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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 Breakfast Solution
Anemia and malnutrition stunt the cognitive development of many children in poor, rural areas of China. Through testing and field trials, researchers from the Freeman Spogli Institute found an answer that may give millions of kids a better future.
by Joel McCormick
Worlds of Her Making
Movie designer Suttirat Larlarb, '93, combines an artist's sensibility with an engineer's precision whether she's creating the vibrant costumes in Slumdog Millionaire or the claustrophobic canyon in 127 Hours.
by Sonia van Gilder Cooke
Sparks Fly
Immersed in courses that force collaboration and original thinking, students at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design learn what it takes to innovate, and are reinventing themselves in the process.
by Mike Antonucci
Pacific Overtures
The converging paths of a fourth-generation Japanese politician and an American diplomat provide a unique perspective on the historic but occasionally troubled relationship between Washington and Tokyo.
by Joel McCormick
Separation Anxiety
Studies on the effects of an always-on culture suggest there may be serious side effects to the seductive power of technology. Are we plugged in but tuned out?
by Joan O’C. Hamilton
Breaking Through
Recent discoveries are bringing researchers closer to understanding the biological origins of autism.
by Kristin Sainani
Curious About Everything
He practically invented the field of microbe study, and he helped launch the careers of scores of leading researchers along the way. At 77, Stanley Falkow remains as adventurous outside the lab as he was inside it.
by Sandeep Ravindran
The Menace Within
What happened in the basement of the psych building 40 years ago shocked the world. How do the guards, prisoners and researchers from the Stanford Prison Experiment feel about it now?
by Romesh Ratnesar
Another Kind of Country Club
Now in its 50th year, the Peace Corps has sent tens of thousands of Americans abroad to help others. What did volunteers learn and how has their service mattered?
by Marguerite Rigoglioso With additional reporting by Ginny McCormick
Putting Philosophy to the Test
Josh Knobe, '96, leads a vanguard of thinkers whose brand of experimental philosophy has won both converts and critics. Is it really philosophy, and what does it tell us?
by David Menconi
