Author Archive
Alexis C. Madrigal is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of "Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology."
Management
‘How Could the CDC Make That Mistake?’
The government’s disease-fighting agency is conflating viral and antibody tests, compromising a few crucial metrics that governors depend on to reopen their economies. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas, and other states are doing the same.
- Alexis C. Madrigal and Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
Oversight
America’s Coronavirus Testing Still Isn’t Moving Fast Enough
Without adequate testing, people with coronavirus symptoms are left to agonize over the right course of action on their own.
- Robinson Meyer and Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Management
The FAA Rigorously Tested the Boeing 737’s Software
So how did a problem slip through?
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Management
Why No One Answers Their Phone Anymore
Telephone culture is disappearing.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Defense
The Case of the Sick Americans in Cuba Gets Stranger
The suspects include Cubans, Russians, cicadas, and psychology.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Defense
Navy Gives Up ALL-CAPS Messaging, 160 Years After It Began
Old habits die hard.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Management
National Weather Service Warned About School Safety in Oklahoma City Region
NWS briefing posted to YouTube several hours before disaster.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Management
What the Obama Campaign's Chief Data Scientist Is Up to Now
Trying to keep the best minds of his generation from working on advertising.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Management
And Now Let Us Praise, and Consider the Absurd Luck of, Famous Men
A lesson about the success of Great Men from Intel co-founder Bob Noyce's life story.
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic
Tech
Helping intelligence agencies better predict the future
Could human and machine forecasters work together to increase their foresight?
- Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic