Culture How tech helped in the fight against the 1918 flu Radios, telephones and dishwashers influenced our response to the nation's last great epidemic. by Knute Berger / October 9, 2020
Opinion Can Amazon become a responsible urban citizen? Historian Margaret O'Mara argues the company needs to become much more broadly civically engaged. by Knute Berger / November 14, 2019
Opinion Why we need history majors to understand our future Some of the jobs that artificial intelligence will eliminate are the very STEM jobs that college is training students to fill. by Knute Berger / April 22, 2019
Opinion Seattle’s midlife crisis: Been there, done that Remembering an awkward day in the '80s when Bill Gates and a Seahawk sat down together. by Knute Berger / September 21, 2018
Culture From Kent to the Moon: The most expensive car ever built Kent built a car that was good enough for NASA: the lunar rover. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / July 13, 2018
Culture Will Jeff Bezos mess up the Moon? The Amazon founder's sights are set on colonizing the Moon, but what will he do to it? by Knute Berger / June 19, 2018
Culture Washington’s new apple could be an industry game-changer The state has invested years of effort in the belief that a new apple variety, the Cosmic Crisp, will be a winner. by Knute Berger & Eric Keto / May 15, 2018
Tech How corporations can be forces for good Companies like REI and Starbucks are giving back to communities and the environment, but could they be doing more? by Mason Bryan / February 8, 2018
Equity Corrosive or constructive? Debating Amazon's impact on Seattle Cities vying for Amazon’s HQ2 have promised the company tax breaks, but are they ignoring the side effects of rising housing costs and gentrification that come with a tech boom? by Mason Bryan / February 7, 2018
Tech Alexa, fix Seattle Can the Amazon Echo solve all of Seattle's problems? by Knute Berger / December 10, 2017