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As the population ages, robots are poised to offer a helping hand, a leg up, and a pep for your step.
Stanford IRL
The seven students we’ve been following—now juniors—settle in for their most normal year yet.
by Christine Foster
Lifestyle Content for the Curious
How Safiya Nygaard and Tyler Williams capture your imagination on YouTube.
by Evan Peng
‘Unacknowledged for Too Long’
How a 1950s typewritten memo about Jewish admissions launched an investigation into the past and recommendations for the future.
by Kathy Zonana
Deck the Halls
Becki Goodloe couldn’t find stores that sold Black Christmas decorations. So she started her own.
by Jacqueline Munis
History in the Remaking
A chef? A first lady? An axe murderer? You decide.
by George Spencer
Life, the Metaverse, and Everything
Millions of kids today make and play games on Roblox. They’re also helping build the virtual worlds of tomorrow.
by Louise Matsakis
Throwing Out the Rule Book
Pull up a chair, sports fans. The past century’s paradigm—in which student-athletes compete in exchange for an education—is being upended. And where the ball will land is anyone’s guess.
by Ivan Maisel
The Plot Twist
How a TV news producer wrote her own Hollywood ending.
by Kelli Anderson
Turning the Town Around
How a handful of American communities have begun to curb industrial and economic decline.
by Sam Scott
