COVER
The Optimism Bias (Science)
Those rose-colored glasses? We may be born with them. Why our brains tilt toward the positive
WORLD
Faith in the Arab Spring (Egypt)
Headlines about Muslim-Coptic violence hide a more hopeful narrative emerging in the new Egypt: Islam and Christianity can live and build together
UNITED STATES
Torn Asunder (The Tornado)
For Joplin, Mo., the deadliest tornado in decades turned a peaceful Sunday evening into a horror show
LETTERS
Inbox
BUSINESS
In the Pole Position (Automobiles)
Le Mans Series outlasts the competition with its jet-set fans and hot wheels
Self-Serving Stewardship (Conservation)
How companies protecting their supply chains can protect the environment too
GLOBAL ADVISER
On Location (Next Time You're in ... Anhui)
Huizhou's historic villages attract film crews and artists in droves
Hostage to Comfort (Check In)
And it won't cost you a king's ransom
Swords into Cab Fares (TIME Traveler)
Taxis tour a now peaceful Belfast