Why machines can never beat the human mind, how skyscrapers can save the city, Justin Bieber's teenybop perfection, and more
As the world's mega-cities expand to the bursting point, building up rather than out becomes ever more important. But history shows that skyscrapers do more than provide space: they connect people, foster creativity— and accelerate social progress.
Artificial intelligence has advanced to the point that computers can very nearly pass for human. What are they telling us about ourselves? To find out, the author enters himself in a famous battle of wits pitting man against computer.
Granted exclusive access, our correspondent follows the agency on one of its toughest assignments.
An unlikely candidate may disrupt the GOP's 2012 field.
Stalin's subtropical paradise, now seeking sunbathers
Why the impoverished Sioux Nation won't take federal money
Can the CIA turn the Taliban's favorite crop into biofuel?
In the wilds of Pennsylvania, a beleaguered flock of fowl rebounds.
Qatar imports a film festival—and a Hollywood ethos.
How 3-D sound—coming soon—will change the way we hear
Gluttony dressed up as foodie-ism is still gluttony.
A memoir uses an exquisite collection of figurines to evoke one family's devastating history.
A history of the Baghdad Express illuminates the resilience of politicized Islam.
Academe on the latrine; the nuances of O'Nan; and more
In Iraq, American intervention has made it extremely hard to start a business.
How Justin Bieber found teenybop perfection
Capitalize on your anti-materialism, and other advice
