Alexis Madrigal

Co-Host Forum

Alexis Madrigal is the co-host of Forum. He is also a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the co-founder of the COVID Tracking Project. He's the creator of the podcast, Containers, and has been a staff writer at Wired. He was a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Information School, and is working on a book about Oakland and the Bay Area's revolutionary ideas.

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A History of Brainwashing and its Use Today

Ed Yong on the Pandemic’s Legacy on Science Research and Reporting

Mac Barnett on Why Picture Books are Real Literature

In “Smother” Poet Rachel Richardson Balances Parenting Amidst Upheaval

TechEquity's Catherine Bracy On What Venture Capital is Doing to our Economy

The Pandemic’s Lasting Effects on Student Learning, Mental Health

Sly Stone and the ‘Burden of Black Genius’

In “SuperAgency,” Reid Hoffman Argues AI Will Empower, not Diminish, Us

Trump Addresses Congress After Imposing Sweeping Tariffs, Halting Ukrainian Aid