A Question for Google's CEO
In Sundar Pichai’s letter to employees, an important piece of information about the company’s response to a memo on diversity is inaccessible.
These Scientists Took Over a Computer by Encoding Malware in DNA
There’s no immediate threat, but as sequencing becomes more commonplace, researchers face security risks.
The Moral History of Air-Conditioning
Cooling the air was once seen as sinful. Maybe the idea wasn’t entirely wrong. An Object Lesson.
The Sound of an Atomic Bomb
A flash, a boom, then a roar
Sage, Ink: The Damage-Control Doodle
The JCC Bomb-Threat Suspect Had a Client
Newly unsealed FBI documents suggest the Israeli arrested for sending the threats was selling his services for a fee.
How Uber Is Building Uber for Trucking
While people fret about self-driving trucks, the company is trying to compete by addressing human truckers' concerns.
When Silicon Valley Took Over Journalism
The pursuit of digital readership broke the New Republic—and an entire industry.
A Googler's Would-Be Manifesto Reveals Tech's Rotten Core
Office culture is only part of the problem.
The Three Paradoxes Disrupting American Politics
They didn’t start with Trump, and they won’t end with him.
Radio Atlantic: Ask Not What Your Robots Can Do for You
Our increasingly smart machines aren't just changing the workforce; they're changing us.
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
Your Smartphone Reduces Your Brainpower, Even If It's Just Sitting There
A silent, powered-off phone can still distract the most dependent users.
The Hair Dryer, Freedom’s Appliance
For a century, the device has promised more than dry hair. An Object Lesson.
What Steve Bannon Wants to Do to Google
The White House strategist reportedly wants to treat tech giants as public utilities, an idea that some Democrats also support.
The Decline of the American Laundromat
The retreat of a longtime urban staple marks yet another way cities have changed after an influx of higher-earning residents.
Trump Tests the F-Bomb Policy at The New York Times
The newspaper is swapping out “barnyard expletives” for truly colorful swears.
Why Zuckerberg and Musk Are Fighting About the Robot Future
It looks like the two tech titans are arguing about AI’s impact on humanity. Really they’re protecting their personal brands.
The Algorithm That Makes Preschoolers Obsessed With YouTube
Surprise eggs and slime are at the center of an online realm that’s changing the way the experts think about human development.
Snopes Faces an Ugly Legal Battle
The internet’s favorite fact-checkers are caught in a messy dispute.
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