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Fair Enough?

Photo: Ashton Worthington

Research shows being attractive helps in all sorts of ways, including getting a job. What does that mean for the plain person vying for the same position?

  • Photo: Paul Morse

    Gray Matters

    During a pathbreaking career in business, A. Barry Rand grew accustomed to beating the odds. His next big hurdle: mobilizing a national movement to improve the lives of aging people.

  • Photo: Linda A. Cicero

    A Camera with a Brain

    Imagine a camera that could learn how to take better pictures. Marc Levoy has developed one, and it may represent the next revolution in photography.