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.

The World's Tiniest Movie

The World's Tiniest Movie

You thought Marcel the Shell was small? *Atoms* animate a new film from IBM. More »

Oh the Places You'll Go: 38,000 Historical Maps to Explore at New Online Library

Oh the Places You'll Go: 38,000 Historical Maps to Explore at New Online Library

The Digital Public Library of America announces the addition of a vast treasure trove of maps. More »

Farewell Herschel: One of Humanity's Greatest Telescopes Will See No More

Farewell Herschel: One of Humanity's Greatest Telescopes Will See No More

Five of our favorite images from the infrared observatory, RIP. More »

The Aurora Graces Death Valley With Its Majestic Beauty, in Timelapse

The Aurora Graces Death Valley With Its Majestic Beauty, in Timelapse

During two nights in the middle of March, a team of five "starchasers" captured an incredible sight from the remote desert. More »

The Earth's Core Is as Hot as the Surface of the Sun

The Earth's Core Is as Hot as the Surface of the Sun

But the sun's surface isn't all that hot, at least compared with its atmosphere. More »

Google Sees More Government Requests to Remove Content 'Than Ever Before'

Google Sees More Government Requests to Remove Content 'Than Ever Before'

Two countries -- Brazil and Russia -- stand out for their increased policing of content online. More »

For the First Time Ever, You Can Now Hear What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like

For the First Time Ever, You Can Now Hear What Alexander Graham Bell Sounded Like

Listen to the voice of the man who brought our modern age of long-distance communication into being. More »

6 Amazing Facts From an Amazing Obituary of a 'Human Computer'

6 Amazing Facts From an Amazing Obituary of a 'Human Computer'

When confronted with the story of Shakuntala Devi there's one question everyone asks: "How does she do it?" More »

NASA Released a Magical Timelapse of 3 Years of Solar Beauty, and We Set It to Dubstep for You

NASA Released a Magical Timelapse of 3 Years of Solar Beauty, and We Set It to Dubstep for You

You better sit down for this one. More »

Is It Journalism, or Just a Repackaged Press Release? Here's a Tool to Help You Find Out

Is It Journalism, or Just a Repackaged Press Release? Here's a Tool to Help You Find Out

Today the Sunlight Foundation unveils Churnalism, which will compare any text online to a corpus of corporate, government, and other promotional content. More »

Now, With No Further Ado, We Present ... the Digital Public Library of America!

Now, With No Further Ado, We Present ... the Digital Public Library of America!

Three questions with the project's executive director More »

The Story of How a Book Stolen by the Nazis Made Its Way Back Home

The Story of How a Book Stolen by the Nazis Made Its Way Back Home

The 21st century hasn't just collapsed geographical distances, but distances of time as well, making history easier than ever to access. More »

How One Woman in Kansas Sent a Personal Message of Thanks to Boston

How One Woman in Kansas Sent a Personal Message of Thanks to Boston

"I was inspired by the kindness and trust I think the spreadsheet represents." More »

Google Death: A Tool to Take Care of Your Gmail When You're Gone

Google Death: A Tool to Take Care of Your Gmail When You're Gone

For years people have been urged to create a social-media will for themselves. Now Google has made doing so very easy. More »

The Sun Lets Loose Its Biggest Flare of the Year (So Far)

The Sun Lets Loose Its Biggest Flare of the Year (So Far)

This morning at 3:16 AM Eastern time a spot on the sun exploded in a M6.5 flare. More »

Massive Volunteer Collective Proofreads 25,000 Public-Domain Books

Massive Volunteer Collective Proofreads 25,000 Public-Domain Books

Appreciating the massive, 100,000-person effort to steadfastly mind our literary commons More »

Google Gives $3 Million to Fight Human Trafficking

Google Gives $3 Million to Fight Human Trafficking

The modern slave trade requires a modern system to combat it, and the tech giant wants to help. More »

Gorgeous 'Light Paintings' of D.C.'s Cherry Blossoms at Night

Gorgeous 'Light Paintings' of D.C.'s Cherry Blossoms at Night

With a long exposure and a flashlight, Jacques Domenge brings out the surreal beauty of the cherry trees after the crowds have gone. More »

Watch the Navy Take Down a Drone With ... a Laser

Watch the Navy Take Down a Drone With ... a Laser

No bullets required. More »

Is This What the Big Bang *Sounded* Like?

Is This What the Big Bang *Sounded* Like?

Brace yourself. More »

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