They can be as huge as a new constitution or as tiny as a medical microchip. In this special report, TIME explores innovations that are changing the way we work, live, pray and play
Life & Style
Spying on Sports Fans: What the Tech Can See
Stadiumgoers, prepare to be watched
Why The First Latin American Pope Inspires Less Hope Than We Hoped
Bergoglio’s election as the new pope—the first from Latin America—isn’t really the progressive gesture the conclave of cardinals wants the world to think it is
Does “Stress” Hide Deeper Social Problems?
Stress has become our own personal predicament to solve instead of something caused by social ills
Secrets of the Most Successful College Students
“What the Best College Students Do,” a book by historian and educator Ken Bain, draws a road map for how students can get the most out of college, no matter where they go
Want to Prevent Teen Pregnancy? Pay Teens Not to Get Pregnant
We use financial incentives in many areas of life for a simple reason: they work. Why not with teen pregnancy?
At Book Launch, Sheryl Sandberg Takes Center Stage
“I decided that what I was trying to say was going to help people,” Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg told TIME’s Nancy Gibbs
Does the Holy Spirit Choose the Pope?
God gave us the Holy Spirit, but he also gave us free will.
Women at Work: 7 Ways to Negotiate
A Q&A with Mika Brzezinski, co-host of “Morning Joe” and author of “Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth”
Top Opinions of the Week
TIME Ideas rounds up the most thought-provoking posts on the web
Confidence Woman
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg is on a mission to change the balance of power. Why she just might pull it off
Why I Want Women To Lean In
An exclusive excerpt from Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
More Ways Women Sabotage Themselves
Sheryl Sandberg is right. It’s time for women to take a look at themselves