Science
The Atlantic
Iron Chefs
How automation is transforming the restaurant industry.
8 min |
January/February 2018
The Atlantic
Why Are We So Angry?
The untold story of how we all got so mad at one another
10+ min |
January/February 2019
The Atlantic
What Really Killed The Dinosaurs?
A Princeton geologist has endured decades of ridicule for arguing that the fifth extinction was caused not by an asteroid but by a series of colossal volcanic eruptions. Her fight with the asteroid camp may be the nastiest feud in all of science— but she’s reopened a debate that had been considered closed.
10+ min |
September 2018
The Atlantic
Thanks For The Memories?
For the past 13 years, I’ve given Facebook my photos, my videos, my likes, and untold hours of my time. Sifting through the detritus was amusing and surprising—and weirdly sad.
7 min |
September 2018
The Atlantic
The Minister Of Self-Defense
John Correia, the most popular gun educator on YouTube, wants you to prepare for the worst day of your life.
9 min |
September 2018
The Atlantic
The Secrets In Your Inbox
Employee emails contain valuable insights into company morale—and might even serve as an early-warning system for uncovering malfeasance. Bosses are taking an interest.
8 min |
September 2018
The Atlantic
The Lie Of Little Women
Subversive secrets lurk in the gap between Louisa May Alcott’s real life and the story she tells.
9 min |
September 2018
The Atlantic
Guardian Of The Vote
Barbara Simons, a pioneering computer scientist, believes there is only one safe voting technology: paper.
8 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Shark Tank Nation
The Rise Of Capitalist reality TV
6 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Why The Saudis Are Going Solar
The fate of one of the biggest fossil-fuel producers of the past 40 years may now depend on its investment in renewable energy.
10+ min |
July - August 2015
The Atlantic
You Buy It, You Break It
How private equity is killing retail
9 min |
July/August 2018
The Atlantic
The Peculiar Blindness Of Experts
Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible.
9 min |
June 2019
The Atlantic
Desus And Mero Beyond The Bronx
Can the stars of the hit podcast Bodega Boys subvert late-night TV?
10+ min |
June 2019
The Atlantic
How I Hacked Facebook
Algorithms have made the social network predictable and dreary. My quest to make it random and fun.
7 min |
June 2019
The Atlantic
Black Gotham
Memorializing Manhattan’s earliest African residents.
4 min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
What's Wrong With The Democrats?
Barack Obama's victories obscured failure at every level. The Party's choices have been about disastrous. If Democrats care about winning, they need to learn how to appeal to the white working class.
10+ min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
Power Causes Brain Damage
Over time, leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise.
8 min |
July/August 2017
The Atlantic
The Plan to End Europe
Why does Donald Trump want to undo the post–World War II order?
8 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Jet-Age Chic
Eero Saarinen’s soaring TWA terminal was an icon of mid-century cool. Now it’s being reincarnated as an airport hotel.
4 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Apps for Refugees
How technology helps in a humanitarian crisis
5 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
How Late-Night Comedy Fueled the Rise of Trump
A MONTH AFTER the election, Trevor Noah, the host of The Daily Show, published an op-ed in The New York Times that sought to position himself and his show as instruments of healing in a broken land.
10 min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Mexico's Revenge
By antagonizing the U.S.’s neighbor to the south, Donald Trump has made the classic bully’s error: He has underestimated his victim. On issues ranging from counterterrorism to China, the Mexican response could be devastating.
10+ min |
May 2017
The Atlantic
Conservatism Without Bigotry
Republicans must reckon with their policies’ racial effects. That would be more likely if liberals stopped carelessly crying racist.
10+ min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Can Unions Stop The Far Right?
If it weren’t for working-class voters, Germany’s recent election could have been a lot worse.
8 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
The Odyssey And The Other
What the epic can teach about encounters with strangers abroad and at home
9 min |
December 2017
The Atlantic
Boycott The Gop
The party is now a threat to the constitutional order. Even conservatives must vote against Republicans at every opportunity.
9 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Building A Better Office
WeWork thinks it’s optimized the workplace for creativity and productivity. Has it?
10 min |
March 2018
The Atlantic
Pop Culture's Failure To Rage
Why songs and TV shows are full of postelection angst about feeling impotent, complicit, despondent— and what a more constructive future of protest art might look like
10+ min |
June 2018
The Atlantic
The Lessons Of Henry Kissinger
The legendary and controversial statesman criticizes the Obama Doctrine, talks about the main challenges for the next president, and explains how to avoid war with China.
10+ min |
December 2016
The Atlantic
The Mystery of Why People Go Missing in Alaska
Two families, two bodies, and a wilderness of secrets.
10+ min |