Amanda Mull
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Nora Carol Photography / Getty / The Atlantic Corporations’ Social Crusades Often Leave Out Workers
All the good PR in the world won’t raise wages or improve benefits for a company’s employees.
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Richard Drury / Getty Why Science Can Be So Indecisive About Nutrition
Years of conflicting studies about certain foods and diets tell us a lot about both our bodies and ourselves.
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Sean Gladwell / Getty A Rational Case for Following Your Emotions
Feelings aren’t as senseless as Americans have been led to believe.
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Elaine Thompson / AP The Two Technologies Changing the Future of Cancer Treatment
Researchers are eager to leave behind the brutal side effects of chemotherapy and radiation.
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Ben Curtis / Associated press What It Means for Health Care to Be a Human Right
To protect a population’s health, governments might have to think beyond access to care.
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Xinzheng / Getty Human Lives Might Be Long Enough Already
Humanity has added three decades to people’s life spans in the past 150 years. Science is only beginning to catch up.
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Richard Drury / Getty The Tyranny of Workplace Food-Shamers
No one wants opinions on their lunch.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic / Justin Sullivan ... America’s Job Listings Have Gone Off the Deep End
What even is a data-obsessed, project-juggling digital ninja?
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Emilija Manevska / Getty The Future of Marketing Is Bespoke Everything
Personalized hair masks, facial serums, and vitamin cocktails are no longer reserved for the wealthy, thanks to technology—and data collection.
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Catrina Maxwell / Getty What Hollywood Boycotts Would Really Do to Georgia
Production companies’ threats to abandon the state in protest of a new abortion law put their own workers at risk.
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Ed Jones / AFP / Getty What 10,000 Steps Will Really Get You
A clever bit of marketing has obscured the more nuanced nature of human well-being.
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Ariel Skelley / Getty There Are Two Types of Airport People
Some travelers love being late.
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Junki / Getty There Is Too Much Stuff
The human brain can’t contend with the vastness of online shopping.
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Timur Emek / Getty Why Celebrities Are So Susceptible to Grifters
The brutality of fame can change the basic way people evaluate others.
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Mario Castello / Corbis / VCG The Hair Puzzle No Product Can Solve
There’s a scientific reason hair can be so difficult to smooth.
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Matthew Roharik / Getty I Broke Breakfast
Americans eat a narrower variety of foods for breakfast than anyone else. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Ryan McVay / Getty Tech Is No Match for Human Grossness
Silver-infused linens may kill microbes, but there’s no way to avoid doing your laundry.
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Neilson Barnard / Getty Why Met Gala Attendees Always Screw Up the Theme
They’re not the only ones at fault.
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Gena Melendrez / Shutterstock You Probably Shouldn’t Bring CBD Oil to an Airport
The substance’s sudden ubiquity might make it seem perfectly legal. Federal law enforcement sees things differently.
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Shutterstock.com The Only Thing You Can’t Subscribe to Now Is Stability
Today’s subscription services cover toilet paper, dog toys, and furniture. But what is lost with convenience?
