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Orchestrating our many selves

A new issue of The Futurist is out, including an interview with Cory Doctorow; and we need a hero: Philip Zimbardo on applying the understanding of evil to the promotion of good. From the International Herald Tribune Magazine, a special issue on Global Agenda 2011, including contributions by Roger Cohen, Jeffrey Sachs, Wole Soyinka, and Slavoj Zizek. How many stars? Three times as many as we thought, report says. Like good magazine editors, America's diplomats have developed an ear for punchy, irreverent headlines, the better to attract readers' eyes. There is no denying that humans have had a lasting impact on the environment, but human activity has actually contributed to the maintenance, diversity, and embellishment of landscapes. Doyen of type design: Matthew Carter is the most-read man in the world. Dignity and work: These are some tentative thoughts about convolutions in the ideology of work. A look at how Foreign Policy morphed into an online daily. From EnlightenNext, orchestrating our many selves: Amy Edelstein on Jean Houston on the fallacy of self-mastery. A secretive banking elite rules trading in derivatives: In theory, clearinghouses exist to safeguard the integrity of the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market — in practice, they also defend big banks’ dominance (and a response). The Drone Wars: In Pakistan, the CIA's remote-controlled bombing campaign heats up. How do you raise a sunken Soviet sub? Ask the CIA.