John Seabrook

E.V.s are virtually silent, so acoustic designers are creating alerts for them. A symphony—or a cacophony—of car noise could be coming to city streets, John Seabrook writes.

The space cowboy on finding a home for his four hundred and fifty guitars. John Seabrook writes.

The pair on touring together and on their new album, “Everybody Knows.” It’s a collaboration fifty years in the making.

John Seabrook on the rise of the hip-hop producer who has created hits for Miley Cyrus, Jay Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Beyoncé.

John Seabrook on the Herculaneum scrolls, which have stymied papyrologists for centuries. Can a particle accelerator make them all readable?

John Seabrook on crowd studies, human crushes, and the effort to prevent stampedes and deaths in places where large groups gather, such as stadiums and festival grounds.

Why did the World Trade Center buildings fall down when they did?

John Seabrook visits George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch, and reflects on the lasting power—both mythical and commercial—of Star Wars.

John Seabrook on the cultural influence of MTV and its music videos, which over time have moved from featuring musicians such as Culture Club and Madonna to Kurt Cobain and Snoop Doggy Dogg.

Writing in 1994, John Seabrook describes the novel experience of being insulted by a stranger on the Internet.

Writing in 1994, John Seabrook profiles Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft.

Bob Kearns and his patented windshield wiper have been winning millions of dollars in settlements from the auto industry, and forcing the issue of who owns…