COVER

EDITOR'S DESK

FEATURES

The Spark of Invention (Time Invention Poll)

A TIME/Qualcomm poll reveals a world of opinions about who inventors are, how they do their work and which countries used to be--and will be--the most inventive

BRIEFING

Amy Robach (Milestones)

Making the case for mammograms

Coal Miner's Totter (Business)

What Kentucky's effort to break its mining addiction can teach other states

BUSINESS

Food Waste Is Ripe for Profit (Small Business / Food)

Every year Americans discard $165 billion worth of things they could eat. These startups are working to fix that

THE CULTURE

August: Osage County

The prestige-packed Christmas Day drama is the latest to turn top talent into feral families*

Ear Candy, Coen-Style

Listening to Inside Llewyn Davis reveals an earnest side of the siblings that often goes unheard

COMMENTARY