Jared Keller

Jared Keller is a former associate editor for The Atlantic and The Atlantic Wire and has also written for Lapham's Quarterly's Deja Vu blog, National Journal's The Hotline, Boston's Weekly Dig, and Preservation magazine. 

In Praise of Summer Camp

In Praise of Summer Camp

Outdoor education isn't just about learning how to build a fire or wield a bow and arrow. It's a crucible for personal ethics and identity. More »

#BradburyChronicles: Collecting Your Favorite Ray Bradbury Quotes

#BradburyChronicles: Collecting Your Favorite Ray Bradbury Quotes

Insights on life, creativity, writing, and more from the prolific science fiction writer. More »

Building a Smarter Forest

Building a Smarter Forest

Cutting-edge tech -- algorithms and robots and drones -- could save lives during natural disasters. More »

'Inspiration is 80% Mental, 40% Physical': Your Secrets of Creativity

'Inspiration is 80% Mental, 40% Physical': Your Secrets of Creativity

Earlier this week, I asked Atlantic readers to share how they come up with their best ideas. Here's what you said More »

How Do You Come Up With Your Best Ideas?

How Do You Come Up With Your Best Ideas?

Tell us, and we'll publish you More »

What Fuels the Most Influential Tweets?

What Fuels the Most Influential Tweets?

The number of followers you have and the exact wording matter less than you think. What makes a difference is having the right message for the right people. More »

Why Space Exploration Is a Job for Humans

Why Space Exploration Is a Job for Humans

The conventional wisdom of space exploration suggests that robotic probes are both more scientifically efficient and cost effective. Not so, argues a professor of planetary science. More »

#SlowReads: Atlantic Readers Share Their Favorite Slow Books

#SlowReads: Atlantic Readers Share Their Favorite Slow Books

Our readers pick their favorite longer, time-intensive literary works. More »

Giffords Shooting a Pivotal Moment for the Government's Social-Media Monitoring

Giffords Shooting a Pivotal Moment for the Government's Social-Media Monitoring

The Department of Homeland Security turned to social networks to gather information about the emerging crisis. More »

The FBI Wants to Read Your Tweets

The FBI Wants to Read Your Tweets

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the latest government agency to capitalize on the wealth of public information flowing through social networks. More »

The Secret to Going Viral: It's All About Culture

The Secret to Going Viral: It's All About Culture

While marketers may want to boil down people's sharing behavior to one, easy equation, that's just not how the social networks function. More »

Occupy Cinema: Inside Occupy Wall Street's Collaborative Documentary

Occupy Cinema: Inside Occupy Wall Street's Collaborative Documentary

A new documentary seeks to capture the spirit of Occupy Wall Street by embodying the movement's open, collaborative structure. More »

2011: The Year Social Media Gave Traditional Publishers a Pedestal

2011: The Year Social Media Gave Traditional Publishers a Pedestal

Sites such as YouTube, StumbleUpon, and Twitter have rolled out redesigns that give established media outlets a special place More »

How The CIA Uses Social Media to Track How People Feel

How The CIA Uses Social Media to Track How People Feel

In a nondescript building in Virginia, analysts are tracking millions of tweets, blog posts, and Facebook updates from around the world More »

Highlights From Our Twitter Chat With Joe Hill on 'Heart-Shaped Box'

Highlights From Our Twitter Chat With Joe Hill on 'Heart-Shaped Box'

Readers discuss the hilarity of our October 1book140 selection More »

Man of Science, Man of Faith

Man of Science, Man of Faith

As the executive director of the non-profit BioLogos Foundation, biologist Darrel Falk struggles daily to strike a delicate balance between two forces: science and religion More »

Old, Very Weird Tech: An Apparatus for Centrifugal Birthing

Old, Very Weird Tech: An Apparatus for Centrifugal Birthing

A patent from 1965 for a machine that would rotate a woman to help propel a child out of her with less effort More »

Cloud-Powered Facial Recognition Is Terrifying

Cloud-Powered Facial Recognition Is Terrifying

By harnessing the vast wealth of publicly available cloud-based data, researchers are taking facial recognition technology to unprecedented levels More »

Highlights From Our Twitter Chat With Taylor Branch on the NCAA Cartel

Highlights From Our Twitter Chat With Taylor Branch on the NCAA Cartel

Pulitzer prize-winner Taylor Branch fields questions via Twitter about "The Shame of College Sports." More »

A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

A Visual History of Literary References on 'The Simpsons'

From "The Bell Jar" to "Moneyball," from Gore Vidal to Tom Wolfe, countless books and authors have guest-starred on America's longest-running sitcom More »

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