Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# politics
Trump & Co. are showing us what happens when amateurs with huge chips on their shoulder take on jobs that require nuance and expertise.
# politics
Trumpism is nothing more than the political equivalent of alt med woo and it's bound to have the same efficacy.
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How do you reach people who don't want to be reached and reason with those who refuse the very idea of reasoning?
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If the incoming backwards-looking Trump administration refuses to work with the future-focused tech industry, it can find another world leader who will.
# oddities
Welcome to 2016 where the news is made up, reality doesn't matter, and conspiracies suddenly start making sense.
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It seems that economy is still the top deciding factor for voters, although not in the same way it used to be a decade ago...
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Our leaders' incompetence and complacency have ushered what will effectively be a new dark age.
# politics
While it seems we can't even talk to anyone on the other side of the political divide, psychology offers a roadmap for a productive conversation with almost anyone.
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America's electoral map hasn't caught up to how its citizens live, so Democratic pundits are asking voters to find a way to adapt to the limitations of the past to assure electoral success.
# politics
Forget red states vs. blue states. The electoral showdown in 2016 is between where we've been and where we need to go.