Denver Becomes First City to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
Voters on Tuesday made Denver the first US city to in effect decriminalize psilocybin – the psychoactive substance in “magic …
Trump Administration is Deporting Thousands of Immigrants for Missing a Hearing
The Trump administration has tried a number of initiatives to deter Central American families from coming to the U.S. by …
Best Places in the US to Camp on the Beach
Summer is here, and there is no better camping spot then on the beach. Who wouldn’t want to fall asleep …
Female Runners with High Testosterone May Have to Take Suppressants or Not Compete
Female track athletes with naturally elevated levels of testosterone must decrease the hormone to participate in certain races at major …
The Uphill Battle of Twitter Removing White Nationalists From Its Platform
Why doesn’t Twitter remove more white supremacists from the platform? It’s one of the most enduring questions about the platform, …
Lightsaber Fencing is Now an Official Sport in France
About a year ago, the French Fencing Federation (FFF) was facing an existential challenge: The number of young people interested …
Are Passwords Becoming Obsolete?
On February 25th, Google introduced a new feature to Android that could have huge implications for our online security. The …
The Rogue Japanese Mascot That is Terrorizing Tourists and Is Taking Over the Internet
Japan has so many mascots—serving as ambassadors of everything from specific prefectures to city police departments—that it can be hard to keep …
The First Earth Day and How the World’s Changed Since
When Earth Day was first created in 1970, it rode the coattails of a decade filled with social activism. Voting rights …
The Death of the Hip Hop Mixtape
This might be the old soul in me talking, but I remember back in the day when you would wait …
Importance of Black Fandom & How the “#DemThrones” Movement is Much More
The “Game of Thrones” final-season premiere Sunday night pulled in a record 17 million people for one of the rare …
Artificial Intelligence Field is Dominated by White Males; Report Explores Diversity Crisis
The artificial intelligence industry is facing a “diversity crisis,” researchers from the AI Now Institute said in a report released …