Technology

Re-Thinking Jeffrey Goldberg

Intrigued (and alarmed) by the new science of “neuromarketing,” our correspondent peers into his own brain via an MRI machine and learns what he really thinks about Jimmy Carter, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bruce Springsteen, and Edie Falco.

The Sky Is Falling

The odds that a potentially devastating space rock will hit Earth this century may be as high as one in 10. So why isn’t NASA trying harder to prevent catastrophe? [Web only: Video: "Target Earth"]

Taxis in the Sky

How tiny jets, Soviet-trained math prodigies, American “ant farmers,” and dot-com refugees are revolutionizing air travel [Web only: Slideshow: "A Day on the DayJet"]

Waste Not

A steamy solution to global warming

The Revolution Will Be Televised

TV can avoid the music industry’s fate and survive the digital age, but only by beating the Internet at its own game.

What's in a Font?

Virginia Postrel talks with Gary Hustwit—director of Helvetica—about filmmaking, creativity, and the expressive implications of one of the world's most popular typefaces

Playing to Type

The practical (and tacky) fruits of a revolution in typeface design. [Web only: Video: "Fine Print"]

Radio Free Everywhere

Move over, iPod: Internet radio captures the enduring magic of the medium and makes the local global.

The Selfless Gene

It’s easy to see how evolution can account for the dark streaks in human nature—the violence, treachery, and cruelty. But how does it produce kindness, generosity, and heroism?

Riders on the Storm

Can meteorologists armed with supercomputers and a few tons of soot stop a hurricane from reaching the Gulf Coast? Can they stop it without getting sued?

Simple Security

Protecting files and programs need not make you crazy—or even cost you a cent

About Facebook

By bringing order to the Web, Facebook could become as important to us as Google

Survival of the Kindest

Olivia Judson, author of "The Selfless Gene," discusses the evolutionary roots of altruism and fellow feeling

Who’s Your Daddy?

Your father may not be who you think he is

What Was I Thinking?

Computers may not be able to make decisions for you (yet), but they can sharpen your judgment.

Group Therapy

New programs ease the frustration of working with others online.

One-Button Translation

Newly sophisticated “machine translators” let you browse foreign Web sites in real time.

The Web 2.0 Bubble

Why the social-media revolution will go out with a whimper

Thoughts on Writing This Column

James Fallows on what most surprised him about this topic and the biggest development that happened after press time.

As the World Warms

Gregg Easterbrook talks about his cover story, "Global Warming: Who Loses—and Who Wins?," and the unexpected by-products of climate change.

Crash Insurance

New programs back up everything you do— in real time, online, and automatically.

The God of Small Things

Decoding genomes wasn't enough. Now Craig Venter wants to end our oil addiction.

Science

Vintage Atlantic writings on science by Asa Gray, Werner Heisenberg, James Watson, and others.

Tag Teams

Social-search programs like Flickr and del.icio.us guide your Web browsing toward places you probably want to go.

Microsoft Reboots

A preview of the new versions of Windows and Office

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Miami: The Next Big Start-Up City?

How the city became a center for innovation

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A Brief History of Romantic Comedies

From The Atlantic's Chris Orr

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Life in 'the New Arctic'

A moving portrait of a fading landscape

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The Rise of New York City

A fascinating look at Manhattan in the 1940s

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What Is Methane Hydrate?

"Flaming ice" is a vast natural energy source

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NASA's Time-Lapse of the Sun

Now with epic dubstep music

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Shaken Not Tuned: Cocktail Experiments

Can a tuning fork improve a cocktail?

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Is He Cheating? A 1950s Guide

'That little blonde secretary from the office?’

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New Yorkers: Vintage Vacuum-Tube Amps

Risking electric shock to restore old amplifiers

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The DIY Piano-Bicycle

Everybody needs a hobby

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What Does It Take to Make Real Craft Gin?

Tour the Green Hat Gin distillery

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What Straights Can Learn From Same-Sex Couples

New insight from decades of research

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The End of the Mall Rat

A tribute to that pillar of teen culture

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The Wonderful World of Capitalism

An adorable 1950s cartoon

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New Yorkers: Miss New York USA

An unconventional beauty queen.

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