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.

PWOPPP, Click! This Is What Spaceships Sound Like When They're Docking

PWOPPP, Click! This Is What Spaceships Sound Like When They're Docking

Barry White optional. More »

Quiz: Is This a Video of a Human?

Quiz: Is This a Video of a Human?

Welcome to the Uncanny Valley -- population: this guy. More »

The Doll That Helped the Soviets Beat the U.S. to Space

The Doll That Helped the Soviets Beat the U.S. to Space

Meet Ivan Ivanovich, the mannequin who beta tested space. More »

'Ogooglebar' ... and 14 Other Swedish Words We Should Incorporate Into English Immediately

'Ogooglebar' ... and 14 Other Swedish Words We Should Incorporate Into English Immediately

Swedish has proven particularly adept at inventing new words for new tech. More »

The Best Kind of Graffiti Is 3D Graffiti

The Best Kind of Graffiti Is 3D Graffiti

Peeta's provocative work skirts the line between the physical and digital worlds. More »

How to Get Beyoncé Out of Your Head: The Scientific Solution

How to Get Beyoncé Out of Your Head: The Scientific Solution

A research-driven, peer-reviewed strategy to fight the traumas of the earworm More »

A Lizard Robot to Delight You and/or Haunt Your Dreams

A Lizard Robot to Delight You and/or Haunt Your Dreams

Researchers are finding ways to build robots that run on sand. More »

The 'Best Map Ever of the Universe'

The 'Best Map Ever of the Universe'

The oldest light in the universe ... is even older than we thought. More »

NASA or MOMA? Play the Game!

NASA or MOMA? Play the Game!

Here are some pictures. Were they taken in space, or painted here on Earth? More »

Issue April 2013

For Whom the Bell Tolls

The inexorable decline of America’s least favorite pronoun

The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor

The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor

For the Apollo engines, it's one if by space, two if by sea. More »

Curiosity's Hit-and-Run Leads to Another Martian Discovery

Curiosity's Hit-and-Run Leads to Another Martian Discovery

Behold: "One of the whitest things" we've seen on the Red Planet More »

An Ergonomic Chair for Schoolchildren

An Ergonomic Chair for Schoolchildren

Meet Ray, the seat that wants to make sitting more comfortable -- for kids. More »

Reverse Engineering McDonald's: How to Make a Scarily Authentic Filet-o-Fish

Reverse Engineering McDonald's: How to Make a Scarily Authentic Filet-o-Fish

First, you'll need an oven ... and a microwave ... and some wax paper. More »

A Brief History of Applause, the 'Big Data' of the Ancient World

A Brief History of Applause, the 'Big Data' of the Ancient World

Once, people measured their leaders -- and themselves -- one clap at a time. More »

Tower of Light: When Electricity Was New, People Used It to Mimic the Moon

Tower of Light: When Electricity Was New, People Used It to Mimic the Moon

Before streetlights became the standard way to light cities, town leaders looked to "moonlight towers" to provide mass illumination. More »

The Neanderthals May Have Died Out Because of ... Bunnies?

The Neanderthals May Have Died Out Because of ... Bunnies?

According to a new proposal, our furry little friends allowed us to thrive -- while Neanderthals died out. More »

What Is 3D Printing? And Will It Change the World?

What Is 3D Printing? And Will It Change the World?

The PBS series Off Book considers the impact of this much-hyped technology. More »

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Encountered a Problem in Orbit

SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Encountered a Problem in Orbit

Three of the four thruster pods on the capsule failed to deploy. More »

The Birth of a Planet, Observed From Earth

The Birth of a Planet, Observed From Earth

"If we are correct, this is the first time we are seeing a planet forming inside its natal environment." More »

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