COVER
2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal (Cover)
We're fast approaching the moment when humans and machines merge. Welcome to the Singularity movement
Robots Attack! Should We Fear a Singularity?
Science comedian Brian Malow analyzes our fears of a day when machines are smarter than we are
ESSAY
Joe Klein: How the U.S. Should Support Middle East Reform (Commentary / In the Arena)
What the U.S. can do to encourage democratization in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East
The Asian Experience (Commentary / Viewpoint)
What the region can — and cannot — teach the Arab world about democracy through revolution
Scent of a Nerd (Commentary)
Want to be a writer or just smell like one? Introducing my celebrity fragrance
NATION
Obama's Counterterror Czar Steps Out of the Shadows (The Well / Nation)
After having to drop out of the running for the top CIA job, John Brennan has quietly become the Administration's most powerful, and crucial, intelligence official
WORLD
Postcard from Copiapó
Under the Chilean desert, thousands of independent gold miners trade safety for the slim chance of hitting a mother lode. The risks and rewards of life as a pirquinero
Egypt: What Happens When the Revolution Is Delayed (World)
After the high drama of the first wave of anti-government protests, many Egyptians are beginning to grow anxious about what the uprisings has wrought. The latest refusal of Mubarak to leave is bound to roil emotions and anxieties
The Brotherhood (World)
Is the uprising changing the Islamist group so feared in both Egypt and the West?
LETTERS
Inbox (Inbox)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Great Performances
They may lose an arm or a spouse, become a billionaire or a vigilante, but the actors we celebrate here are sorcerers who, by pouring self into story, created indelible characters worth admiring or reviling — and always worth treasuring
BUSINESS
The Groupon Clipper (Business)
Andrew Mason runs the hottest website in social commerce. Will it make investors rich?
SOCIETY
Ditch the Wallet, Get Ready to Pay via Phone (Life / Money)
A new chip embedded in smart phones could let U.S. consumers leave their wallets at home
Wired for Distraction: Kids and Social Media (Life / Technology)
Like it or not, social media are reprogramming our children's brains. What's a good parent to do?
SPECIAL SECTION
Paying for Nature (Global Business / Sustainability Inc.)
Dow Chemical wants to put hard numbers on exactly how much the environment is worth to business
PEOPLE
10 Questions for Jim Parsons (10 Questions)
The actor stars as Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory. Jim Parsons will now take your questions
BRIEFING
The Moment
2|8|11: Cairo
Can Hatch Tame The Tea Party? (Washington: The Politics Page)
The World
10 ESSENTIAL STORIES
The Big Questions: By Mark Halperin (Washington: The Politics Page)
Lab Report: Health, Science and Medicine
Verbatim
Brief History: The Sun
The Skimmer
Dead Sex Kittens: Farewell to Three Icons of Movie Eroticism (Milestones)
The recent deaths of Maria Schneider, Lena Nyman and Tura Satana call to mind the sexually adventurous films they starred in and the cultural battles of the 1960s and '70s