Alex Fitzpatrick

Alex Fitzpatrick is a Senior Editor at TIME on the health and science desk.

Recent Articles

An Underrated Mother's Day Gift: Teaching Your Mom or Grandma to Text

Even though you'll still owe them a phone call

By Alex Fitzpatrick

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About the Stanley Cup in 2 Minutes

Hockey's ultimate prize has a storied history

By Alex Fitzpatrick

We Ranked Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Villain

This post contains spoilers for all of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

By Eliana Dockterman , Alex Fitzpatrick and Megan McCluskey

Nintendo Just Gave Itself the Perfect Opportunity To Remake the Best Pokémon Game Ever

And it can even do it in VR

By Alex Fitzpatrick

This Airline Is Working With the World's Largest 'Vertical Farm' for Fresher In-Flight Meals

'Food is an area where we can stand out'

By Alex Fitzpatrick

The Secret Sauce Behind Apple's New AirPods

After it announced surprise updates for the iPad and Mac lineups

By Patrick Lucas Austin and Alex Fitzpatrick

How the Boeing Saga Put a Harsh Spotlight on the FAA

March 10 dawned in Addis Ababa with excellent visibility and little wind, perfect flying weather that nonetheless became a backdrop for tragedy. That morning, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all 157...

By Alex Fitzpatrick

Airbus Retires A380, World's Largest Passenger Plane

The aviation graveyard is littered with superlative aircraft that didn’t stay in the air for long. There’s Howard Hughes’ “Spruce Goose,” then the largest plane ever built and designed as a military hauler, which flew...

By Alex Fitzpatrick

Read the Letter Rep. John Dingell Dictated to His Wife Just Before He Died Earlier This Week

'In democratic government, elected officials do not have power. They hold power'

By Alex Fitzpatrick

How This Street Photographer Is Showing New York City in a Whole New Light

Life is full of beautiful little moments, if you take the time to look. And looking is Benskin’s specialty. Wandering New York City with camera in hand, Benskin captures scenes that would otherwise disappear: unusual...

By Alex Fitzpatrick

The Best Commercials of the 2019 Super Bowl

Catch up on all the ads you missed during the big game

By Alex Fitzpatrick and Tara Law

Our 9 Most Anticipated Video Games of 2019

From 'Anthem' to the delightfully weird 'Untitled Goose Game'

By Alex Fitzpatrick , Patrick Lucas Austin and Eliana Dockterman

The Most Disturbing Thing About Facebook's Controversial Data Research Program

It's inherently exploitative

By Alex Fitzpatrick

The Shutdown Appears to Be Causing Major Air Travel Delays

The delays are due to staffing shortages at major control centers, as air traffic controllers get their second zero-dollar paycheck

By Alex Fitzpatrick

'We're All Human.' Air Traffic Controllers Are Missing Another Paycheck, and It's Taking a Toll

Experts say that shutdown-induced stress is becoming a safety risk

By Alex Fitzpatrick

IBM Wants to Use Your Data to Create Hyper-Accurate Weather Forecasts

Is it worth the privacy trade-off?

By Alex Fitzpatrick

The Best Gadgets of 2018

From a gaming controller for disabled players to a hair styler that promises to do less damage

By Alex Fitzpatrick and Patrick Lucas Austin

The Best iPhone and Android Apps of 2018

From productivity to photography and everything in between.

By Alex Fitzpatrick and Patrick Lucas Austin

The 2018 Geminid Meteor Shower, One of the Year's Best, Peaks Thursday. Here's How to Watch

It's worth braving the cold to watch this annual celestial show

By Alex Fitzpatrick

NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space

Voyager 2 is the second probe to leave our cosmic neighborhood

By Alex Fitzpatrick
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