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.

How to Save Yourself From a Defamation Suit: Hedge, Snark, Link

How to Save Yourself From a Defamation Suit: Hedge, Snark, Link

A court gives the Internet another reason for linking: avoiding libel. More »

'The Soul in the Machine': Glitch Artists Turn Tech Failures Into Commentary

'The Soul in the Machine': Glitch Artists Turn Tech Failures Into Commentary

Fractured technologies render a new kind of art. More »

Hero Runner Mo Farah Gives Us the Last-Minute Meme of the 2012 Games

Hero Runner Mo Farah Gives Us the Last-Minute Meme of the 2012 Games

The final meme of 2012: filled with surprise and joy. More »

'Twitter Is My City': Ai Weiwei on Living Life Online

'Twitter Is My City': Ai Weiwei on Living Life Online

The Chinese artist, architect, and dissident has traded Beijing for the urbanity of the Internet. More »

London 2012: The Games of the Memes

London 2012: The Games of the Memes

Imma let you finish, Twitter ... but these Games belonged just as much to the *other* social media. More »

GIF: Hard G or Soft? Let's Talk It Out

GIF: Hard G or Soft? Let's Talk It Out

Why is this tiny little word so divisive? More »

Paul Ryan, 'Brown Noser'? The Wikipedia Edit Wars Begin for Romney's Running Mate

Paul Ryan, 'Brown Noser'? The Wikipedia Edit Wars Begin for Romney's Running Mate

Now that his candidacy is official, Paul Ryan's Wikipedia page will become a battle ground. More »

How Tech Has Changed How We Cook

How Tech Has Changed How We Cook

A new survey highlights the impact new technologies have had on one of the oldest of human activities: cooking. More »

'Brain in a Dish Flies Plane,' Brains on Twitter Are Wowed

'Brain in a Dish Flies Plane,' Brains on Twitter Are Wowed

The technological sublime -- via airplanes, rat brains, and tweets More »

That Evite You Got From Your Friend's Friend Friend Can Now Be Part of Your Google Search Returns

That Evite You Got From Your Friend's Friend Friend Can Now Be Part of Your Google Search Returns

Macro information meets micro -- in the most mundane way possible. More »

Google Keeps Paying Deceased Employees' Families for a Decade

Google Keeps Paying Deceased Employees' Families for a Decade

The many perks of Google: gyms, massages, nap rooms, crazy-generous life insurance ... More »

The Largest Ever 3D Map of the Universe

The Largest Ever 3D Map of the Universe

Watch the universe unfold ... in 1.5 minutes. More »

Curiosity's Martian Playground Is Technically Located in Pasadena

Curiosity's Martian Playground Is Technically Located in Pasadena

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a specialized sandbox -- complete with beach sand, brick dust, and volcanic cinders -- that's meant to mimic Mars. More »

Shots All Around! The World Wide Web Is Now Old Enough to Drink

Shots All Around! The World Wide Web Is Now Old Enough to Drink

Twenty-one years ago, Tim Berners-Lee published the first web page. More »

The First Image of Earth Taken From Space (It's Not What You Think)

The First Image of Earth Taken From Space (It's Not What You Think)

A camera hitches a ride on a missile to take the first pictures of Earth from beyond its boundaries. More »

How the Most Epic Mars Mission Gets Turned into a Viral Ad, in One Oreo

How the Most Epic Mars Mission Gets Turned into a Viral Ad, in One Oreo

Oreo commemorates Curiosity. (NB: "Red creme currently unavailable.") More »

Watch the NASA Control Room React to Curiosity's Martian Touchdown

Watch the NASA Control Room React to Curiosity's Martian Touchdown

The survival of a robot provokes a scene of unbridled humanity. More »

The Curiosity Landing Already Has a Meme: NASA's 'Mohawk Guy'

The Curiosity Landing Already Has a Meme: NASA's 'Mohawk Guy'

NASA wasn't the only hero in tonight's historic encounter with Mars. More »

Curiosity Lands on Mars: Know What You're Watching When You're Watching '7 Minutes of Terror'

Curiosity Lands on Mars: Know What You're Watching When You're Watching '7 Minutes of Terror'

A guide to the dramatic descent of the Little Rover That Could More »

What Sydney's Doing Right Now (According to Instagram)

What Sydney's Doing Right Now (According to Instagram)

"This Is Now" uses the Instagram API to make a story from the service's data. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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