Daniel Engber Daniel Engber

Daniel Engber is a columnist for Slate. 

Movies
Oct. 29 2014 11:30 AMBroken GlassesJean-Luc Godard goes 3-D.Daniel Engber
Medical Examiner
Oct. 7 2014 11:51 PMHow “Normal” Is Your Drinking?Navigating the alcohol consumption curve.Daniel Engber
Medical Examiner
Sept. 19 2014 5:09 PMDid America Get Fat by Drinking Diet Soda?  A high-profile study points the finger at artificial sweeteners.Daniel Engber
History of Innovation
May 7 2014 11:49 PMIn Pursuit of Knowledge, and ProfitHow universities aid and abet patent trolls.Daniel Engber
Culturebox
Feb. 14 2014 8:22 AMThe Failed Promise of 3-D PornThere are some things we don’t want to see flying at us.Daniel Engber
Brow Beat
Jan. 16 2014 4:15 PMWhy the “Cheapest” 3-D Tricks in Gravity Are Its Greatest Creative AccomplishmentDaniel Engber
Explainer
Dec. 18 2013 12:27 PMExplainer’s Unanswered Questions, Retirement EditionVote for your favorite from the final batch of readers’ bafflers.Daniel Engber
Books
Oct. 7 2013 2:04 PMGladwell Is GoliathDo puny readers stand a chance against his latest book?Daniel Engber
Brow Beat
Sept. 23 2013 12:36 PMLouis C.K. Is Wrong About SmartphonesDaniel Engber
Medical Examiner
Sept. 9 2013 1:20 PMCuckoo for Cocoa PuffsWhy are we so sure that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?Daniel Engber
Science
Aug. 27 2013 5:45 AMA Nickel Isn’t Worth a CentWhy the bottle deposit should be much, much higher.Daniel Engber
Science
Aug. 20 2013 10:30 AMYou're Getting Warmer …How do scientists quantify their doubt?Daniel Engber
Rivalries
Aug. 7 2013 12:33 PMBone Thugs-N-DisharmonyWas forgotten paleontologist Joseph Leidy a casualty of the famous dinosaur wars?Daniel Engber
Brow Beat
July 22 2013 4:33 PMNobody Swore Like Dennis FarinaWilla Paskin, Daniel Engber, and Sarah D. Bunting
Crime
July 15 2013 12:51 PMGambling With Gun ViolenceIs the structure of Florida’s legal system to blame for Trayvon Martin’s killing?Daniel Engber
Medical Examiner
Oct. 27 2014 2:09 PMDoes Drinking Soda Really Age Your Cells?How the science of telomeres turned into a spurious health trend.Daniel Engber
Sports Nut
Sept. 28 2014 8:30 PMNFL Players Die Young. Or Maybe They Live Long Lives.Why it’s so hard to pin down the effects of football on players’ lives.Daniel Engber
Crime
July 2 2014 7:18 PMThe Cannibal Cop Goes Free, but What About the Murderous Mechanic? One thought-crime conviction has been overturned. Three others have not.Daniel Engber
Science
Feb. 23 2014 11:54 PMUnder the DomeThe tragic, untold story of the world’s first planetarium.Daniel Engber
Explainer
Jan. 26 2014 11:43 PMStay With Me!The Explainer Question of the Year: Does shouting at an injured person have any medical benefit?Daniel Engber
Explainer
Dec. 18 2013 2:11 PMExplainer’s Unanswered Questions, Retirement EditionVote for your favorite from the final batch of readers’ bafflers.Daniel Engber
Sports Nut
Oct. 11 2013 12:38 PMDid League of Denial Get It Right?Debating the Frontline documentary on the NFL and concussions.Daniel Engber and Stefan Fatsis
Science
Sept. 24 2013 12:02 PMMajor Quake in Pakistan: Two Reported Dead, Experts Guess Several Thousand MoreDon’t believe the death tolls that get reported in the news today.Daniel Engber
Brow Beat
Sept. 10 2013 5:17 PMWhy We Should Be Mad at Jimmy KimmelDaniel Engber
Sports Nut
Aug. 29 2013 9:09 PMThe NFL Concussion Settlement Is Bad News for Football FansIt won’t help us understand how dangerous the sport really is.Daniel Engber
Science
Aug. 21 2013 5:17 PMThe Cannibal PuppeteerAnother online fetishist gets punished for his fantasies.Daniel Engber
Science
Aug. 7 2013 6:08 PMMeat for Meat’s SakeGrowing burgers in the lab is a waste of time.Daniel Engber
Science
July 29 2013 8:45 AMThe End of Neuro-NonsenseIs the age of mindless brain research already over?Daniel Engber
Food
July 17 2013 6:13 PMWar on FoodiesThe hypocrisy behind the Atlantic’s call for better junk food.Daniel Engber
Culturebox
July 3 2013 1:46 PMThe Mystery of the Missing Hotel ToothpasteA painstaking Slate investigation. Daniel Engber

