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Emma Green

Emma Green is the assistant managing editor of TheAtlantic.com, where she also oversees the National Channel and writes about religion and culture.
Digital Government

The 'Silent Majority' Overlooked by Big Data

From NYC Foursquare data, you'd think everyone lives in Midtown, no one in the outer boroughs.

Digital Government

Why Cutting Science Funding Would 'Break' Cancer Research

Author Siddhartha Mukherjee and others call the budget situation in Washington 'depressing.'

Digital Government

Mapping the 'Geography' of the Internet

The Internet isn't a place where everyone shouts at each other. It's a collection of lots of small places where people are chatting among themselves.

Digital Government

Can Twitter Chatter Get Obamacare Defunded?

Here’s why social media isn’t a good way to force action on Capitol Hill.

Digital Government

Ex-Government Official: The Private Sector Is Threatening Your Privacy

Are data-mining companies and social-media platforms scarier than the government?