"The experience of taking another human life becomes much more trivial."
"Why would someone pay $50,000 or $60,000 a year for a private university when they can dial up TED Talks?"
A look at how new platforms are transforming radio, TV, print, and digital
A group of journalists, professors, and non-profit leaders predict the future of livable, walkable cities
What makes a story great? The storytellers behind House of Cards, This American Life, The Moth, and more reflect on the creative process.
"In a sense, we're already becoming cyborgs."
In a neighborhood where 43 percent of residents live below the poverty line, Billy Lamar Brooks Sr. is trying to help kids build a future.
Members of the Contract Buyers League recount their fight against racist real-estate practices.
Filmmaker Erin Davis discusses her forthcoming documentary about the Land, a Welsh playground that fosters "risky play."
Designer Maxwell Hazan describes his passion for building unusual bikes.
A selection of year's-best photos from In Focus
A selection of year's-best photos from In Focus
A short animation about how the North Pole crew spends their down time
A short animation about how the North Pole crew spends their down time
'I was trying to get famous by any means I could find.'
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic's principal film critic, shares scenes from the best and worst adaptations of the crime-novelist's work.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic's principal film critic, shares scenes from the best and worst adaptations of the crime-novelist's work.
A documentary and a new book look at a global movement of young activists
A montage from the University of Pennsylvania celebrates the work of three engineers.
The Republican answers questions about his lifelong anti-tax crusade in a new series from Reddit and The Atlantic.