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Tech Movies & TV

Raised by YouTube

The platform’s entertainment for children is weirder—and more globalized—than adults could have expected.

Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic Oct 2018 20min Permalink

Business Science

Disposable America

A history of modern capitalism from the perspective of the straw.

Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic Jun 2018 15min Permalink

Business

The Strange Brands In Your Instagram Feed

A new kind of late capitalism.

Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic Jan 2018 10min Permalink

Tech

Inside Waymo's Secret World for Training Self-Driving Cars

A visit to the ‘Castle’ where self-driving cars learn.

Alexis C. Madrigal The Atlantic Aug 2017 20min Permalink