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.

Physical Interaction, Virtual Worlds: Microsoft Unveils 'IllumiShare'

Physical Interaction, Virtual Worlds: Microsoft Unveils 'IllumiShare'

Play cards with someone in China. Using actual cards. More »

'Oops, My Shirt's Out of Batteries': The New World of Wearable Tech

'Oops, My Shirt's Out of Batteries': The New World of Wearable Tech

Fashion's new frontier involves LED lights, fiberoptic fabrics, and electrified threads. More »

Mapping the Great Barrier Reef (Using Google Street View)

Mapping the Great Barrier Reef (Using Google Street View)

How to explore a coral reef -- no goggles required More »

KLM's New Social Media-Based Seating Is Awesome (and Also, Awful)

KLM's New Social Media-Based Seating Is Awesome (and Also, Awful)

Social media for the skies: Love it or hate it? More »

Surprise! Teens Care More About Online Privacy Than You Think

Surprise! Teens Care More About Online Privacy Than You Think

Teens and adults have pretty much the same habits when it comes to ensuring their privacy in the world of social media. More »

Social Media: Virtue or Vice? Pinterest Tops the 2012 Lenten Index

Social Media: Virtue or Vice? Pinterest Tops the 2012 Lenten Index

You can take our tweets. But do not -- do not -- take our pins. More »

Are You a Bot (or Not)?

Are You a Bot (or Not)?

A new site wants to help you with your Twitter-based Turing test needs. More »

'The Future of Email' ... Looks a Lot Like Twitter

'The Future of Email' ... Looks a Lot Like Twitter

Fluent is selling itself on its speed. But slowness, especially in communication, has its own kind of value. More »

This Crowdsourced Wedding Website Will Put Your Album to Shame

This Crowdsourced Wedding Website Will Put Your Album to Shame

Social media bring a whole new dimension to traditional wedding albums. More »

The Bus Stop That Knows You're a Lady

The Bus Stop That Knows You're a Lady

A new billboard at a London bus stop uses facial recognition technology to send gender-specific messages. More »

Just Thinking About Your Cell Phone Makes You More Selfish

Just Thinking About Your Cell Phone Makes You More Selfish

Is there too much "i" in an iPhone? More »

The Google Map of the 19th Century

The Google Map of the 19th Century

Before there was a PalmPilot, there was a palm. More »

Google Psyche: 'What's the Deal ...'

Google Psyche: 'What's the Deal ...'

'Google! What's up with My Little Pony?' More »

A Year After the Egyptian Revolution, 10% of Its Social Media Documentation Is Already Gone

A Year After the Egyptian Revolution, 10% of Its Social Media Documentation Is Already Gone

Twitter gives us a new version of 'the first rough draft of history.' But tweets are fragile things. More »

Google Psyche: 'Why Does the Sun ...'

Google Psyche: 'Why Does the Sun ...'

'Why does the sun make me sneeze?' More »

A Chemist Uses Google's Algorithm to Determine the Structure of Molecules

A Chemist Uses Google's Algorithm to Determine the Structure of Molecules

Scientists want to find a use for PageRank in the world beyond the web. More »

Meet the Pringles of Personal Hygiene

Meet the Pringles of Personal Hygiene

Pitched on Kickstarter: the death of the wretched Soap Sliver More »

Google Psyche: 'Jeremy Lin ...'

Google Psyche: 'Jeremy Lin ...'

Who is this Jeremy Lin fellow? More »

Okay, Cupid! How to Bring More Diversity to Online Dating

Okay, Cupid! How to Bring More Diversity to Online Dating

We carry our biases online. But we can also, new research says, overcome them. More »

Google Psyche: 'Why Is Love ...'

Google Psyche: 'Why Is Love ...'

Love hurts. Love is awesome. More »

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