Nicholas Jackson

Nicholas Jackson is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the Health channel. A former media aggregator for Slate, he has also worked for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Texas Monthly and other publications.

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How Twitter Changed in 2010

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Quote of the Day

"The easiest way to shut down WikiLeaks would be to have Yahoo! acquire it." More »

Video of the Day: Giant Construction Crane Building Itself

Video of the Day: Giant Construction Crane Building Itself

Too large to move from one work site to the next, cranes are transported in pieces -- and then assemble themselves More »

The Argument for Pluto: Why the Tiny Dwarf Is Still a Planet

The Argument for Pluto: Why the Tiny Dwarf Is Still a Planet

Responding to Mike Brown, Laurel Kornfeld, the Internet's Pluto savior, explains why Pluto never should have been delisted More »

Picture of the Day: Human Energy Harvesting Device

Picture of the Day: Human Energy Harvesting Device

A new device that doesn't require batteries or wiring to operate is the first to harness energy from both heat and light More »

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How Facebook Reaches Revenue Targets: Take on Google's AdSense Program

Facebook Will Start Using Facial Recognition Next Week

Facebook Will Start Using Facial Recognition Next Week

A new feature should make it easier for users to add the more than 100 million tags that are produced every day More »

Smithsonian Celebrates COBOL's 50th Anniversary With New Site

Smithsonian Celebrates COBOL's 50th Anniversary With New Site

One of the oldest programming languages is still used by military and governmental institutions around the world More »

Managing Multiple Gmail Accounts From One Inbox

Managing Multiple Gmail Accounts From One Inbox

I use several different Gmail accounts to keep my work and private lives separated. Is there a way to manage all of these without signing out and back in each time I want to switch? More »

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Lessons From the Hoover Dam Bypass, One of the Biggest Infrastructure Projects in Years

Gmail's Newest Feature Lets You Restore Your Contacts

Gmail's Newest Feature Lets You Restore Your Contacts

I accidentally deleted some important contacts from my Gmail account. Is there a way to retrieve this information? More »

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Thief Taunts Family on Facebook While Robbing Them

Video of the Day: Watch This Robot Fall on Its Robot Face

Video of the Day: Watch This Robot Fall on Its Robot Face

Ryuma Niiyama, a postdoctoral associate at the University of Tokyo, is working on building a robot that can outrun humans More »

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On 'Jeopardy!,' Humans Will Battle Machines

Picture of the Day: Mapping Facebook Friendships Around the World

Picture of the Day: Mapping Facebook Friendships Around the World

An engineering intern created a map that shows friendship transcends all borders More »

George Lucas' Possible Inspiration for Darth Vader and C-3PO

George Lucas' Possible Inspiration for Darth Vader and C-3PO

Antiques collector Steve Erenberg has two old masks in his collection that closely resemble the Star Wars favorites More »

Social Media and the End of Age, Race, and Gender

Social Media and the End of Age, Race, and Gender

Facebook allows us to organize by specific interests and that means big trouble for traditional advertising More »

The Year of Chatroulette: How the World Used Google Search in 2010

The Year of Chatroulette: How the World Used Google Search in 2010

How we search tells us a lot about who we are and the times we live in. We look at the top search queries of the year. More »

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Was Your Gawker Password Hacked?

Using KeePass' Password Database to Protect Your Online Identity

Using KeePass' Password Database to Protect Your Online Identity

All of my passwords were compromised in the Gawker security breach this weekend. How can I prevent this from happening again? More »

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Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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