Projects

A Veteran's View
Perspectives on American life, informed by military service
Life Up Close
Traveling the world to see microbes, plants, and animals in oceans, grasslands, forests, deserts, the icy poles—and wherever else they may be.
160 Years of Atlantic Stories
A year-by-year catalogue of some of the magazine's most momentous work.
Cities Remade
How the urban landscape is evolving
Frontiers of Sports
Where athletic pursuit can lead
Washington Ideas Forum 2017
Dispatches from Washington Ideas Week
The Trump Presidency: A Damage Report
An assessment of how the administration has changed America
Two Minutes of Darkness
On August 21, an eclipse will sweep across the United States, from the redwood forests of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. Read The Atlantic’s coverage here.
The Business of Creativity
How artists navigate their industries, hone their craft, and make a living
Bi-Austen-tennial
A celebration of the life and legacy of Jane Austen, 200 years after her death
Ideas 2017
Dispatches from the Aspen Ideas Festival/Spotlight Health
The Platinum Patients
Each year, one in every 20 Americans racks up just as much in medical bills as another 19 combined. This critical 5 percent of the U.S. population is key to solving the nation's health-care spending crisis.
Trial and Error
Testing the therapies of the future
On the Shoulders of Giants
The possibilities and pitfalls of mentorship
The Presence of Justice
Beyond the age of mass incarceration
Can Technology Rescue Democracy?
A collection of essays from technologists and scholars about how machines are reshaping civil society
The Social Life of Machines
How networks of computers are increasingly transforming the human world, from blockchains to the Internet of Things
Landscapes of American Work
Glimpses of professional life in the U.S.
The Tomorrow Report 2017
Ideas from a changing world
Rituals & Potions
On beauty routines, and when they fail

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