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The elegance of numbers

From Carnegie Council, a panel on The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman. The Soul Mate Myth: When looking for the one, are we aiming too high? From pi to the Fibonacci sequence, poets' imaginations have been fired by the elegance of numbers — and mathematicians have returned the compliment. A review of The Autonomy of Morality by Charles Larmore. American film studios — including Warner Bros., Disney, and Fox — are making massive investments in the growing Arab movie market, but don’t expect an influx of subtitled art-house fare from the Fertile Crescent. A review of Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat by Sarah Murray. A review of Amazing Grace: The Nine Principles of Living in Natural Magic by David Wolfe and Nick Goode. With a new Democratic administration and Democratic majorities in Congress, Limbaugh is right back where he wants to be — on the outside. Free trade's hidden cost: An excerpt from Matt Miller's The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking To Unleash a New Prosperity. Cash on delivery: An article on the movement to give every American a trust fund at birth. Brave New Art World: Despite cooling sales, more art was produced in the last decade than at any other time in history.