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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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The report, released by "advisors to the wealthy," shows what the rich spend their investment money on. Hint: It's not factories.
Good news for space exploration?
Half of all blindness in humans is due to macular degeneration. There looks to be a cure.
The Internet solves another mystery.
This is no surprise to moms everywhere. Raise glass of wine for all of the caregivers out there! Cheers.
"I would rather be ashes than dust!rnI would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow,rnthan a sleepy and permanent planet."rn — Jack London
NASA's Twins Study is critical to understanding what happens to the human body after a prolonged period in space.
A Wikipedia/YouTube "fact checker" relationship is in the works.
There's a new, highly secure way to vote and count ballots, and it's just been tested in a real-world election.
Looks like we finally know some answers that they didn't in 1940.
MIT is working on something that will change how we use energy in dramatic ways.
When in Rome... do as the Romans do?
Jeff Bezos is now worth a record $112 billion. Yes, billion with a "b".
Experts can't agree on exactly when or where, however.
The 168th known tardigrade—a.k.a "water bear" or "moss piglet"—species can even reproduce in the lab.
It's raining penguins!
Welcome news as the flu pandemic begins to subside.
“Earth to lunar surface… my, you’re looking very high definition today!”
“The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.” — Publius Syrus.
One study of what makes a psychopath who they are shows a difference based on country.