Electricity
Shouts & Murmurs
Benjamin Franklin’s Google Search History from June, 1752
June 9th, 12:17 P.M. “Could lightning strike make man very handsome?”
By Maeve Dunigan
Annals of Technology
America’s Favorite Pickup Truck Goes Electric
Ford’s F-series trucks make up the best-selling vehicle line in the U.S. Can its new F-150 Lightning compete with Tesla in the E.V. market?
By John Seabrook
Books
Understanding the Body Electric
Strong current can kill us, but electrical impulses let us live—a power even the ancients may have attempted to exploit.
By Jerome Groopman
Annals of a Warming Planet
Automakers Start to Figure Out the Climate Future
Bankers, not so much.
By Bill McKibben
A Reporter at Large
The Race to Solar-Power Africa
American startups are competing to bring electricity to communities that remain off the grid.
By Bill McKibben