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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.
Making His Voice Heard
Playing characters in video games and animations transformed Greg Chun from singer to storyteller.
by Corinne Purtill
The Foreseeable Future
Making predictions about 2021 seems downright foolhardy. We did it anyway.
Word Nerd
John McWhorter is best known as a cultural critic who garners bouquets and brickbats from left and right alike. But he’s really a linguistics geek at heart.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
By the People, for the People
A bilingual newspaper chronicles the Mission District’s transformations.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Mischief Managed
Stately and venerable, this oak tree witnessed antics that were anything but.
by Charity Ferreira
Historian Ana Raquel Minian on Immigrant and Latinx Rights
A story of shifting public sentiment and interconnected economies.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Historian James Campbell on White Backlash
Freedom, justice and equality are too often seen as zero-sum.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
Sociologist Matthew Clair on Race and Class in Criminal Justice
It takes more than a movement to transform the system.
by Deni Ellis Béchard