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  News & Politics
Politics
Oct. 29 2014 9:48 PM How to Read the Waves Will there be a Republican wave? That depends. A guide to reading the political currents. John Dickerson
How Republicans Turned a Democratic Stronghold Into the Newest Red State
For Candidates, Posing With Guns Has Become an Arms Race
The Slow-Motion Dismemberment of Ukraine Continues
Why Do So Many African Presidents Die in Office?
Why the Obama Administration Is Calling Benjamin Netanyahu “Chickenshit” Behind Closed Doors
The Good-Faith Exception Gives Cops a Pass on Illegal Searches. Courts Keep Expanding It.
  Business
Moneybox
Oct. 29 2014 5:57 PM SodaStream Is Shutting Down Its West Bank Factory Jordan Weissmann
Free Money Comes to an End for Wall Street
It’s Student Debt, Not the Economy, That Forces Millennials to Move In With Their Parents
Want to Run a Small Business? Use a Broker.
Is the Down in Your Winter Jacket Cruelty-Free?
All of Facebook’s Revenue Growth Is Coming From Mobile Ads
Don’t Let Anyone Blame Single Mothers for Economic Inequality
  Life
Gentleman Scholar
Oct. 29 2014 7:20 PM Turning 40 A gift guide for the new quadragenarian in your life. Troy Patterson
The Strange, Spooky History of the Ouija Board
Turns Out Dinosaur Parks Have Changed Quite a Bit Since 1854
The Black Humor of WWI Soldiers, in a Parody Form Letter to Wives
If Lesbians Are Attracted to Women, Why Do Some of Them Dress Like Men? (Video.)
Pumpkin-Flavored Cocktails Are Infantilizing. That’s Why People Love Them. 
Parents and Schools Can No Longer Shelter Kids From Horrible Events
  Double X
The XX Factor
Oct. 29 2014 4:37 PM The Problem With That Catcalling Video Hanna Rosin
Female Republicans, Like Male Republicans, Rely on the Male Vote to Win Elections
The Parody Twitter Account That Gets 21st-Century Progressive Parenting Pretty Right
Woman With Hidden Camera Is Harassed More Than 100 Times in 10 Hours
California Cops Steal Naked Photos of Women in Custody, Send Them to Other Cops, Call It a “Game”
The Gloriously Strange, Kinky, and Feminist History of Wonder Woman
Sweatpants Are a Form of Protest
  Slate Plus
Behind the Scenes
Oct. 29 2014 3:45 PM The Great Writing Vs. Talking Debate Is it harder to be a good writer or a good talker? Mike Pesca, Julia Turner, and Jacob Weisberg
Slate’s Walking Dead Podcast: Listen to Slate-sters Recap Episode 3
What Members Want, and What’s Next for Slate Plus
Doctor Who Podcast: Phil Plait and Mac Rogers Recap Episode 10
A Spoiler-Filled Podcast on American Horror Story: Freak Show Episode 3
  Arts
Brow Beat
Oct. 29 2014 9:18 PM Sharon Van Etten’s “Your Love Is Killing Me” Gets a Simple Yet Stunning Music Video Sharan Shetty
Is Taylor Swift’s Navel the Tesseract, and Other Deep Questions About 1989
Even Carved on a Pumpkin, the Psycho Shower Scene Is Still Thrilling
Behold the Epic Power of Lens Flares
T-Pain’s Amazing Tiny Desk Concert Proves He Should Perform Without Auto-Tune More Often
Watch Daniel Radcliffe Rap Blackalicious’ Super-Fast “Alphabet Aerobics” In Its Entirety
From Outrageous Uniforms to Shoulder Calluses: Life in a Marching Band
  Technology
Future Tense
Oct. 29 2014 6:14 PM This New Pomplamoose Video Is a Reminder That the Internet Really Is Awesome Will Oremus
Sorry, You Can’t Stream Yourself Playing Video Games Naked on Twitch Anymore
A Halloween Snowstorm Looks Increasingly Likely for the Eastern U.S.
No One’s Looking for Dangerous Meteors in the Southern Hemisphere Anymore
A White House Network Reportedly Got Hacked By Russians
Middle Schoolers' Dreams of Worms in Space Still Alive Despite Rocket Explosion
How to Revive a Language With No Native Speakers
  Health & Science
Wild Things
Oct. 29 2014 2:29 PM GoPro Captures Rare POV Footage of a Lion on the Hunt A.J. McCarthy
Gorgeously Colored Clouds Make Astronomy Picture of the Day
Popeular Science
How Will the Universe End? Not With a Bang but a Bubble.
Antares Rocket Explodes on Takeoff
Saturn’s Rings Slice Across an Icy Moon
Fishermen and Fisheries Both Love Big, Old, Fat, Fertile, Female Fish
  Sports
Sports Nut
Oct. 29 2014 6:34 PM NBA Stars Aren’t Superheroes They break just like the rest of us puny humans. Jack Hamilton
Kyrie on My Wayward Son, and 2014’s Other Most Popular Fantasy Basketball Team Names
Just One Pitcher in Baseball History Had a Better Postseason Than Madison Bumgarner’s 2014
A Better Play-by-Play Call for Peyton Manning’s Choreographed Game of Keepaway
The 2014 Kansas City Royals Show the Value of Building a Mediocre Baseball Team
How Relief Pitching Has Changed Baseball
Simone Biles Is the Best Gymnast in the World, and It’s Not Even Close