--- description: The Price of Genius Alan Turing, the man who pioneered computing, also forced the world to question what it means to be human The 25... title: TIME Magazine The Genius Issue image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d54ecb98b495873/698769b4cd1bba45a26f39f4/genius-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In The Latest Issue (20 Nov 2014) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 12:28 PM CUT  Photograph by Dan Winters for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 20, 2014 12:28 PM CUT [**The Price of Genius**](http://time.com/3596955/the-price-of-genius/ "undefined") **Alan Turing, the man who pioneered computing, also forced the world to question what it means to be human** [**The 25 Best Inventions of 2014**](http://time.com/3594971/the-25-best-inventions-of-2014/ "undefined") **Welcome to Time’s** [**annual round-up**](http://techland.time.com/the-25-best-inventions-of-the-year-2013/ "undefined") **of the best inventions making the world better, smarter and—in some cases—a little more fun** [**A Constitutional Moment**](http://time.com/3596970/a-constitutional-moment/ "undefined") **The Founding Fathers were clear about who sets immigration policy** [**Tackling Immigration Alone**](http://time.com/3596973/tackling-immigration-alone/ "undefined") **The President has good reason to bypass Congress. But he’ll pay a price** [**GE Makes a Big Bet on Manufacturing**](http://time.com/3596974/ge-makes-a-big-bet-on-manufacturing/ "undefined") **The company’s plan to make things again is a test for the entire American economy** [**Jorge Ramos Is America’s New Anchor**](http://time.com/3596958/jorge-ramos-americas-new-anchor/ "undefined") **He’s not just another journalist, and his opinions count with millions** [**Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma’s Backward Steps**](http://time.com/3596962/aung-san-suu-kyi-burma/ "undefined") **As its political reforms stall, Burma is in danger of regressing. Is the democracy icon fighting back hard enough** [**The End of AIDS**](http://time.com/3596979/the-end-of-aids/ "undefined") **San Francisco was ground zero for HIV in the U.S. Now it wants to be the first city in the world with no new infections, no stigma—and no deaths.** [**America’s AIDS Miracle**](http://time.com/3596985/americas-aids-miracle/ "undefined") **How the U.S. fought the disease by thinking big and staying smart** [**Dangerous Cases: Crime and Treatment**](http://time.com/3596978/crime-and-treatment/ "undefined") **Laws designed to compel those with serious mental illness into treatment are gaining traction** [**Someone I Loved Was Never Born**](http://time.com/3596989/miscarriage-someone-i-loved-was-never-born/ "undefined") **Miscarriage has long been shrouded in shame and secrecy. That’s changing** [**Benedict Cumberbatch: Mr. Smart Guy**](http://time.com/3596954/benedict-cumberbatch-mr-smart-guy/ "undefined") **The** **_Imitation Game_** **actor on Alan Turing, vintage video games and why he’s so good at playing complicated geniuses** [**Review:** **_The Imitation Game_** **: Dancing With Dr. Strange**](http://time.com/3596961/review-the-imitation-game/ "undefined") **Benedict Cumberbatch embodies the isolation of a man with a machine-like mind** [**The Lady And The Scamp: Angelina Jolie Finds Her Equal**](http://time.com/3596977/angelina-jolie-louis-zamperini/ "undefined") **How the actress turned director fell for Louie Zamperini, a gutsy survivor with just the kind of unbelievable story she wanted to tell** [**Review:** **_Selma_** **and the Dream Worker**](http://time.com/3596996/review-selma/ "undefined") **Ava DuVernay brings MLK’s 1965 protest marches to the screen** [**Anna Kendrick: The Tomboy Who Became a Princess**](http://time.com/3596969/anna-kendrick-the-tomboy-who-became-a-princess/ "undefined") **The actress on** **_Into the Woods’_** **bold Cinderella** [**_American Sniper_** **: When the Hero Dies at the End**](http://time.com/3596959/american-sniper-hero-dies/ "undefined") **Inspired by heroism and tragedy, Bradley Cooper offers a riveting portrayal of a Navy SEAL in American Sniper** [**In** **_The Interview_** **, Playing the Heavy Gets Dangerous**](http://time.com/3596956/the-interview-playing-the-heavy/ "undefined") **Randall Park knew his role would be tough, but he didn’t expect death threats** [**In** **_Top Five_** **, Just a Little Comic Belief**](http://time.com/3596981/top-five-chris-rock/ "undefined") **In the dazzlingly funny film, a comedian turned movie star tries to reinvent himself. Will the real Chris Rock please stand up?