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.

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 »

Good News, <strike>You Guys</strike> Everyone! English Is Becoming More Inclusive

Good News, You Guys Everyone! English Is Becoming More Inclusive

A win for humanity is a loss for mankind. More »

Occupy Sandy Hacks Amazon's Wedding Registry (in a Good Way)

Occupy Sandy Hacks Amazon's Wedding Registry (in a Good Way)

A group takes advantage of Amazon's gift registry to get donations to storm victims. More »

When the International Space Station Passes Over Your House, NASA Will Send You a Text Message

When the International Space Station Passes Over Your House, NASA Will Send You a Text Message

Good news, space nerds! NASA will send ISS viewing info directly to you. More »

On a New York City Street, Post-Its Sent to Sandy

On a New York City Street, Post-Its Sent to Sandy

When the power's out, people make their own kind of social media. More »

Astronomers Read the Shadows of the Universe's Earliest Stars

Astronomers Read the Shadows of the Universe's Earliest Stars

Their guide? All the light "from all of the stars that have ever shone" More »

The Moment the Lights Went Out in New York

The Moment the Lights Went Out in New York

A time-lapse video of Sandy as the storm pummels the city More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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