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.

Microsoft Calls for Gay Marriage in Washington State

Microsoft Calls for Gay Marriage in Washington State

The company argues that it's hard to hire the best people in the world when the state where it's based discriminates against them. More »

Can Internet Protests Get Political Results? Yes, They Can

Can Internet Protests Get Political Results? Yes, They Can

Yesterday's actions generated a massive anti-SOPA backlash, and many senators and representatives reneged their support. More »

Picture of the Day: A New Glimpse of the 'Pillars of Creation'

Picture of the Day: A New Glimpse of the 'Pillars of Creation'

A recent sighting of the columns of gas and dust that were at the center of one of the most famous space images of all time More »

Which Anti-SOPA Protest Was More Effective, Wikipedia's or Google's?

Which Anti-SOPA Protest Was More Effective, Wikipedia's or Google's?

The two took different approaches to their actions today, and they complemented each other well. More »

SOPA Site Blackouts: It's Not Just Wikipedia

SOPA Site Blackouts: It's Not Just Wikipedia

Protests against the anti-piracy legislation now in Congress have spread across the Internet. Here's a round-up of participating sites. More »

Picture of the Day: Wikipedia's Protest

Picture of the Day: Wikipedia's Protest

Editors of the English edition of Wikipedia have darkened the site today in opposition to legislation in Congress. More »

Average Kindle Book 6 Times More Expensive Than Self-Published Titles

Average Kindle Book 6 Times More Expensive Than Self-Published Titles

Why are people buying up so many self-published e-books? Because they're so darn cheap. More »

Internet Rejoices: SOPA Is at Death's Door

Internet Rejoices: SOPA Is at Death's Door

The hated anti-piracy bill may end up in the dustbin, but other threats to a free and open Internet remain live in Congress. More »

Picture of the Day: 'Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity From the Sky'

Picture of the Day: 'Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity From the Sky'

A painting by Benjamin West shows the famous kite experiment of Benjamin Franklin, whose birthday is today More »

Middle-Aged White Men Giving Presentations at CES

Middle-Aged White Men Giving Presentations at CES

The tech industry has a diversity problem and it was on full display at CES. More »

The Future of Car Tech: Efficiency, Automation, and Sharing

The Future of Car Tech: Efficiency, Automation, and Sharing

The coming changes to the machines, software, and ownership systems that shape how we hit the road More »

Video of the Day: With 12 Atoms, the World's Smallest Storage Bit

Video of the Day: With 12 Atoms, the World's Smallest Storage Bit

IBM researchers have found a way to store a bit of information using just 12 atoms. More »

The Beauty of the Multitool: Swiss Army Knives From Ancient Rome to the Consumer Electronics Show

The Beauty of the Multitool: Swiss Army Knives From Ancient Rome to the Consumer Electronics Show

The central question of the multitool has always been about how to fit more tools into a limited space. Today that tool is data. More »

Picture of the Day: A New Island Is Born

Picture of the Day: A New Island Is Born

An undersea eruption that began in mid-December has resulted in the formation of a small island off the coast of Yemen More »

Real Names Don't Make for Better Commenters, but Pseudonyms Do

Real Names Don't Make for Better Commenters, but Pseudonyms Do

New data from the commenting platform, Disqus, finds people who don't use their real names generate more positive feedback from their peers. More »

How Do You Build an Interactive, Clear, and Detailed Map of the Whole World?

How Do You Build an Interactive, Clear, and Detailed Map of the Whole World?

Google wants its map to have a consistent style, but cities and countries vary in their geographical conventions. How do you balance culture and legibility? More »

Picture of the Day: An 'Enormous' Slice of the Milky Way

Picture of the Day: An 'Enormous' Slice of the Milky Way

A new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer is made up of thousands of frames containing nearly 30 billion pixels in total More »

Reddit to Black Itself Out Next Week in Protest of SOPA

Reddit to Black Itself Out Next Week in Protest of SOPA

The popular news-sharing site announced today that it will broadcast a message of protest during next week's hearings. More »

The Wonderful World of Thingiverse

The Wonderful World of Thingiverse

A digital library of 3D printer designs for objects from tape dispensers to models of Yoda's head More »

Picture of the Day: Special Delivery to the U.S. Space Program

Picture of the Day: Special Delivery to the U.S. Space Program

A package containing a "critical space item" arrives at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center More »

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