Baseless theories threaten our safety and democracy. It turns out that specific emotions make people prone to such thinking

On the first official episode of Emergency with Tim Heidecker, we investigated the suspicious death of former InfoWars host Alex Jones who popped like a ballon in his car, spoke to forensics expert Dr. Lester Reeve, opened up the phone lines to a young ...

Alt: a woman angrily says "Flames... on the side of my face" while gesturing with tense, clawed fingers at either side of her head (Mrs. White from the movie Clue)

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In 1986, a corporation that made women's lingerie bought every backpack brand you've ever trusted.

A complex matrix of poverty and punishment fuels the trans unemployment crisis, as community members experience roughly twice the rates of joblessness as cisgender people

One use of AI seems like it'll make chat better. Another use of AI is one the company probably shouldn't be encouraging.

Alt: gif where Jason Mantzoukas emphatically says "destroy, dismantle, engulf in flames" on stage during the U.K. tv show "Taskmaster"

X, the child porn company formerly known as Twitter, is now removing the clothes of women and children with photos on the site on behalf of its users. I first joined Twitter in December 2015. Deeply ...

Flu continues to visit misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread.