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.

Cannonballs, Samurai Swords, Chastity Belts: An Inventory of the Items Found at TSA Checkpoints in 2012

Cannonballs, Samurai Swords, Chastity Belts: An Inventory of the Items Found at TSA Checkpoints in 2012

A year's worth of data from the nation's airports More »

Why You Can't Cry in Space

Why You Can't Cry in Space

In microgravity, says astronaut Chris Hadfield, "your eyes make tears but they stick as a liquid ball." More »

The U.K.'s Biggest Distributor of Children's Books Is About to Be ... McDonald's

The U.K.'s Biggest Distributor of Children's Books Is About to Be ... McDonald's

Happy meals in Britain are getting a little more literary. More »

What It Would Look Like to Orbit the Moon

What It Would Look Like to Orbit the Moon

A NASA spacecraft sweeps the lunar surface -- only six miles away from its peaks and craters. More »

Here It Is: The 'Most Significant' Photo Recently Taken From Space

Here It Is: The 'Most Significant' Photo Recently Taken From Space

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is, in addition to everything else, a photographer. This is his favorite image. More »

What Van Gogh's Famous Self-Portrait Looks Like as a Photograph

What Van Gogh's Famous Self-Portrait Looks Like as a Photograph

In a word: creepy. In another word: beautiful. More »

Starting Now: Live Coverage of the 'Doomsday Asteroid' Flying by Earth

Starting Now: Live Coverage of the 'Doomsday Asteroid' Flying by Earth

See the thing pass us by -- for free, on the Internet. More »

How Monopoly Games Helped Allied POWs Escape During World War II

How Monopoly Games Helped Allied POWs Escape During World War II

Even trivial changes to a trivial board game can shift the course of history. More »

This Is What It Looks Like When Dolphins 'Stampede'

Spoiler: It looks awesome. More »

When Stephen Hawking Went to the White House

When Stephen Hawking Went to the White House

While visiting the president, the famed cosmologist explained his approach to exploration, discovery, and human limitation. More »

Nate Silver: 'There Should Be a Pulitzer Category' for Infographics

Nate Silver: 'There Should Be a Pulitzer Category' for Infographics

A worthy idea from the thought leader's AMA More »

Tongue and Tech: The Many Emotions for Which English Has No Words

Tongue and Tech: The Many Emotions for Which English Has No Words

Among them is the German backpfeifengesicht, "a face badly in need of a fist" More »

You Probably Write a Novel's Worth of Email Every Year

You Probably Write a Novel's Worth of Email Every Year

The Great Gatsby, sitting in your outbox More »

The Age of Surgical Censorship

The Age of Surgical Censorship

Iran's "smart" approach involves monitoring, rather than blocking, its citizens' use of social media. More »

For Sale: NASA Launchpad, Gently Used

For Sale: NASA Launchpad, Gently Used

NASA's space shuttle program may be holding a going-out-of-business sale. More »

The Future of Cybersecurity Could Be Sitting in an Office in New Jersey

The Future of Cybersecurity Could Be Sitting in an Office in New Jersey

Meet CyberCity, the model train town that wants to keep your home safe from attack. More »

Captured in (Actual) Pictures: The Swirling Birth of Planets

Captured in (Actual) Pictures: The Swirling Birth of Planets

Wow. Wow wow wow wow. More »

The Day William Shatner Tweeted at an Astronaut (and the Astronaut Replied)

The Day William Shatner Tweeted at an Astronaut (and the Astronaut Replied)

That day, my friends, is today. More »

Those Other Martian Rovers Celebrate 9 Years on the Red Planet

Those Other Martian Rovers Celebrate 9 Years on the Red Planet

Curiosity can look up to its older, wiser cousins. More »

The Chart That Explains Why Your New Year's Resolution Will (Probably) Fail

The Chart That Explains Why Your New Year's Resolution Will (Probably) Fail

Sorry, but ... it probably will. More »

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