There is no simple way to sum up this year. Tumultuous, terrifying, wearisome. Resilient, heroic, hopeful. We asked experts in dozens of areas to reflect on what this year meant, and how they think 2020 will affect what comes next. Was this a blip and will things return to what they were? Or will it have a lasting impact that will extend well past the events of this year? Read what they have to say—and join the conversation as we begin to make sense of this tumultuous, terrifying and hopeful time.

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