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.

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 »

The Missing Man: There Are No Good Pictures of Neil Armstrong on the Moon

The Missing Man: There Are No Good Pictures of Neil Armstrong on the Moon

The iconic images from the Apollo 11 lunar landing are all of Buzz Aldrin or his footprint. More »

Buzz Aldrin's Statement on the Death of Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin's Statement on the Death of Neil Armstrong

"Even though we were farther away from earth than two humans had ever been, we were not alone." More »

Rest in Peace, Rocket Man

Rest in Peace, Rocket Man

Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has passed away at the age of 82. More »

Why We Honor Men of Letters in the Rocks and Dust of Mars

Why We Honor Men of Letters in the Rocks and Dust of Mars

Author Ray Bradbury's poem is an example of the contributions writers, artists, and musicians make to our scientific pursuits. More »

In Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 89% of Those Arrested for Jaywalking Are Black

In Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 89% of Those Arrested for Jaywalking Are Black

The power and promise of open data: A Freedom of Information Act request puts some numbers behind the charges of police discrimination. More »

Consider the Coat Hanger

Consider the Coat Hanger

A twisted piece of wire isn't just a symbol of dangerous abortions; it's a symbol of inequality. More »

As Seen From Space: The Tropical Storm That Is Heading Toward the Republican National Convention

As Seen From Space: The Tropical Storm That Is Heading Toward the Republican National Convention

With the big event set to begin in Florida early next week, Republican leaders fear the storm will become a hurricane. More »

From Tiny to Tinier: One GIF Zooms in on Bacterial Life

From Tiny to Tinier: One GIF Zooms in on Bacterial Life

Using the magic of GIFs to bring us down to a scale of life invisible to the human eye More »

Visualizing How Much Energy the Sun Shines Onto Earth: A Thought Experiment

Visualizing How Much Energy the Sun Shines Onto Earth: A Thought Experiment

Imagine Niagara Falls. Now multiply it, again and again and again. More »

This Year's Drought Is So Severe, You Can See Its Toll on the Mississippi River From Space

This Year's Drought Is So Severe, You Can See Its Toll on the Mississippi River From Space

The mighty, shrinking waterway More »

How to Build a Space Elevator

How to Build a Space Elevator

Is a ribbon made out of carbon nanotubes the key to building a cheaper, safer pathway to space? More »

Happy Birthday, Voyager! May You Enjoy Interstellar Space

Happy Birthday, Voyager! May You Enjoy Interstellar Space

On the 35th birthday of Voyager 2, a moment to pause and praise the old technology that is now at the frontier of space exploration, literally. More »

Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris?

Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris?

Blue and green street signs, tall double-paned windows, balconies enclosed with iron filigree, and a distinct lamppost style: the keys to Parisian charm, as calculated by an algorithm. More »

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