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.

Picture of the Day: The Inside of a Satellite

Picture of the Day: The Inside of a Satellite

NASA engineers at work on the Core satellite of the Global Precipitation Measurement mission, set to launch in two years More »

When Newspapermen Tried to Explain Friending to America

When Newspapermen Tried to Explain Friending to America

"A high friend count is as much evidence of a willingness to hustle as it is proof of popularity." More »

Chronicling Discovery: The Online Journals of Rare-Book Collectors

Chronicling Discovery: The Online Journals of Rare-Book Collectors

Curators of rare books are finding that blogging gives their discoveries greater exposure, an example of how virtual work can support even the most tactile of pursuits. More »

Picture of the Day: NASA's Mars Rover Gets Back to Roving

Picture of the Day: NASA's Mars Rover Gets Back to Roving

After 19 weeks on an outcrop called Greeley Haven, NASA's Mars-exploring robot is recharged and exploring again. More »

Picture of the Day: Star Trails From the International Space Station

Picture of the Day: Star Trails From the International Space Station

Astronaut Don Pettit created this image by layering multiple 30-second-long exposures taken from 240 miles above Earth. More »

Does Facebook Have a Trust Problem?

Does Facebook Have a Trust Problem?

People purport not to trust the site, but they continue to use it. Is a lack of trust holding Facebook back? More »

Picture of the Day: The Star-Forming Region of Cygnus X

Picture of the Day: The Star-Forming Region of Cygnus X

A gorgeous picture of a star-forming region 4,500 light years away from Earth. More »

What If Your Wallpaper Really Could Talk?

What If Your Wallpaper Really Could Talk?

New technology that allows for printable speakers could turn paper products into potential sites of sound production. More »

Picture of the Day: An M-Class Solar Flare

Picture of the Day: An M-Class Solar Flare

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this colorized image of an M4.7 class solar flare last Thursday. More »

The Obama Effect: There Were 1.6 Million Tweets About Gay Marriage Yesterday

The Obama Effect: There Were 1.6 Million Tweets About Gay Marriage Yesterday

As word of the president's decision hit the Internet yesterday, Twitter exploded with discussion, peaking at more than 7,000 tweets about gay marriage per minute. More »

Picture of the Day: The Remote Landscape of Eastern Greenland

Picture of the Day: The Remote Landscape of Eastern Greenland

NASA's IceBridge mission is in the middle of a six-year effort to document the icy regions of the globe. More »

The Earth From Space: The Site of a Meteor Impact in Algeria

The Earth From Space: The Site of a Meteor Impact in Algeria

Astronauts on board the International Space Station took this picture of a crater left by a meteor strike some 70 million years ago. More »

Are LOLCats Making Us Smart?

Are LOLCats Making Us Smart?

Academics are starting to take a hard look at Internet memes and the cultural sensibilities they reflect. More »

Picture of the Day: How Much Water Is There on Earth?

Picture of the Day: How Much Water Is There on Earth?

An illustration shows how big a sphere of all the world's water would be compared with Earth. More »

Picture of the Day: The Meeting of the Memes

Picture of the Day: The Meeting of the Memes

Over the weekend, YouTube stars and the people who love them gathered at ROFLCon, a conference devoted to Internet culture. More »

The Government Would Like You to Write a 'Social Media Will'

The Government Would Like You to Write a 'Social Media Will'

Planning for your digital life after your physical life is no longer a strange niche behavior. More »

The Earth From Space: An Island Full of Penguins Peeks Out From Under Wave Clouds

The Earth From Space: An Island Full of Penguins Peeks Out From Under Wave Clouds

Astronauts took this photograph of a remote island in the southern Indian Ocean from on board the International Space Station. More »

'The Single Biggest Change in Education Since the Printing Press'

'The Single Biggest Change in Education Since the Printing Press'

A new joint initiative between Harvard and MIT demonstrates their desire to open themselves up to more people. More »

Picture of the Day: A 'Remarkable' Outburst From a Black Hole in a Neighboring Galaxy

Picture of the Day: A 'Remarkable' Outburst From a Black Hole in a Neighboring Galaxy

A black hole in Messier 83 has been throwing off more and more X-rays in recent years, and NASA's Chandra telescope has been watching. More »

Remember the Telephone

Remember the Telephone

Technology disrupts the institutions and jobs that are vulnerable in our society, but we humans seem to be a bit more resistant to change. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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