Megan Garber

Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was formerly an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she wrote about innovations in the media.

Are Your Facebook Friends Stressing You Out? (Yes)

Are Your Facebook Friends Stressing You Out? (Yes)

Facebook's expectations about users' social lives can be very different from users' own. More »

Discovered: A Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters

Discovered: A Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters

The ESA's Planck observatory finds a connection between Abell 399 and Abell 401. More »

When Digital Watermarks Go Wrong

When Digital Watermarks Go Wrong

Freedom FOREVER. More »

You Are Most Likely to Die at 11 a.m.

You Are Most Likely to Die at 11 a.m.

Why? Because when technology steps aside, nature takes over. More »

The Future of Smartphone Tech Is ... Knuckle-Dragging?

The Future of Smartphone Tech Is ... Knuckle-Dragging?

New software tries to expand the "touch" in "touchscreen." More »

On eBay, the Starting Bid for a Single Twinkie Is Now $5,000

On eBay, the Starting Bid for a Single Twinkie Is Now $5,000

Thus begins the Great Creme-Filled Sponge Cake Run of 2012. More »

A Single, Severed Cable Cut Contact Between Russia and Its Satellites

A Single, Severed Cable Cut Contact Between Russia and Its Satellites

The cause was, as it always is, all too human. More »

Today Is the Release Day for a Video Game Featuring David Petraeus

Today Is the Release Day for a Video Game Featuring David Petraeus

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 includes a "real-life-hero-turned-futuristic-video-game-politician." More »

Petraeus and Broadwell Used Their Counterterrorism Expertise to Hide Their Affair

Petraeus and Broadwell Used Their Counterterrorism Expertise to Hide Their Affair

The pair used a trick "known to terrorists and teenagers alike." More »

Email Location Data Led to the Discovery of the Petraeus Affair

Email Location Data Led to the Discovery of the Petraeus Affair

The nation's chief intelligence officer, "narc'd out by Gmail" More »

David Petraeus Was Brought Down by ... Gmail

David Petraeus Was Brought Down by ... Gmail

The CIA director's path to resignation began with some email messages. More »

Where America's Racist Tweets Come From

Where America's Racist Tweets Come From

In the age of the quantified self, biases are just one more thing that can be measured and publicized -- and analyzed. More »

What It's Like to Vote for President ... From Space

What It's Like to Vote for President ... From Space

"The best part of voting from the ISS," per astronaut Leroy Chiao? "No lines!" More »

President Obama's Second Term: The Twitter Diplomacy Begins

President Obama's Second Term: The Twitter Diplomacy Begins

Among those delivering congratulations to the re-elected president last night were his colleagues in world leadership. More »

The Most-Liked Facebook Photo of All Time

The Most-Liked Facebook Photo of All Time

More than 2.2 million Facebook users like this simple, poignant photo. More »

Via @BarackObama, the Most Popular Tweet of All Time

Via @BarackObama, the Most Popular Tweet of All Time

Barack Obama is now more retweeted than Justin Bieber. More »

Tonight, Nate Silver Gets His Own Copy Editor

Tonight, Nate Silver Gets His Own Copy Editor

The stats guru gets dedicated help to make sure his prose is (almost) as clear as his predictions. More »

116 Years of Electoral Infographics From The New York Times

116 Years of Electoral Infographics From The New York Times

Explaining presidential outcomes, from 1896 to the present More »

Nate Silver and The New York Times: The Origin Story

Nate Silver and The New York Times: The Origin Story

It all began on an Amtrak platform. More »

An Inquiring Nation Wants to Know: 'Who Is Running for President?'

An Inquiring Nation Wants to Know: 'Who Is Running for President?'

A chart tracking year-by-year interest in the search term "who is running for president." More »

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