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

There's a new, highly secure way to vote and count ballots, and it's just been tested in a real-world election.
MIT is working on something that will change how we use energy in dramatic ways.
Jeff Bezos is now worth a record $112 billion. Yes, billion with a "b".
The 168th known tardigrade—a.k.a "water bear" or "moss piglet"—species can even reproduce in the lab.