more

Ian Hideo Levy discusses language and identity of a writer as well as the difficulties and rewards of gaining the privil... Read more

Victor Fuchs facilitates a discussion with students on the healthcare systems of other nations and the historical roots ... Read more

Sir Geoffry Lloyd analyzes the social and intellectual institutions that favored or inhibited innovation in the study of... Read more

Matthieu Ricard, a monk of the Nyingma order, based at the Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, is well known a... Read more

Matthieu Ricard, a monk of the Nyingma order, based at the Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, is well known a... Read more

As we’ve evolved, the human stress response has saved our lives. Today, we turn on the same life-saving physical reactio... Read more

Third of three sessions in which Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen speaks, followed by a brief commentary by a Stanford faculty... Read more

First of three sessions in which Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen speaks, followed by a brief commentary by a Stanford faculty... Read more

Buddhism in the Modern World is a joint program of the Buddhist Community at Stanford, the Office for Religious Life and... Read more