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.

Dr. Leon Lederman Is About to Become Your New Favorite Physicist

Dr. Leon Lederman Is About to Become Your New Favorite Physicist

Confused about science? This Nobel winner would be happy to help you out. More »

The Burying of Digg, by the Numbers

The Burying of Digg, by the Numbers

The social news site, in a different time, tried to sell itself for $300 million. More »

Take Heart, Pay Phones: When You Die, You Become WiFi

Take Heart, Pay Phones: When You Die, You Become WiFi

New York City has found a way to breathe new life into old tech. More »

On the Ugliness of Wikipedia

On the Ugliness of Wikipedia

Mostly, the site's homeliness is a feature rather than a bug. Still: It might be time for a makeover. More »

Taco Bell vs. Old Spice: The Twitter War That Wasn't

Taco Bell vs. Old Spice: The Twitter War That Wasn't

Brands in conversation! With marginal hilarity! More »

Apple Has been Involved in 3 of Every 5 Mobile Tech Patent Suits Over the Last 2 Years

Apple Has been Involved in 3 of Every 5 Mobile Tech Patent Suits Over the Last 2 Years

It's lonely litigious at the top. More »

Whoa: 22% of *All the World's Web Pages* Reference Facebook

Whoa: 22% of *All the World's Web Pages* Reference Facebook

Is the web "turning upside-down"? More »

Here's What the Higgs Boson Sounds Like

Here's What the Higgs Boson Sounds Like

The particle, set to music, plays like a jaunty tango. More »

'An Unparalleled Observation': Atmospheric Changes in a Planet Beyond Our Solar System

'An Unparalleled Observation': Atmospheric Changes in a Planet Beyond Our Solar System

A "hot Jupiter" and its host star shed light -- literally -- on the interaction between a solar flare and a giant planet's atmosphere. More »

A Disheveled, Wandering Star (Has a Sneezing Fit)

A Disheveled, Wandering Star (Has a Sneezing Fit)

Gesundheit. More »

Wait, Tarmac Can *Melt*?

Wait, Tarmac Can *Melt*?

Is our infrastructure ready for global warming? More »

Ode to Joy: 50 String Instruments That Will Melt Your Heart

Ode to Joy: 50 String Instruments That Will Melt Your Heart

The flash mob finds its apotheosis. More »

Can You Teach Yourself Synesthesia?

Can You Teach Yourself Synesthesia?

Yes! Maybe? Red-orange! More »

These Hipsters Have No Idea About the Higgs Boson

These Hipsters Have No Idea About the Higgs Boson

A metal band? An art installation? A "creepy European man who goes around flashing people"? More »

Boom, Too Soon: A Brief History of Gun-Jumping Fireworks

Boom, Too Soon: A Brief History of Gun-Jumping Fireworks

The fiery forerunners of the San Diego mono-explosion More »

Tuning Out the World: An American Dream Since (at Least) 1931

Tuning Out the World: An American Dream Since (at Least) 1931

We've long been seeking the device that would let us listen to the sound of silence. More »

Here Are 10 GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith in GIFs

Here Are 10 GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith in GIFs

Matthew DiVito's animated GIFs would be right at home at MoMA. More »

The Smartphone Replacement Index

The Smartphone Replacement Index

Smartphones are replacing: watches, laptops, cameras, diaries, alarm clocks .... More »

Maybe We Should Stop Calling Smartphones 'Phones'

Maybe We Should Stop Calling Smartphones 'Phones'

Making calls is now the second third fourth fifth most popular thing to do with a smartphone. More »

The Scientific Aesthetic: Images That Can't Be Seen With the Naked Eye

The Scientific Aesthetic: Images That Can't Be Seen With the Naked Eye

"Technology has allowed us to overcome the boundaries of human perception." More »

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