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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.
A Leader in Full
As a scientist and as an executive, Marc Tessier-Lavigne has made a career out of making a difference.
by Kevin Cool
The Unbendable Bolton Brown
Fearless and fervid, Stanford's first art professor left his imprint on California's peaks and on lithography.
by Daniel Arnold
Where He Took Us
During a prolific and sometimes perilous 16 years, John Hennessy championed interdisciplinary research, elevated the arts and transformed the campus. Here's how Stanford's 21st-century president did it and how it changed the university.
by Mike Antonucci
Stanford After Dark
What happens on the Farm in the middle of the night? We sent a reporter to find out.
by Mike Vangel
The See Change
Recent dramatic advances in virtual reality offer a glimpse into how pervasive use of the technology will change the nature of experience.
by Sam Scott
Steadfast
A four-time Cabinet member and a principal figure in ending the Cold War, George Shultz remains as devoted as ever to helping make the world safer. At age 95, he is still looking ahead.
by Robert L. Strauss