Mia Armstrong-López
Slate
Mexico
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Past articles by Mia:
I Started CrossFit at 10 Years Old. Fifteen Years Later, It Still Dominates My Relationship With Exercise.
I was desperate to understand what I had really been taught. → Read More
What I Learned After Three Beers at a Bitcoin Bar
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
12 Sci-Fi Stories to Help Make Sense of the Climate, Risk, and Our Digital Lives
Don’t miss these short stories featuring firefighting drones, lab-grown mammals, long-buried fan fiction, and much more. → Read More
Is Your Secret Santa App on the Privacy Naughty List?
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
The Problem With How Courts Decide Whether Someone Can Be Executed
Fifteen years later, Texas is still trying to execute the man whose Supreme Court case set the standard for incompetency for execution. → Read More
The Reason the Default iPhone Alarm Is So, So Terrible
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
What Does a Mental Health Diagnosis Really Tell Us About Ourselves?
In her first book, Rachel Aviv explores the gray space between biological and psychoanalytic approaches to mental health. → Read More
What It’s Like to Live in a Country Where Masking Is Still Expected (Sometimes Even Outside!)
The U.S. could stand to learn a lesson from its neighbor. → Read More
The Impossible Dilemma of Choosing an Earthquake App
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
SSRIs Are a Tool. They’re Also Fueling a Cultural Movement.
Celebrities and influencers are reducing stigma around antidepressants. But they’re a tool, not a one-size-fits-all solution. → Read More
What Should I Do With My Anti-COVID Spray?
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
This Is What Mental Health Care Looks Like in Prison
A federal judge ruled mental health care for incarcerated Arizonans is so bad it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. → Read More
Who the **** Enjoys Using Outlook?
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
On WhatsApp, You Can’t Escape Work—or Life
In countries like Mexico, WhatsApp is used for both personal and professional communication. Nonexistent work-life boundaries are the result. → Read More
This Eyebrow-Raising Productivity Hack Is Surprisingly Useful—and Enjoyable
Plus stories from the recent past of Future Tense. → Read More
I Tried Using a Time-Tracking App to Work Less
Like many millennials, my self-worth is tied to my productivity. I looked for a solution in a time-tracking app. → Read More
Beowulf, but Make It #Relevant (and Bro)
The iconic Old English poem gets an update, complete with slang, feminism, and bros. → Read More
Can Science Fiction Help Us Govern for the Future?
Authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Malka Older discuss how storytelling can help us govern for the future. → Read More
Courtroom Proceedings Are Now Streaming on YouTube
The move to virtual courts is forcing judges to balance privacy and transparency. → Read More
Trump’s Ambassador to Mexico Wants to Be a Star on Mexican Twitter. It’s Complicated.
Ambassador Christopher Landau joins other diplomats in using Twitter to personalize American government abroad. → Read More