The Boy With the Lego Hand
After wearing prosthetics all his life, 9-year-old Aidan Robinson has designed one that fits a Wii controller and screws on a Super Soaker.
This Cyborg Cockroach Could Save Your Life Someday
Bugs backpacked with microphones could be deployed to disaster zones in the future.
Why It's Bad to Be a Robot on the Phone
A New York City Health Department employee was recently suspended for donning a computerized voice.
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How to Talk Without Connecting
Miranda July's latest app rarely functions properly, and when it does, it fails to perform its stated goal: bringing people closer together.
Behold, the Soundtrack of Space
NASA has collected clips of some of the best moments in humans' exploration of the world beyond Earth.
The Imminent Death of the Internet Troll
A new Pew study confirms that online harassment is endemic. But human behavior—and the limits placed on it by both law and society—can change.
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Tag a Retro Ad Today, Help Journalism Tomorrow
The New York Times' Madison archive has launched with advertisements, but could eventually expand to all kinds of projects.
First HBO, Then CBS: The Cable Bundle Is Slowly Coming Apart
The pay-TV package has unraveled more in the last 24 hours than in the previous 24 months.
Biometrics Can Be Cool Again
A new Google study suggests there's hope for the once-futuristic technology that's gotten a bit... boring.
Dudes With Drones
Meet the inventors, tinkerers, and entrepreneurs at the forefront of the flying-robot revolution.
Assembly Lines
The organizations, technologies, and people behind Google's autonomous vehicles
The Adultery Arms Race
Technology has made cheating on your spouse, or catching a cheater, easier than ever. How digital tools are aiding the unfaithful and the untrusting—and may be mending some broken marriages.
Why Kids Sext
An inquiry into one recent scandal reveals how kids think about sexting—and what parents and police should do about it.
The Secret History of the Robot Car
How self-driving vehicles took off
The View From the Valley
Are we in a tech bubble? Is Snowden a hero? And what’s the hottest status symbol? In The Atlantic’s first Silicon Valley Insiders Poll, a panel of 50 executives, innovators, and thinkers answer these questions and more.
Big Data Can Guess Who You Are Based on Your Zip Code
Software company Esri's database files Americans into one of 67 consumer groups.
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Let There Be Light Emitting Diodes: How to Illuminate the Sistine Chapel
With the help of strategically placed fixtures, Michelangelo's work is getting some mood lighting.
Tasty Mutants: The Invention of the Modern Oyster
Genetic innovation, on the half shell
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The Woman With the Bionic Eye
What is it like to see again after years of blindness?
The Coming Age of the Internet Naturalist
Scientists are trying to figure out how to turn our cameras into species discovery engines.
Inside Google's Secret Drone-Delivery Program
For two years, the company has been working to build flying robots that can deliver products across a city in a minute or two. An Atlantic exclusive.
How One Woman Deciphered Her Own Genetic Mutation
As access to medical information becomes more democratized, patients have new power to investigate their problems.
When Robots Write Songs
Bach, Coltrane, McCartney: New algorithms can produce original compositions in the style of the greats. But are those works actually art?