September 30, 2013 | Vol. 182 No. 14

COVER
Google vs. Death (Technology)
How CEO Larry Page has transformed the search giant into a factory for moonshots. Our exclusive look at his boldest bet yet ― to extend human life

EDITOR’S DESK
A New Beginning (Cover)

COMMENTARY
Not the Time for Big Sticks (Worldview)
Obama should hold the bravado and respond reasonably to Iran’s conciliatory signals

FEATURES
The Future of Smoking (Society)
Electronic cigarettes could save lives ― or hook a new generation on nicotine
What Every Child Can Learn from Kentucky (Education)
As schools adopt the Common Core, nationwide standards, they are drawing lessons from an unlikely pioneer
Bill Clinton: How To Save the World (World)
Ahead of his annual conference, the former president on the secrets to making change

BRIEFING
World

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Contents (Table Of Contents)

BRIEFING
Ray Dolby (Milestones)
The sage of stereo
Briefing
The $10 Billion Question (Tech)
Larry Summers (Milestones)
The man who won’t be Fed chief
Unchecked Aggression (Nation)
The Navy Yard attack and our broken security-vetting system
Toys With Smarts (Business)
Collectible high-tech playthings are a hit with kids
Milestones (Milestones)

THE CULTURE
Eric Schlosser’s Stunning Secret History of America’s Nuclear Arsenal (Books)
The author of Fast Food Nation delivers a tale of power in the atomic age
Strike! Joel Stein Wants You to Join His Twitter Union (The Awesome Column)
With the social network going public, TIME columnist wants Tweeting big shots to start billing by the character
The $20,000 Home (Design)
Lessons from the rugged frontier of low-cost design where a house comes cheaper than a car
Pop Chart
The Top Stops for Wine This Season (Escapes)
From Walla Walla, Washington, to Italy’s Friuli region where to taste the fall’s finest grapes
Ten Questions with Richard Dawkins (10 Questions)
The evolutionary biologist on new words, his education and, of course, God
Don’t Believe the Pipe: The Rise of René Magritte (Art)
A new show at the Museum of Modern Art tracks the Belgian surrealist’s uneasy reality
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Lowland: A Novel of Time and Loss (Books)
The Pulitzer Prize-winner returns with a work of tremendous power
Section Table of Contents

BUSINESS
Liftoff Lit (Ask the expert)
Three new books share the hard-won secrets of launching a startup
A Paler Shade of Green (New Energy)
After years of squabbling, can Washington declare a truce on energy policy?
Fresh Air (Small Business / Radio)
History for the hardcore. Jokes for jocks. Entrepreneurs are reinventing digital broadcasts