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.

What Were the Last Words Spoken on the Moon?

What Were the Last Words Spoken on the Moon?

Probably not, alas, "let's get this mother out of here" ... More »

Why Aren't News Sites Better Designed for Tragedies?

Why Aren't News Sites Better Designed for Tragedies?

They're great at sharing news. They're much less great at sharing heartbreak. More »

What Space Data Looked Like in 1962

What Space Data Looked Like in 1962

Fifty years ago, we recorded the learnings of our space explorers on paper scrolls. More »

Why Taking Breaks Will Help You Get More Work Done

Why Taking Breaks Will Help You Get More Work Done

The latest thinking in the science of productivity, animated More »

How the UN's 'Game-Changing' Internet Treaty Failed

How the UN's 'Game-Changing' Internet Treaty Failed

The document could have changed the Internet -- but probably won't. Here's what went down. More »

40 Years Ago, Humans Took Their Final Steps on the Moon

40 Years Ago, Humans Took Their Final Steps on the Moon

A photo essay More »

Rejoice! The End of Ads That Yell at You

Rejoice! The End of Ads That Yell at You

Lowered volumes are only the beginning of a shift toward kinder, friendlier commercials. More »

Behold: The Largest Iceberg Breakup Ever Caught on Film

Behold: The Largest Iceberg Breakup Ever Caught on Film

The effects of climate change, in one gorgeous, terrifying video More »

55555, or, How to Laugh Online in Other Languages

55555, or, How to Laugh Online in Other Languages

Haaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaha. Or www. Or jajaja. Or MDR. More »

The Pope Has Tweeted

The Pope Has Tweeted

The leader of the world's Catholics has sent his first messages to his hundreds of thousands of (Twitter) followers. More »

Netflix Would Like to Tell You About the Internet's Fastest Internet

Netflix Would Like to Tell You About the Internet's Fastest Internet

The quality of our Internet connections, and the quality of the services built on top of them, rely on each other. More »

The State of Intellectual Property Around the World

The State of Intellectual Property Around the World

The United Nations's globe-spanning, definitive guide More »

Via the Moon, a Theory of Life on Mars

Via the Moon, a Theory of Life on Mars

NASA captures, quite literally, gravity's rainbow. More »

The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl Harbor

The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl Harbor

Its length? A tweet-friendly 138 characters. More »

Are There Planets Better at Supporting Life Than Earth?

Are There Planets Better at Supporting Life Than Earth?

A new study may have found exoplanets that are warmer and waterier than our own. More »

Discovered, Probably: The World's Earliest Dinosaur

Discovered, Probably: The World's Earliest Dinosaur

The "terrible lizards" are even older than we'd thought. Here's how scientists figured that out. More »

NASA Just Announced Its Future Plans for Mars

NASA Just Announced Its Future Plans for Mars

Another rover by 2020, and humans by the 2030s More »

2day, txt msg = 20

2day, txt msg = 20

How the text message has changed, and not at all changed, language More »

Confirmed: William and Kate Are Having a 'High Demand' Baby

Confirmed: William and Kate Are Having a 'High Demand' Baby

A revealing URL for the royals' big announcement More »

What's Your Country's Risk of Internet Blackout?

What's Your Country's Risk of Internet Blackout?

Good news for the U.S. is really bad news for Syria. And Libya. And Greenland. More »

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