Josiah M. Hesse
There Is Now a Brain Implant that Can Control Emotions Wirelessly
But can human beings be trusted to be in complete control over their emotional reality?
Why Are So Many Mass Shootings Committed by Young White Men?
The tragic mass shooting at an historic black church in Charleston fits an all-too-familiar pattern in modern America where the most entrenched class is prone to violence.
The Colorado Supreme Court Says Smoking Weed Can Still Get You Fired
Brandon Coats is a quadriplegic who failed a random drug test years ago while using medical pot to treat his muscle spasms. He lost his job, and Colorado's highest court says that's OK under the law.
What It's Like to be Blind in the Age of the Internet
Technology has been both a help and a massive hindrance to the blind community.
Ten Years After Hunter S. Thompson's Death, the Debate Over Suicide Rages On
The sticking point, of course, is what constitutes a justifiable reason to kill yourself – or have a doctor do so for you.
Should We Be Laughing at Celebrities with Mental Disorders?
There is something seriously unsettling about the way the public gleefully ridicules the psychotic behavior of people like Gary Busey, Scott Stapp, and Randy Quaid. It says a lot more about us than it does them.
I Had a Giant Testicle for Two Years and Didn't Tell Anyone
From the ages of 17 to 19, I believed that God had cursed me with a swollen left testicle that was the size and shape of a large pear.
Real-Life Stories: I'm Terrified of Chewing Gum
I am physically scared of it and it's fucking everywhere.
Why Did a Ghost Hunter Stab Himself Inside a Famous Ax-Murder House?
An Iowa tourist attraction got extra weird earlier this month when a paranormal investigation turned mysteriously violent.
There's a Film Festival for People Who Get Turned On by Bicycles
"As long as people have been getting on bikes, people have been getting off on bikes," says the Reverend Phil Sano, founder of the Bike Smut Film Festival.
Forty-Five Years Ago, the American Government Used Nukes to Dig for Natural Gas
Operation Plowshare was a precursor to today's fracking techniques.
Colorado High Schoolers Are Fighting a ‘Patriotic’ Whitewashing of US History
A School Board member's proposal to limit the teaching of "civil disorder' backfired horribly.