EMAIL FROM THE FUTURE: NOTES FROM 2084

It's 2084, and Aldus, an elderly robot repairman, is writing the history of the 21st century for his grandson, Luca. Born in 2010, Aldus lived through it all-the War on the Warming, the repair of the planet, the rise of true artificial intelligence, automation everywhere and much more. "I was but a foot soldier," Aldus tells his grandson, "but there is value in that perspective."