Science
The Atlantic
The Return of Electroshock Therapy
Can Sarah Lisanby help electroconvulsive therapy - the most effective treatment for severe depression - shed its brutal reputation?
8 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
6 Ways We'll Find Enough Water For A Warming Planet
How we'll find enough water for a warming planet.
6 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
The Greatest Actor Alive
The long, rich career of Max von Sydow, coming to you soon in Star Wars and Game of Thrones.
9 min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
The Silicon Valley Suicides
Why are so many kids with bright prospects killing themselves in Palo Alto?
10+ min |
December 2015
The Atlantic
A Plutocrat's Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
Can the venture capitalist Nick Hanauer convince rich people that it’s in their interest to raise the minimum wage?
8 min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
What Was Volkswagen Thinking?
On the origins of corporate evil - and idiocy.
8 min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
Why America Is Moving Left
Republicans have a lock on Congress and the nation’s statehouses for the foreseeable future, and they may add the presidency in this year’s election. But against this political backdrop, the liberal era ushered in by Barack Obama is only just beginning.
10+ min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
The Long History of Leading From Behind
Nixon and Kissinger’s effort to fix an overextended foreign policy was more like Obama’s than you might think.
10+ min |
January 2016
The Atlantic
What China Could Learn From Richard Nixon
The country’s growth is inexorably slowing. The wrong response could make that problem much worse.
8 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
6 Ways Technology Could Stop Scams Before They Happen
How we’ll stop scams before they occur.
7 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
Why We Still Miss Jon Stewart
The Daily Show host, Trevor Noah, is smooth and charming, but he has yet to find an edge that’s equal to the political moment.
6 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
A Film Critic Without A Cause
Criticism can be fun, A. O. Scott promises, genially evading serious cultural debate.
10 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
The Elusive Maggie Thatcher
Why distorting Mrs. T. has been a popular literary pastime.
7 min |
March 2016
The Atlantic
A Free-Market Plan to Save the American West From Drought
A maverick investor is buying up water rights in the West. Could his plan solve the region’s water crisis?
10+ min |