Alexis C. Madrigal
staff writer @TheAtlantic | running @covid19tracking | book for @mcdbooks | VP @NAHJBayArea | Mexican, American, Earthseed | into zapatistas in cyberspace
Note. This is unlikely to be a complete listing.
You Take Back All the Mean Things You Said About Microwaves
Of course people hate the microwave: it's an old technology, which reminds us that the gadget we love today will be tomorrow's dated artifact.
Trump Is Squandering the Best Hope for Coronavirus Testing
Experts were already divided on the right way to deploy rapid tests. Then the White House barged ahead.
Now What?
Donald Trump says he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Fauci to a Meddling HHS Official: ‘Take a Hike’
The nation’s top public-health expert addresses political interference in the COVID-19 response, but urges Americans to focus on the winter ahead.
The Fog of the Pandemic Is Returning
Millions of coronavirus tests may be happening without their results being made public.
A New Era of Coronavirus Testing Is About to Begin
A newly authorized test promises to double America’s monthly testing capacity, thanks in part to a huge purchase by the Trump administration. Can the test deliver?
Weekend Poem: All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Richard Brautigan's 1967 hallucination of a (creepy, beautiful) world of machine-human love
The Way Out
The U.S. has never had enough coronavirus tests. Now a group of epidemiologists, economists, and dreamers has a new plan to defeat the virus, even before a vaccine is found.
The Atlantic Tech Canon
Fifty essential works about technology that you need to know
The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills
While people of all cultures experience sleep paralysis in similar ways, the specific form and intensity it takes varies by culture