Robert Montenegro

Robert Montenegro

Ideafeed Editor

Robert Montenegro is a writer and dramaturg who regularly contributes to Big Think and Crooked Scoreboard. He lives in Washington DC and is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

Twitter: @Monteneggroll. Website: robertmontenegro.com.

As far as health risks go, sleep disorders tend to fly beneath the radar. Researchers are trying to change that.
Open borders would lead to a massive wave of immigration and probably the collapse of American constitutional democracy... though one economist says that's not a bad thing.
In a study that challenges conventional wisdom, two researchers determine that deftly playing office politics has a tendency to backfire.
America has a big problem mistaking courage for cowardice and it stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of bullies, according to The Baffler's David Graeber.
With self-driving cars as well as other new tech, Apple and Google maintain starkly different corporate values with regard to transparency.
One of the planet's most well-known car cities is gearing for a transportation reboot.
Researchers at MIT want to build a compact fusion reactor that could potentially produce near inexhaustible energy by the end of the decade.
While the world's most popular cryptocurrency has allowed for an innovative new approach to online transactions, it's also emboldened criminals to develop creative new ways to skirt the law. 
President Barack Obama, charismatic as he is, has stumbled in the past when taking to new media to engage American citizens. He's much better at writing letters than answering questions on Reddit.
Getting married by a priest or at a courthouse can feel underwhelming. Experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats wants to revolutionize the wedding by ditching the boring old officiants and replacing them with quantum physics.
It's not breaking news that the universe is slowly dying. It is significant that scientists have been able to finally measure the degree to which it's dying. Let's just say you should push up any appointments you might have 100 billion years from now.
Department of Corrections is a misnomer. At the present, DOCs across the country shun from the responsibility to make convicts better people.
Nashville-based Ride for Reading began as an elementary school teacher's endeavor to put books in the hands of low-income children.
You'd think divorce lawyers would be making a killing over something like this. Apparently not.
Professionals who value what they're worth don't do favors for business associates. You want a favor? Go to a party.
Recent trends in the tech sector suggest the liberal arts degree is making a major comeback.
The rats, which are trained to sniff out TNT, are among the most efficient tools available to Cambodians trying to rid their country of over 4 million landmines left over from the Khmer Rouge.
The court of public opinion has never been stronger than in our current social media age. But does the brand of justice it dishes out improve upon or subvert the rule of law?
The Americans with Disabilities Act took effect exactly 25 years ago today. What is its legacy?