Rebecca J. Rosen

Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.

What to Make of Google's Decision to Block the 'Innocence of Muslims' Movie

What to Make of Google's Decision to Block the 'Innocence of Muslims' Movie

The attacks on U.S. missions abroad this week have been a test for Google's "bias in favor of free expression." More »

That Time When John Kerry Reached Out to Voters on Friendster

That Time When John Kerry Reached Out to Voters on Friendster

Those were the days. More »

Apple's iPhone 5 Announcement: Just the Facts

Apple's iPhone 5 Announcement: Just the Facts

No hype allowed. More »

How to Turn Your Computer Into a Cozy Living Room on a Rainy Day, Courtesy of Reddit

How to Turn Your Computer Into a Cozy Living Room on a Rainy Day, Courtesy of Reddit

Sometimes, even when it's nice out, you just want to curl up with a good book and a mug of hot chocolate. More »

Geek in Chief: Barack Obama Redecorated the Oval Office With Patent Models

Geek in Chief: Barack Obama Redecorated the Oval Office With Patent Models

Earlier administrations "had a bunch of plates in there," he tells Vanity Fair. "I'm not a dish guy. More »

A Massive Explosion on the Sun, With the Earth Shown at Scale

A Massive Explosion on the Sun, With the Earth Shown at Scale

Itty-bitty planet More »

The Story of the Only American Not on Earth on September 11th

The Story of the Only American Not on Earth on September 11th

Astronaut Frank Culbertson watched from the Space Station as the attacks unfolded on the ground. More »

Thank God Someone Finally Stepped In and Explained the Internet to Women

Thank God Someone Finally Stepped In and Explained the Internet to Women

Women: Have you been struggling to use a computer? And forget about the Internet -- too hard. Good news: a series of books will help, you just need to speak French. More »

NASA Satellite Captures First Glimpse of Curiosity's Tracks From Martian Orbit

NASA Satellite Captures First Glimpse of Curiosity's Tracks From Martian Orbit

The little rover is on the go, and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was there to document it. More »

Here, but Not Here: Photographs of Families Held Together by Love, Skype

Here, but Not Here: Photographs of Families Held Together by Love, Skype

Artist John Clang's series Being Together seeks to document our relationships even with people thousands of miles away. More »

What Is It About an Elephant's Tusks That Make Them So Valuable?

What Is It About an Elephant's Tusks That Make Them So Valuable?

Chinese demand for ivory is driving conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More »

Voyager 1 Turns 35, Will Soon Be the First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

Voyager 1 Turns 35, Will Soon Be the First Man-Made Object to Leave the Solar System

A look at what Voyager has seen in its years in space. More »

Crazy Video From NASA of a Filament Eruption on the Sun

Crazy Video From NASA of a Filament Eruption on the Sun

An outburst on the sun on Friday caused some beautiful sights here on Earth last night. More »

Slight Changes in Yelp Ratings Can Mean Huge Losses for Small Businesses

Slight Changes in Yelp Ratings Can Mean Huge Losses for Small Businesses

Researchers exploit a crack in Yelp's data to answer the question of just how much Yelp reviews affect consumer behavior. More »

Stunning Close-Up Picture of Saturn and Its Massive Moon Titan

Stunning Close-Up Picture of Saturn and Its Massive Moon Titan

NASA's Cassini mission captures the planet's rings and the shadows they cast as the seasons change. More »

Assuming We Develop the Capability, Should We Bring Back Extinct Species?

Assuming We Develop the Capability, Should We Bring Back Extinct Species?

And what about tweaking them a bit in the process to, say, make them less of a threat to humans? More »

NASA Survey Finds More Than a Million Previously Unidentified Black Holes

NASA Survey Finds More Than a Million Previously Unidentified Black Holes

A new study observes 2.5 million active supermassive black holes, two-thirds of which had not been seen before. More »

Hurricane Isaac as It Appears in a Visualization of America's Wind

Hurricane Isaac as It Appears in a Visualization of America's Wind

Weather data as art More »

What It's Like for a Deaf Person to Hear Music for the First Time

What It's Like for a Deaf Person to Hear Music for the First Time

With new hearing aids, Austin Chapman is listening to music for the first time in his life, and it sounds glorious. More »

Hurricane Isaac at Night

Hurricane Isaac at Night

The powerful storm in the moonlight, before it hit New Orleans. More »

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