The New Atlantis

The New Atlantis is a quarterly journal about the social, ethical, and political dimensions of modern science and technology. Since its founding in 2003, the journal has been at the center of debates about how to govern science and how to live well and wisely with technological change.

The New Atlantis

Editor’s Note

American Diner Gothic • In the 2020s, the weird soul of placeless America is being born on Discord servers.

The Bills That Destroyed Urban America • The planners dreamed of gleaming cities. Instead they brought three generations of hollowed-out downtowns and flight to the suburbs.

Who Decides on Emergency Abortions After Roe ?

The Folly of Golden Dome

MAHA Cedes the Obesity War to Ozempic

Where’s the Thrill in the Enhanced Games?

The Cassandra of ‘The Machine’

Doctor Death’s Messiah

You Can’t Work the Robo-Ref

Does MAGA Actually Want American Science to Win?

CORRESPONDENCE • Moral Coders Is Not a Good Enough Answer to AI Ethics

Messages in a Bottle • News from THE NEW ATLANTIS