Sincere Regret of Celebrities Who Left Cult

The NXIVM cult (pronounced Nex-ee-um), chronicled in HBO’s current docuseries The Vow, is a cult that targeted celebrities so they could recruit ...

How Tech Utopia Fostered Tyranny

The rumors spread like wildfire: Muslims were secretly lacing a Sri Lankan village’s food with sterilization drugs. Soon, a video circulated that ...

GPS Directs Amazon Driver into Golf Cart Tunnel

Most golfers keep their driver in a bag with the rest of their clubs. So, when Bill Offer, the outside services supervisor at Boulder Pointe Golf Club, ...

Anchor Needed to Prevent Lostness

Science writer Michael Bond is a bit of an expert in the traumatic subject of lostness. He writes that being lost is a fear that runs deep in our psyche ...

Robocalls in Cahoots with Phone Company Spark Outrage

Industry insiders are lamenting the difficulty of tracking down bad actors in the internet telephony space. Recently, Globex Telecom was forced to pay ...

Conspiracy Troll Fools Media with Fake FBI Raid

A media provocateur known for spreading outlandish lies recently reported that his friend’s home was raided by the FBI. The seriousness of his claim, ...

Willie Nelson’s Take on God

In a story about country artist Willie Nelson for Rolling Stone, Patrick Doyle writes:

Nelson wrote a new song last night. It’s called “God ...

Crystals: The Reality Behind Booming New Age Healing

Crystals fascinate and mesmerize--opaque, shadowy colors that must hold ancient secrets, carved into angels, birds, or any object that may imbue meaning. ...

Don't Get Led Astray

An aggressive Google Maps driving direction led to dozens of drivers getting stuck in mud on the way to Denver International Airport. A large crash in ...

How Fake News can Shape Our Thinking

The Wall Street Journal reported a story about how fake news stories and photos can have a powerful impact on shaping our minds and hearts. The story ...