The Hidden Costs of P.E.
Physical-education programs were designed to encourage health and fitness, but they may be counterproductive.
The Idea File
Deconstructing the way we live, with The Atlantic’s writers
The Rat Apocalypse in New Zealand
Can the country eradicate its entire rat population to avoid ecological disaster?
It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the ’80s
A number of surprising factors may be contributing to the modern obesity epidemic.
‘We’re the Workaholics of the World’
In the workism economy, jobs have replaced religion, resulting in widespread burnout and anxiety.