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If you had invested $1 million in Andrew Weiss' hedge fund when he opened it in 1991, your stake would now be worth $14 million. But it's not just these stellar returns that have made Weiss one of the best investors of our era. He's also shown a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Financial Doomsayer Sees More Doom Ahead | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

Her parents might agree. Families across India are losing faith in the nation's public school system. In 1993, just over 10% of primary-school age village children were enrolled in private schools. By 2006, the figure had nearly doubled. A fifth of students between the ages of 6 and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Grass-Roots Teachers | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

The IUCN assessment itself is an impressive and important work of science. Drawing on data from more than 1,700 experts in 130 countries, the five-year collaborative study tracked habitats, distributions and threats to every known species of mammal on the planet. That isn't as straightforward as you...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last of the Tasmanian Devils (and Other Critters) | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

Whatever the motivation for her suicide, the actress's death has raised fears about a ripple effect. Korea has had the highest rate of suicide among the world's industrialized countries for the past five years. Policy makers and the general public readily admit that mental illness - even a common...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Koreans Are Shaken by a Celebrity Suicide | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

With all the American scientists working at the LHC, it’s true that we can benefit somewhat from the discoveries made at CERN without having to foot the bill. But we risk losing our leadership role in science and technology if we continue to let similar landmark projects...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Take U.S. Back to the Future | 10/5/2008 | See Source »

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