** [**Decolor My World (And My House)**](http://time.com/3596965/decolor-my-world/ "undefined") **To sell our home, we had to stage it. That meant white paint, a screening room and no TV** [**10 Questions With Melinda Gates**](http://time.com/3596976/10-questions-melinda-gates/ "undefined") **The philanthropist on the importance of contraceptives, her daughters and her growing optimism** [**Prestige Pics**](http://time.com/3596951/prestige-pics/ "undefined") **Movies destined to shine during awards season** [**Real to Reel**](http://time.com/3596952/real-to-reel/ "undefined") **Bringing a true story to the screen takes more than just getting the look right– but this year’s crop of holiday movies are off to a good start** [**Spectacles**](http://time.com/3596957/spectacles/ "undefined") **Action and big-budget blockbusters** [**Family Flicks and Comedy**](http://time.com/3596967/family-flicks-and-comedy/ "undefined") **The lighter side of the holiday movie market** [**How to Fight Ebola**](http://time.com/3596950/how-to-fight-ebola/ "undefined") **A CDC doctor on fighting Ebola** [**Uber’s Ills**](http://time.com/3596953/ubers-ills/ "undefined") **Are the car service’s PR woes growing pains or corporate hubris?** [**Time for Thanks: 2014**](http://time.com/3596968/time-for-thanks-2014/ "undefined") **Some grateful Americans count their blessings** [**Milestones**](http://time.com/3596966/milestones/ "undefined") [**Remembering Peter Kassig, Whose Flame Burns Bright**](http://time.com/3596963/remembering-peter-kassig/ "undefined") **Nick Schwellenback, who interviewed Kassig for TIME in 2013, remembers his friend days after the former Ranger was allegedly killed by ISIS** [**Tom Selleck: Glen Larson Was a Giant in Our Industry**](http://time.com/3596992/tom-selleck-glen-larson-was-a-giant-in-our-industry/ "undefined") **The** **_Magnum, P.I._** **actor remembers the show’s creator** [**Briefing**](http://time.com/3596980/briefing/ "undefined") [**World**](http://time.com/3596982/world/ "undefined") [**A Brilliant Mind**](http://time.com/3596994/a-brilliant-mind/ "undefined") [**For the Future**](http://time.com/3596971/for-the-future/ "undefined") **The best inventions powering technologies of tomorrow** [**The Future of Computing**](http://time.com/3596998/the-future-of-computing/ "undefined") **Decades ago, Alan Turing predicted machines would likely get smart enough to pass for humans. But these days, artificial intelligence is just one of the technologies shaping the devices of tomorrow** [**What You Said About …**](http://time.com/3596975/what-you-said-about/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3597097/in-the-latest-issue-14/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3597097/in-the-latest-issue-14/"},"headline":"In The Latest Issue (20 Nov 2014)","datePublished":"2014-11-20T12:28:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T20:05:42.692Z","description":"The Price of Genius Alan Turing, the man who pioneered computing, also forced the world to question what it means to be human The 25...","url":"https://time.com/3597097/in-the-latest-issue-14/","keywords":["Cover"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d54ecb98b495873/698769b4cd1bba45a26f39f4/genius-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d54ecb98b495873/698769b4cd1bba45a26f39f4/genius-cover2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Genius Issue Benedict Cumberbatch Time Magazine Cover 141201","caption":"The Genius Issue Benedict Cumberbatch Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Photograph by Dan Winters for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3597097/in-the-latest-issue-14/","name":"In The Latest Issue (20 Nov 2014)"}}]}] ```