Brandon A. Weber

Brandon A. Weber

Contributing Writer

Brandon Weber has been writing and creating viral joy on the Innerwebz for over 7 years at Upworthy, The Progressive, Big Think, and more. His book on forgotten histories of unions, working people, veterans, and other marginalized people is available on Barnes & NobleAmazonPowell's

Many of the Russian IRA troll Facebook ads were released today by Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee.
Quick, what’s traveling at 106,000 kilometers per hour (66,000 mph) and is as big as a football field?
It's becoming more clear what the root cause of Parkinson's is, and the solution may be farther south than the brain, nestled in our gut microbiome.
It's not a head-to-head study comparison, since there are major differences, but it might just provide a lot more clues.
Once hunted to near-extinction, humpback whales living in southern oceans near Antarctica are making a comeback. But will it last?