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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 & Noble, Amazon, Powell's.
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More than ever, there is a need to differentiate bad science from good.
When we acknowledge and formally recognize death in our culture, it is fundamentally a different way of dealing with it than what we usually do.
"I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food." — W. C. Fields
When meteors like these crash into a planet, there's not a lot that can be done except watch the fireworks.
A great 3-minute clip from Michael Pollan about the fascinating history of barbecue as one of the only foods that crosses racial barriers. #BBQ
Humor — more specifically, humor done standing up in front of an audience — is something that humans can claim all to their own.
How propranolol, a drug used for years to combat high blood pressure, can actually change the fear response to PTSD, traumatic stimuli, and triggers.
You know how, when you cook one of your favorite meals, humans express their satisfaction with “Mmmm” and, “Lovely!” and other vocalizations? Turns out, gorillas do something like that, too.
With, as Carl Sagan famously put it, “billions and billions” of stars out there, many of them with planets that would support life, why aren’t we seeing that life the form of visits from aliens?
His speaking voice was a baritone, but his falsetto? Swoon.
A variation of the "the trolley problem" and how a psychopath weighs his or her options differently than others.
There are certain skills that schools need to make sure kids have. The ol’ “Reading, Writing, Arithmetic” is a starting point, but there's an entire realm of education that our kids need to know — and some are not getting it.
If life is indeed a virus, then tardigrades are very likely the vector.
Bill Nye the Science Guy breaks down the abortion "debate" very nicely in just over 4 minutes.
When I first saw the video of people playing basketball, I counted each pass — and missed the obvious. You?
We make certain assumptions about people we meet along the journey of life. Such as ... that they actually have a home to live in.