Charles C. Mann
Recent articles by Charles C. Mann
The Gangster In My Tub
The author finds himself in hot water at a Japanese onsen. [Web only: Slideshow: "Eternal Spring"]
How Not to Travel in Japan
Our correspondent flouts the Three Laws of Tourism there— and has a spectacular trip.
The Coming Death Shortage
Why the longevity boom will make us sorry to be alive.
Homeland Insecurity
A top expert says America's approach to protecting itself will only make matters worse. Forget "foolproof" technology—we need systems designed to fail smartly.
1491
Before it became the New World, the Western Hemisphere was vastly more populous and sophisticated than has been thought—an altogether more salubrious place to live at the time than, say, Europe. New evidence of both the extent of the population and its agricultural advancement leads to a remarkable conjecture: the Amazon rain forest may be largely a human artifact.
The Heavenly Jukebox
Rampant music piracy may hurt musicians less than they fear. The real threat—to listeners and, conceivably, democracy itself—is the music industry's reaction to it.