文档介绍:Table of Contents: February 21, 2011
IN THIS ISSUE EDITION: . Vol. 177 No. 7
COVER
2045: Singularity (Cover)
n: The moment when technological change es so rapid and profound, it represents a rupture in
the fabric of human history
ESSAY
Road Map for Reform (Commentary / In the Arena)
What the . 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
Just Don't Call Him Lucky (The Well / Nation)
Antiterrorism czar John Brennan is Obama's secret weapon
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
Revolution, Delayed (World)
After the high drama of the first wave of antigovernment protests, many Egyptians are beginning to grow
anxious about what the uprising has wrought
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, e 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 merce. Will it make investors rich?
SOCIETY
Pay Phone (Life / Money)
A new chip embedded in smart phones could let . consumers leave their wallets at home
Wired for Distraction? (Life / Technology)
Like it or not, social media are reprogramming our children's brains. What's a good parent