Welcome to the March issue of The Highlight

America’s largest-ever generation — the baby boomers — is getting older. As it does, much of the burden of elder care is falling on another group: the “sandwich generation,” adults who are contending with caring for both their own children and for their parents. It’s a problem that will only grow, made worse by the often-unmanageable cost of elder care. In this month’s Highlight cover story, Courtney Martin writes for Vox about one possible solution to the elder care crisis: adult day care centers, which one expert describes as “the best-kept secret in America.” Also in this issue: Four factors the AI job panic is missing. What happens to calves in the dairy industry. And why we’re discovering more new species than ever. 

AI is ruining jigsaw puzzles

By Alex Abad-Santos

We’re discovering new species faster than ever — and it might be our best chance to save them

By Bryan Walsh

Do you need to know who you’d be without antidepressants?

By Sigal Samuel

Coming March 3

4 reasons why AI (probably) won’t take your job

By Eric Levitz

Coming March 4

The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement

By Marina Bolotnikova

Coming March 5

The elder care solution that everyone with aging parents should know about

By Courtney E. Martin

Coming March 6