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.

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 »

'We Are Still at the Mercy of the Clouds': Instagram Has No Filter for Nature's Fury

'We Are Still at the Mercy of the Clouds': Instagram Has No Filter for Nature's Fury

Last night, it was Cloud versus clouds -- and nature won. More »

How Will You Spend Today's 'Leap Second'?

How Will You Spend Today's 'Leap Second'?

"Scientists have learned that Earth is not the most reliable timekeeper." More »

The Founder of Atari Is Also the Founder of Chuck E. Cheese

The Founder of Atari Is Also the Founder of Chuck E. Cheese

Assorted FunFacts about Nolan Bushnell, inventor, gamer, and cheese-lover. More »

Win a Date With <strike>Tad Hamilton</strike> Pitbull!

Win a Date With Tad Hamilton Pitbull!

Walmart would like you to Like it. More »

How Facebook Can Make Money (in One Word)

How Facebook Can Make Money (in One Word)

The company may finally be rolling out a way for people to express desire. More »

For a Few Minutes This Morning, President Obama Thought Health Care Had Been Overturned

For a Few Minutes This Morning, President Obama Thought Health Care Had Been Overturned

The president was confused by cable news -- just like the rest of us. More »

Dewey Defeats Truman, LIVE! CNN Gets It Wrong on the Health-Care Ruling

Dewey Defeats Truman, LIVE! CNN Gets It Wrong on the Health-Care Ruling

The network learns the hard way that being right is way, way better than being first. More »

Buy Your Very Own Tuscan Village (on eBay!)

Buy Your Very Own Tuscan Village (on eBay!)

The owners of a medieval town were having trouble selling their wares through traditional methods. So they turned to the Internet. More »

Whoa: It's 2012, and the World's Most Popular Email Service Is ... Hotmail

Whoa: It's 2012, and the World's Most Popular Email Service Is ... Hotmail

Microsoft's message service still has nearly 35 million more users than Gmail. More »

We're Really Sorry, Marie Curie

We're Really Sorry, Marie Curie

There's really only one word for the European Commission's attempt to attract women to careers in science: sorry. More »

This Robot Will Beat You at Rock-Paper-Scissors 100 Percent of the Time

This Robot Will Beat You at Rock-Paper-Scissors 100 Percent of the Time

You're throwing scissors in the next round? This machine's totally onto you. More »

Orbitz Discriminates Against Mac Users ... Just Like It Should Be Doing

Orbitz Discriminates Against Mac Users ... Just Like It Should Be Doing

In e-commerce, where's the line between targeting and predation? More »

The IVF Panic: 'All Hell Will Break Loose, Politically and Morally, All Over the World'

The IVF Panic: 'All Hell Will Break Loose, Politically and Morally, All Over the World'

Before in vitro led to the births of 4 million humans, we feared the procedure's inhumanity. More »

Early Car Navigation Used Punch Cards to Steer You in the Right Direction

Early Car Navigation Used Punch Cards to Steer You in the Right Direction

The dream of the self-driving car was born long before GPS came along. More »

It's Official: Apple Computers Are No Longer Virus-Free

It's Official: Apple Computers Are No Longer Virus-Free

"It doesn't get PC viruses" has become "It's built to be safe." More »

The Map Wars Heat Up: Google Announces a Revised Plan for Its API

The Map Wars Heat Up: Google Announces a Revised Plan for Its API

The company lowers prices for big outlets' access to its iconic view of the world. More »

Apple Wants to Protect Your Identity ... by Cloning You

Apple Wants to Protect Your Identity ... by Cloning You

The company just acquired a patent aimed at fighting the Internet's "Little Brothers." More »

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Protests Spread Across Brazil

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